Calendar Year

1989 in US Banking

1,629 bank events are on record for 1989: 530 failures, 971 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company, and 124 enforcement actions.

530

Failures

$163.86B in failed assets

971

Mergers

Federal Reserve NIC, banking organizations

124

Enforcement

OCC, FDIC, FRB, OTS and SEC 8-K filings

4

Assistance

FDIC open-bank assistance

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How many banks failed in 1989?

530 banks failed in 1989, with $163.86B in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.

Date	Bank	HQ	Assets	Acquirer or resolution
Jul 20, 1989	Commonwealth Federal S & L	Fort Lauderdale, FL	$1.58B	Branch sale
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Galleria, N.A.	Houston, TX	$289.6M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	New Mexico FSA	Albuquerque, NM	$240.7M	First NB in Albuquerque
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Dallas, N.A.	Dallas, TX	$229.7M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Amarillo, N.A.	Amarillo, TX	$218.2M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Duncanville	Duncanville, TX	$213.4M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Home Federal S & L Assoc.	Memphis, TN	$204.3M	First Commercial BK at Memp
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Levelland	Levelland, TX	$195.0M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/McKinney, N.A.	McKinney, TX	$175.7M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Utica National Bank & Trust Comp	Tulsa, OK	$165.0M	The F & M Bank & Trust Comp
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Tyler, N.A.	Tyler, TX	$153.8M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Fredericksburg	Fredericksburg, TX	$139.1M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Denison, N.A.	Denison, TX	$137.0M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Midland, N.A.	Midland, TX	$135.2M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Austin, N.A.	Austin, TX	$127.1M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Longview, N.A.	Longview, TX	$90.1M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Breckenridge	Breckenridge, TX	$82.0M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Temple, N.A.	Temple, TX	$68.0M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Wichita Falls	Wichita Falls, TX	$65.0M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/LBJ, N.A.	Dallas, TX	$62.8M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Forum, N.A.	Arlington, TX	$62.6M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Prestonwood,	Dallas, TX	$49.8M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Farmers Branch	Farmers Branch, TX	$48.4M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Peoples S & L Assoc.	Streator, IL	$46.3M	Branch sale
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Richardson	Richardson, TX	$44.5M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Sierra S & L Assoc.	Beverly Hills, CA	$40.7M	Sun SB, FSB
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Southwest, N.A.	Stafford, TX	$36.0M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Fallbrook National Bank	Houston, TX	$36.0M	Charter National Bank - Col
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Plano, N.A.	Plano, TX	$34.8M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	Texas American Bank/Greater South	Grand Prairie, TX	$32.7M	Texas American Bridge Bank
Jul 20, 1989	American Interstate Sa	Los Angeles, CA	$24.9M	Deposit payout
Jul 20, 1989	Parish Federal S & L Assoc.	Denham Springs, LA	$14.7M	Deposit payout
Jul 14, 1989	Independent Bank, National Assoc	Coppell, TX	$34.7M	Metropolitan National Bank
Jul 13, 1989	First Savings & Loan	Waco, TX	$373.7M	Kilgore FS&LA
Jul 13, 1989	Cornerstone Federal Savings	Houston, TX	$112.4M	Great Southwest Savings, F.A.
Jul 13, 1989	Pioneer Savings F.A.	Plymouth, IN	$81.0M	Ameritrust NB
Jul 13, 1989	National Bank of Commerce of Brownsville	Brownsville, TX	$34.7M	Texas Commerce Bank Rio Gra
Jul 13, 1989	Cross Roads S & La	Checotah, OK	$16.8M	Peoples NB
Jul 13, 1989	The Sterlington Bank	Sterlington, LA	$15.2M	Bank of St. Joseph & Trust
Jul 13, 1989	Bennett National Bank	Bennett, CO	$8.3M	The First National Bank of
Jul 5, 1989	102 Valley Bank	Hopkins, MO	$5.0M	The Nodaway Valley Bank
Jun 30, 1989	First National Bank of Richardson	Richardson, TX	$44.5M	Deposit Guaranty Bank
Jun 30, 1989	Independent Bank-East, National	Rockwall, TX	$40.6M	American National Bank of T
Jun 29, 1989	Victoria Sa	San Antonio, TX	$882.8M	Branch sale
Jun 29, 1989	Missouri Savings Association	Clayton, MO	$661.1M	Mercantile Bank of St. Loui
Jun 29, 1989	First Fed. S & L Assoc.	Bakersfield, CA	$126.4M	Bank of America Ntsa
Jun 29, 1989	Mid Missouri S & L Assoc.	Boonville, MO	$76.7M	United S&LA
Jun 29, 1989	Amerimac Savings Bank, FS	Hillsboro, IL	$29.6M	Security SB, FSB
Jun 29, 1989	The Guardian Fed. S & L Assoc.	Bakersfield, CA	$29.4M	Bank of America Ntsa
Jun 29, 1989	Peoples S & L Assoc.	Hampton, VA	$23.9M	Consolidated B&TC

Which banks merged in 1989?

971 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company are on record for 1989.

See the fuller list: Bank mergers 1989 with largest deals and credit union mergers ›

Date	Acquired	St	Acquirer
Sep 23, 1989	Bank of Pleasanton	KS	The Farmers State Bank of Blue Mound
Sep 20, 1989	Winter Garden Credit Union	TX	Gulf Coast Federal Credit Union
Sep 16, 1989	Marquette Bank University, National Association	MN	Marquette Bank Minneapolis, National Association
Sep 16, 1989	First Bank Cottage Grove National Association	MN	U.S. Bank National Association
Sep 16, 1989	Marquette Bank Columbia Heights	MN	Marquette Bank Minneapolis, National Association
Sep 16, 1989	First Bank and Trust Company	GA	Wachovia Bank of Georgia, National Association
Sep 16, 1989	Marquette Bank Lake	MN	Marquette Bank Minneapolis, National Association
Sep 15, 1989	Southern California Free Methodist Credit Union	CA	Adelfi Credit Union
Sep 15, 1989	Bank of Long Island	NY	The Bank of New York Mellon
Sep 15, 1989	Bridgeport Progressive Federal Credit Union	CT	McKesson Federal Credit Union
Sep 13, 1989	Lion Wilkes Barre Federal Credit Union	PA	Choice One Community Federal Credit Union
Sep 11, 1989	First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Montclair	NJ	Penn Federal Savings Bank
Sep 9, 1989	Society Bank of Eastern Ohio, National Association	OH	KeyBank N.A.
Sep 9, 1989	Saint Gregory Federal Credit Union	VA	Abnb Federal Credit Union
Sep 9, 1989	Mercantile Bancorp, Inc.	OK	First Fidelity Bancorp, Inc.
Sep 9, 1989	Touro Employees Federal Credit Union	LA	Onpath Federal Credit Union
Sep 9, 1989	Mercantile Bank, N.A.	OK	First Fidelity Bank
Sep 4, 1989	Magna Bank of Freeburg	IL	Magna Bank, National Association
Sep 3, 1989	Magna Bank of Mascoutah	IL	Magna Bank, National Association
Sep 3, 1989	Magna Bank of Marissa	IL	Magna Bank, National Association
Sep 2, 1989	Eastex Bancshares, Inc.	TX	Ubank Holdings, Inc.
Sep 1, 1989	Wabash General Hospital Federal Credit Union	IL	Louisville Medical Center Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	Plateau Cu	TN	Upper Cumberland Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	FN Bancorp	IN	Fort Wayne National Corporation
Sep 1, 1989	St. Joseph Bancorp, Inc.	IL	First Busey Corporation
Sep 1, 1989	Consolidated Banc Shares	WV	CB&T Financial Corp
Sep 1, 1989	Exchange Holding, Inc.	KS	Fourth Financial Corporation
Sep 1, 1989	American Heritage Bancshares, Inc.	MI	Manufacturers National Corporation
Sep 1, 1989	Arcom Credit Union	IL	Sherwin Williams Employees Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	The Lowndes Bank	WV	Community Bank & Trust
Sep 1, 1989	The Mountain National Bank of Clifton Forge	VA	Crestar Bank
Sep 1, 1989	Saint Gregory the Great Parish Credit Union	OH	Saints Margaret & Gregory Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	Scarsdale National Bank and Trust Company	NY	The Bank of New York Mellon
Sep 1, 1989	Texas National Guard Credit Union	TX	United Heritage Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	Hayward Regional Federal Credit Union	CT	Waypoint Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	(unnamed)	—	Boatmen's National Bank of Cape Girardeau
Sep 1, 1989	First of America Bank - Ludington, National Association	MI	First of America Bank-Muskegon
Sep 1, 1989	Valley National Bank	MN	The Midway National Bank of St. Paul
Sep 1, 1989	Galveston News Employee Federal Credit Union	TX	Primeway Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	J.H.S. Employees Credit Union	TN	Resource Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	Digital Communications Corporation Employees Federal Credit Union	MD	Kinecta Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	Heylpat Federal Credit Union	PA	Tri-Valley Services Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	First Federal Savings and Loan Association	MS	Magnolia Federal Bank for Savings
Sep 1, 1989	Newman-Crosby Employees Credit Union	RI	COASTAL1 Credit Union
Sep 1, 1989	(unnamed)	—	First Interstate Bank of California
Aug 31, 1989	Saint Cyril and Saint Francis Xaviers Parishes Federal Credit Union	PA	Little Giant Federal Credit Union
Aug 29, 1989	CBI Insurance Services Inc	WI	Valley Bank
Aug 29, 1989	Midamerican Corporation	KS	Midamerican Corporation
Aug 29, 1989	(unnamed)	—	The Seymour National Bank
Aug 28, 1989	The First National Bank of Ripley	WV	United Bank

The list holds 500 of the 971 mergers recorded for 1989.

Enforcement Actions in 1989

Action date	Agency	Institution	Action
Dec 29, 1989	OCC	Hamilton Bank, N.A.	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Gonzalez, Joaquin
Dec 28, 1989	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Supervisory Agreement: First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cape Cod
Dec 27, 1989	OCC	First National Bank of Callaway County	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Cooke, J.F.
Dec 27, 1989	OCC	Bank Star One	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Landrum, Roy
Dec 20, 1989	OCC_OTS	Banc Iowa Federal Savings Bank	Supervisory Agreement: Banc Iowa Savings Bank
Dec 20, 1989	OCC	Sam Houston National Bank of Walker County	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Waller, Morris I.
Dec 20, 1989	OCC	Sam Houston National Bank of Walker County	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Waller, Morris I.
Dec 20, 1989	OCC_OTS	First Federal Savings Bank and Trust	Cease and Desist: First Savings Bank and Trust, F.S.B.,
Dec 19, 1989	OCC	First Bank N.A.	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Bustamante, John H.
Dec 19, 1989	OCC	First Bank N.A.	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Trotter, Lee A.
Dec 19, 1989	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Robert L. Hodges
Dec 15, 1989	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Supervisory Agreement: Midwest Federal Savings Bank
Dec 12, 1989	OCC	First National Bank of Dayton	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): First National Bank Of Dayton
Dec 11, 1989	OCC	Gateway National Bank	Formal Agreement: Gateway National Bank
Dec 6, 1989	OCC_OTS	Great West, a Federal Savings Bank	Cease and Desist: Tom R. Waymire
Dec 6, 1989	OCC_OTS	City Savings and Loan Association	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Wayman Thurman
Dec 6, 1989	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Stephanie Shea
Dec 6, 1989	OCC_OTS	Executive Banc Savings Association, F.A.	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Lonnie E. Chunn
Dec 6, 1989	OCC_OTS	Otero Savings and Loan Association	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: James A. Gallagher
Dec 6, 1989	OCC_OTS	State Federal Savings Association	Cease and Desist: State Federal Savings and Loan Association
Dec 6, 1989	OCC_OTS	First Federal Savings Bank	Cease and Desist: First Savings Bank, FSB
Dec 5, 1989	OCC_OTS	Saratoga Federal Savings and Loan Association	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Donna A. Rodrigues
Dec 5, 1989	OCC_OTS	Saratoga Federal Savings and Loan Association	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Jess A. Rodrigues
Dec 1, 1989	OCC	Otoe County National Bank and Trust Company	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): The Otoe County National Bank & …
Dec 1, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank of Bowman	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): The First National Bank Of Bowman
Dec 1, 1989	OCC	Otoe County National Bank and Trust Company	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Becker, John H.
Dec 1, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank of Bayard	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Becker, John H.
Dec 1, 1989	OCC	The Park Avenue Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Park Avenue Bank, National Association, The
Nov 27, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank of Tipton	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Rackley, Jack
Nov 27, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank of Hammon	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Rackley, Jack
Nov 27, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank in Hysham	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Manning, Jere
Nov 27, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank in Hysham	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Lawrence, John
Nov 27, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank of Tipton	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Hudson, John
Nov 27, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank in Hysham	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Heberle, Elmer
Nov 27, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank in Hysham	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Hansen, H.R.
Nov 27, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank in Hysham	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Cunningham, W.D.
Nov 27, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank of Hammon	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Baresel, Larry
Nov 27, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank of Tipton	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Rackley, Jack
Nov 27, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank of Hammon	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Rackley, Jack
Nov 27, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank of Hammon	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Hudson, John
Nov 27, 1989	OCC	Scottsbluff National Corporation	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Hansen, Lavon Ilene
Nov 27, 1989	OCC	The First National Bank of Tipton	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Baresel, Larry
Nov 21, 1989	OCC_OTS	First State Savings Association	Supervisory Agreement: First State Savings Association
Nov 20, 1989	OCC_OTS	Home Owners Savings Bank FSB	Civil Money Penalty: Milo L. Pike
Nov 20, 1989	OCC_OTS	First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Valdosta	Cease and Desist: Toppy R. Gurley
Nov 15, 1989	OCC_OTS	Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association of Ardmore	Supervisory Agreement: Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association
Nov 13, 1989	OCC	Security Bank of Denver, N.A.	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Moll, Marvin W.
Nov 9, 1989	OCC	The Patoka National Bank	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Ensor, John A.
Nov 7, 1989	OCC_OTS	Signal Savings and Loan Association	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Ronald L. Stiles
Nov 7, 1989	OCC_OTS	Enterprise Federal Savings and Loan Association	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Blaine G. McMahon

FDIC Open-Bank Assistance in 1989

Date	Institution	HQ	Assets
Apr 13, 1989	Tropical FS&LA	Miami, FL	$55.0M
Mar 30, 1989	Cartersville FSB of Georgia	Cartersville, GA	$56.7M
Feb 3, 1989	Cook County FS&LA	Chicago, IL	$164.0M
Jan 31, 1989	Metropolitan National Bank	San Antonio, TX	$4.4M

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