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
Aug 1, 1989	Farmers State Bank of Benson	IL	Commerce Bank of Woodford County, National Association
Aug 1, 1989	First of America Bank-Grand Traverse, National Association	MI	First of America Bank - Northern Michigan
Aug 1, 1989	Farmers Co-Op Elevator Credit Union	IA	MEMBERS1ST Community Credit Union
Aug 1, 1989	The First National Bank of Barnesville	MN	American Bank Moorhead
Aug 1, 1989	The Liberty State Bank of Tahlequah, Oklahoma	OK	BancFirst
Aug 1, 1989	United Specialties Employees Credit Union	IL	Sherwin Williams Employees Credit Union
Aug 1, 1989	Niagara Federal Credit Union	PA	Erie Times Employees Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 1989	North Chicago Federal Savings and Loan Association	IL	M & I Bank N.A.
Aug 1, 1989	State Bank of Merna	NE	Nebraska State Bank and Trust Company
Aug 1, 1989	Randolph Co-operative Bank	MA	The Co-operative Bank of Concord
Aug 1, 1989	Wyatt Employees Federal Credit Union	CT	Science Park Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 1989	Spokane Grange Credit Union	WA	Spokane Teachers Credit Union
Jul 31, 1989	(unnamed)	—	The First National Bank of Southeastern Ohio
Jul 31, 1989	Tribune Credit Union	WA	Sound Credit Union
Jul 31, 1989	Manchester Credit Union	WI	Dane County Credit Union
Jul 29, 1989	Severy State Bank	KS	Home Bank and Trust Company
Jul 28, 1989	San Pedro Bank	TX	Norwest Bank Texas, South, National Association
Jul 24, 1989	B.H.C. Federal Credit Union	PA	Philadelphia Federal Credit Union
Jul 24, 1989	Plainville Federal Credit Union	MA	Arise Federal Credit Union
Jul 24, 1989	The First National Bank of Abbeville	LA	First Commercial Bank, Franklin, Louisiana
Jul 21, 1989	The Lowry City Bank	MO	St. Clair County State Bank
Jul 21, 1989	Cardinal Bancshares, Inc.	KY	Cardinal Bancshares, Inc.
Jul 21, 1989	III County Federal Credit Union	MO	Infuze Federal Credit Union
Jul 21, 1989	United Community Bank Pawnee	IL	United Community Bank
Jul 18, 1989	Lyman Savings and Loan Association	PA	Parkvale Savings Bank
Jul 17, 1989	G B C Employees Credit Union	IL	Meadows Credit Union
Jul 17, 1989	Parkchester Federal Credit Union	NY	Nea Federal Credit Union
Jul 17, 1989	First State Bank	SD	Pioneer Bank & Trust
Jul 15, 1989	Sovran Bank/Marshall County, National Association	TN	NationsBank of Tennessee, National Association
Jul 15, 1989	Key City Bank and Trust Company	IA	Dubuque Bank and Trust Company
Jul 15, 1989	West Side Bank	PA	Hanover Bank
Jul 13, 1989	South Arkansas Federal Credit Union	AR	Carter Federal Credit Union
Jul 12, 1989	Heartland Federal Credit Union	MN	Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union
Jul 11, 1989	Superior Fireproof Door Employees Federal Credit Union	PA	First Credit Union of Scranton
Jul 11, 1989	T of NH Federal Credit Union	NY	Port Washington Federal Credit Union
Jul 8, 1989	Sharon Savings Bank Federal Savings Bank	MD	Household Bank, F.S.B.
Jul 8, 1989	First State Bank	IL	Warren-Boynton State Bank
Jul 8, 1989	Commerce Bank of Hutchinson N.A.	KS	Emprise Bank, National Association
Jul 7, 1989	State Employee Credit Union	TX	Capitol Credit Union
Jul 5, 1989	Craftsman Credit Union	MA	Webster First Federal Credit Union
Jul 5, 1989	First Security Bancorp	WA	West One Bancorp, Washington
Jul 3, 1989	University Credit Union	VA	Virginia Federal Credit Union
Jul 3, 1989	Glenmore Permanent Building and Loan Association	MD	The Columbia Bank
Jul 3, 1989	Wellsville Community Federal Credit Union	NY	Alco Federal Credit Union
Jul 1, 1989	Cherokee Federal Credit Union	NC	Mountain Credit Union
Jul 1, 1989	Lafayette Indiana School Employees Federal Credit Union	IN	Purdue Federal Credit Union
Jul 1, 1989	Simpson Albany Employees Federal Credit Union	OR	44 North Credit Union
Jul 1, 1989	Coca-Cola Bottling Company Credit Union	NC	Telco Community Credit Union
Jul 1, 1989	First United Bank	MS	OmniBank
Jul 1, 1989	Cgemc Empl Cu	GA	Go Energy Financial Credit Union

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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