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
Apr 6, 1989	Central Texas S & La	Waco, TX	$216.1M	Kilgore FS&LA
Apr 6, 1989	Heritage Banc Savings	Duncanville, TX	$177.7M	NCNB Texas National Bank
Apr 6, 1989	Financial Federal Sa	Joplin, MO	$161.4M	Farm & Home Sa
Apr 6, 1989	First California Savings	Orange, CA	$161.4M	First American Bank
Apr 6, 1989	Excel Banc Savings Assoc.	Laredo, TX	$146.7M	Deposit payout
Apr 6, 1989	Founders Federal S & L	Los Angeles, CA	$134.7M	Founders NB of Los Angeles
Apr 6, 1989	Fidelity FSB	Corinth, MS	$116.4M	Southbank, a FSB
Apr 6, 1989	Centennial Savings Bank	Greenville, TX	$106.0M	NCNB Texas National Bank
Apr 6, 1989	Libertyville Fed. S & L Assoc.	Libertyville, IL	$101.0M	Harris Bank Libertyville
Apr 6, 1989	Bedford Savings Assoc.	Bedford, TX	$90.8M	First American Savings Banc
Apr 6, 1989	Gateway Federal Savings Bank	Oakland, CA	$72.7M	Gateway Bank, FSB
Apr 6, 1989	Cabrillo Federal Savings Bank	San Jose, CA	$71.8M	Financial Center Bank, N.A.
Apr 6, 1989	Washington S & L Assoc.	Stockton, CA	$66.7M	Security Pacific NB, N.A.
Apr 6, 1989	Sioux Valley S & La	Cherokee, IA	$61.8M	Deposit payout
Apr 6, 1989	First FS & La of Estherville	Estherville, IA	$60.6M	Branch sale
Apr 6, 1989	Arrowhead Pacific Federal Savings	San Bernardino, CA	$60.2M	Deposit payout
Apr 6, 1989	First Fed. Savings Bank	East Alton, IL	$55.6M	Illinois State B&T
Apr 6, 1989	First of Kansas Savings	Hays, KS	$53.9M	First NB&T
Apr 6, 1989	Cass FS & La of St. Louis	Florissant, MO	$52.4M	First Exchange Bank
Apr 6, 1989	Central S & L Assoc.	Jackson, MS	$52.1M	Bank of Forest
Apr 6, 1989	Meridian Saving Association	Arlington, TX	$48.9M	NCNB Texas National Bank
Apr 6, 1989	St. Tammany National Bank	Mandeville, LA	$47.1M	Whitney National Bank in St
Apr 6, 1989	Republic Bank for Savings	Jackson, MS	$43.4M	Southbank, a FSB
Apr 6, 1989	Park Cities Savings Association	Dallas, TX	$43.1M	Comerica Bank-TX
Apr 6, 1989	Unified Savings FS & La	Northridge, CA	$35.1M	Deposit payout
Apr 6, 1989	Royal Oak S & L Assoc.	Manteca, CA	$34.4M	Bank of Stockton
Apr 6, 1989	American Federal Savings Bank	Austin, TX	$33.5M	NCNB Texas National Bank
Apr 6, 1989	City S & L Assoc.	Westlake Village, CA	$33.3M	Olympia NB
Apr 6, 1989	First National Bank of Nocona	Nocona, TX	$23.3M	The First National Bank of
Apr 6, 1989	Golden Circle Sa	Corsicana, TX	$20.5M	Deposit payout
Apr 6, 1989	City Federal S & L Assoc.	Oakland, CA	$20.3M	Mission NB
Apr 6, 1989	Perpetual Savings Association	Santa Ana, CA	$18.7M	Bank of Industry
Apr 6, 1989	Delta FS & La	Drew, MS	$10.3M	Delta Bank & Trust
Apr 6, 1989	State Mutual Fed. S & L Assoc.	Jackson, MS	$8.7M	First Commerce SB
Apr 6, 1989	Equity Federal Savings Bank	Denver, CO	$4.5M	Deposit payout
Apr 5, 1989	Murray Savings Association	Dallas, TX	$1.44B	United Sa of the SW, FSB
Mar 31, 1989	Gibraltar Savings, F.A.	Simi Valley, CA	$13.38B	Security Pacific NB, N.A.
Mar 31, 1989	Gibraltar Savings Bank, FSB	Seattle, WA	$1.68B	Branch sale
Mar 31, 1989	First Service Bank for Savings	Leominster, MA	$880.7M	Peoples Savings Bank
Mar 31, 1989	Premier Bank, a N.A.	Dallas, TX	$37.1M	Deposit Guaranty Bank
Mar 31, 1989	Interstate Bank of Commerce	Miami, FL	$6.4M	—
Mar 30, 1989	Broadview Savings Bank	Cleveland, OH	$1.78B	First FSB
Mar 30, 1989	City FS & La	Birmingham, AL	$712.0M	First Alabama Bank
Mar 30, 1989	Heritage FS & La	Monroe, NC	$311.7M	First Citizens B&TC
Mar 30, 1989	Midland Buckeye Savings	Alliance, OH	$218.8M	Citizens Banking Co.
Mar 30, 1989	Baldwin County Fed. Savings Bank	Robertsdale, AL	$171.5M	First Alabama Bank
Mar 30, 1989	Great Atlantic Savings Bank	Manteo, NC	$126.8M	NCNB NB of NC
Mar 30, 1989	Durand FS & La	Durand, WI	$106.6M	Branch sale
Mar 30, 1989	Harvard Bank	Tulsa, OK	$23.1M	Southern National Bank
Mar 30, 1989	Community Fed. S & L Assoc.	Newport News, VA	$9.4M	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
Dec 1, 1989	Columbian Savings and Loan Association	IL	First Community Bank, National Association
Dec 1, 1989	(unnamed)	—	KeyBank National Association
Dec 1, 1989	Honeywell West Coast Federal Credit Union	CA	Kinecta Federal Credit Union
Dec 1, 1989	Sioux Falls Milwaukee Employees Federal Credit Union	SD	Bluestone Federal Credit Union
Dec 1, 1989	First Federal Savings and Loan Association of North Carolina	NC	Raleigh Federal Savings Bank
Dec 1, 1989	Union Boulevard National Bank	KS	Commerce Bank, National Association
Dec 1, 1989	Angleton Bank of Commerce	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - Central
Dec 1, 1989	Bell and Howell Employees Credit Union	IL	Sherwin Williams Employees Credit Union
Dec 1, 1989	Bank of Oklahoma, Mercantile Center	OK	BOKF, N.A.
Dec 1, 1989	The Citizens State Bank of Greenville, Ohio	OH	(unnamed)
Dec 1, 1989	U C U Council Credit Union	IL	Archer Heights Credit Union
Dec 1, 1989	Lyndon Guaranty Bank of Ohio	OH	Heartland Bank
Dec 1, 1989	American National Bank	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - Central
Nov 30, 1989	Golden Crescent Credit Union, Inc.	OH	Lormet Community Federal Credit Union
Nov 30, 1989	Zapp Bank Plaza Partnership II	MN	Zappco, Inc.
Nov 30, 1989	West-Co Federal Credit Union	CA	Foothill Federal Credit Union
Nov 30, 1989	Grainmillers Credit Union	KS	Salina Railroad Credit Union
Nov 30, 1989	Webster Building & Loan Association	PA	Tioga-Franklin Savings Bank
Nov 29, 1989	Alcobar Federal Credit Union	PA	Omega Federal Credit Union
Nov 29, 1989	Weaver Employee Credit Union	PA	Citadel Federal Credit Union
Nov 28, 1989	National Bank of Commerce	TX	First National Bank
Nov 27, 1989	Colonial Bank	AL	Colonial Bank
Nov 22, 1989	First of Omaha Savings Co.	NE	First National Bank of Omaha
Nov 22, 1989	The Plains Corporation	TX	The Plains Corporation
Nov 21, 1989	Citizens, Inc.	MN	Flagship Financial Group, Inc.
Nov 20, 1989	First Wisconsin South West Bank of Sheboygan	WI	Firstar Bank Sheboygan, National Association
Nov 20, 1989	Lawrence State Bank	NE	Security National Bank of Superior
Nov 19, 1989	Peoples Savings Bank, FSB	MI	Standard Federal Bank
Nov 18, 1989	Federal Reserve Bank Employees Credit Union	MN	Topline Financial Credit Union
Nov 18, 1989	Bank One, Waukesha	WI	Bank One, Wisconsin
Nov 18, 1989	Ameritrust National Bank, Hamilton County	IN	Ameritrust National Bank, Central Indiana
Nov 17, 1989	First State Bank of Poteet	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - West
Nov 17, 1989	First National Bank in Pleasanton	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - West
Nov 17, 1989	Cibolo State Bank	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - West
Nov 17, 1989	Cullen Bank Northfield, National Association	TX	Cullen Center Bank & Trust
Nov 17, 1989	Stanley-Proto Federal Credit Union	OR	Ibew & United Workers Federal Credit Union
Nov 17, 1989	Hays County National Bank	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - West
Nov 13, 1989	Bank of the Midlands	NE	Pinnacle Bank
Nov 11, 1989	Sovran Bank/Eastern	TN	NationsBank of Tennessee, National Association
Nov 10, 1989	Labanco, Inc.	NE	United Nebraska Financial Co.
Nov 10, 1989	Kingsville Bank and Trust Company, National Association	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - Central
Nov 10, 1989	Hackensack Hospital Employees Federal Credit Union	NJ	Greater Alliance Federal Credit Union
Nov 10, 1989	The First State Bank of Taft	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - Central
Nov 10, 1989	Investors Bank & Trust	GA	Barnett Bank of Atlanta
Nov 10, 1989	Bank of Burwell	NE	United Nebraska Bank
Nov 10, 1989	Citizens State Bank of Bastrop	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - Central
Nov 10, 1989	The Nolte National Bank of Seguin	TX	Victoria Bank & Trust Company - Central
Nov 10, 1989	Investors Trust Financial Corporation	GA	First City Bancorp, Inc.
Nov 7, 1989	Olean MC Graw-Edison PSD Empl Federal Credit Union	NY	High Point Federal Credit Union
Nov 6, 1989	Irving Trust Company Florida	FL	The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.

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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