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1991 in US Banking

2,251 bank events are on record for 1991: 268 failures, 953 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company, and 1,027 enforcement actions.

268
Failures
$143.44B in failed assets
953
Mergers
Federal Reserve NIC, banking organizations
1,027
Enforcement
OCC, FDIC, FRB, OTS and SEC 8-K filings
3
Assistance
FDIC open-bank assistance

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How many banks failed in 1991?

268 banks failed in 1991, with $143.44B in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.

Date Bank HQ Assets Acquirer or resolution
Jul 25, 1991 The Kerens Bank Kerens, TX $19.5M Cedar Creek Bank
Jul 19, 1991 Pontchartrain State Bank Metairie, LA $140.0M First National Bank of Comm
Jul 19, 1991 Cooperative FSB Westmont, IL $74.9M Heritage Glenwood Bank
Jul 19, 1991 Community Guardian Bank Elmwood Park, NJ $55.3M Interchange State Bank
Jul 19, 1991 Clinton S & La Clinton, OK $22.2M Local Federal Bank, FSB
Jul 19, 1991 New Metropolitan FSB Hialeah, FL $18.4M Desjardins FSB
Jul 12, 1991 Pan American FSB San Mateo, CA $287.2M Pan American Bank, FSB
Jul 12, 1991 Danburry Savings & Loan Danbury, CT $270.2M Bristol FSB
Jul 12, 1991 Monycor Savings Bank Barron, WI $151.7M Branch sale
Jul 12, 1991 Fidelity FS & La Austin, TX $67.0M Deposit payout
Jul 12, 1991 Dripping Springs National Bank Dripping Springs, TX $20.2M Texas Bank
Jul 12, 1991 Landmark Thrift and Loan Association San Diego, CA $16.6M —
Jul 9, 1991 Surety FS & La Morganton, NC $224.8M First Citizens B&TC
Jun 28, 1991 First Mutual Bank for Savings Boston, MA $1.13B First National Bank of Bost
Jun 28, 1991 Metrobank FS & La Palisades Park, NJ $474.3M First FSB of DE
Jun 28, 1991 United FS & La Jonesboro, AR $142.5M Branch sale
Jun 21, 1991 Guardian FSA Huntington Beach, CA $682.1M Home Savings of America, FS
Jun 21, 1991 Beacon Co-Operative Bank Boston, MA $31.8M Grove Bank
Jun 14, 1991 Springfield Fsla Springfield, PA $97.5M Germantown SB
Jun 14, 1991 First Commerce SB, FSB Lowell, IN $10.9M Centier Bank
Jun 13, 1991 The Bank of Horton Horton, KS $167.3M Kansas State Bank
Jun 13, 1991 Tascosa National Bank of Amarillo Amarillo, TX $73.9M Team Bank
Jun 13, 1991 Peoples Bank Hewitt, TX $17.3M The National Bank of Gatesv
Jun 13, 1991 Texas Premier Bank of Victoria, National a Victoria, TX $15.4M Victoria Bank and Trust Com
Jun 7, 1991 Dryades S & La New Orleans, LA $262.3M Dryades SB, FSB
Jun 7, 1991 Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank Woburn, MA $247.2M Sterling Bank
Jun 6, 1991 Northwest Bank, N.A. San Antonio, TX $7.2M Valley-Hi National Bank of
May 31, 1991 Goldome Buffalo, NY $9.89B Key Bank of Western New Yor
May 31, 1991 Goldome FSB St. Petersburg, FL $1.48B First of America Bank/FL, F
May 31, 1991 Merabank Texas El Paso, TX $1.16B Branch sale
May 31, 1991 University Bank, N.A. Newton, MA $318.8M Sterling Bank
May 31, 1991 Westerleigh Savings Staten Island, NY $147.8M Branch sale
May 31, 1991 United FS & La Smyrna, GA $119.3M Branch sale
May 31, 1991 Burleson County Savings Assoc. Caldwell, TX $31.5M Citizens State Bank
May 31, 1991 Enterprise S&LA Compton, CA $13.5M Family SB, FSB
May 24, 1991 Progressive Savings Bank Pasadena, CA $388.3M Branch sale
May 24, 1991 Florida State Bank Holiday, FL $87.4M Orange Bank
May 24, 1991 First Security Bank Roanoke, VA $15.9M First Century Bank
May 23, 1991 Far West FSB Portland, OR $2.07B Branch sale
May 23, 1991 Liberty National Bank Lovington, NM $51.4M Western Commerce Bank
May 22, 1991 The First National Bank of Toms River Toms River, NJ $1.42B First Fidelity Bank, Nation
May 17, 1991 Altus FSB Mobile, AL $1.97B Branch sale
May 17, 1991 The Cosmopolitan National Bank of Chicago Chicago, IL $110.1M Cosmopolitan Bank and Trust
May 17, 1991 First City Bank New Orleans, LA $56.1M First Bank and Trust
May 17, 1991 Ludington FSB Ludington, MI $34.2M Northwestern SB&T
May 16, 1991 Capital Bank Dallas, TX $111.6M Bank One, Texas, National a
May 16, 1991 First National Bank of Cedar Hill Cedar Hill, TX $11.0M First State Bank
May 10, 1991 Madison National Bank Washington, DC $473.8M Signet Bank, National Assoc
May 10, 1991 Madison National Bank of Virginia McLean, VA $174.2M Signet Bank - Virginia
May 10, 1991 First FSA of Newton Newton, KS $125.6M Central NB-Newton

Which banks merged in 1991?

953 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company are on record for 1991.

See the fuller list: Bank mergers 1991 with largest deals and credit union mergers ›

Date Acquired St Acquirer
Oct 2, 1991 Washburn Bancshares, Inc. IL Alpha Financial Group, Inc.
Oct 1, 1991 Alprodco Employees Credit Union TX Peco Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 The Northern Trust Company of Texas TX Northern Trust Bank of Texas National Association
Oct 1, 1991 Morgan Community Bancorp, Inc. IL First of America Bancorporation-Illinois, Inc.
Oct 1, 1991 Whitfield County Postal Employees Credit Union GA Georgia United Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Fresno Bee Credit Union CA McClatchy Employees Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Mellon Bank (North) National Association PA BNY Mellon, N.A.
Oct 1, 1991 Southern Missouri Bank MO (unnamed)
Oct 1, 1991 Mellon Bank (Central) N.A. PA BNY Mellon, N.A.
Oct 1, 1991 The Wellston State Bank OK Stroud National Bank
Oct 1, 1991 Lutheran General Federal Credit Union IL Encurage Financial Network
Oct 1, 1991 Bud-Jax Federal Credit Union FL Coastline Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Occom Federal Credit Union NH Service Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Cin-Tronics Employees Federal Credit Union OH Emery Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Norstar Bank of Central NY NY Fleet Bank
Oct 1, 1991 Va Medical Center Federal Credit Union OK Oklahoma Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Gaico Credit Union TX Resource One Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 The First State Bank of New Rockford ND Bank Forward
Oct 1, 1991 Hillsborough CNTY Hosp Auth Empl Fcu FL Grow Financial Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 State Savings Bank IA Lincoln Savings Bank
Oct 1, 1991 Emprise Bank, National Association KS Emprise Bank National Association
Oct 1, 1991 Bithulithic Employees Credit Union TX Relyon Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 K.C. Federal Credit Union KY L&N Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 The South Side Savings Bank, FSB OH Liberty Savings Bank, F.S.B.
Oct 1, 1991 Shelby Federal Savings Bank IN First of America Bank-Indiana
Oct 1, 1991 Horizon Savings Bank, S.A. WI The Equitable Bank, S.S.B.
Oct 1, 1991 Midlantic National Bank/North NJ (unnamed)
Oct 1, 1991 Borax Employees Federal Credit Union CA Logix Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Pdea Federal Credit Union SC S.C. State Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 66 Credit Union MN Blaze Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Grandview Savings Association PA Parkvale Savings Bank
Oct 1, 1991 Sea Seven Federal Credit Union FL Navy Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Plains Creamery Employees Credit Union TX BNSF Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Western Atlantic Credit Union TX Advancial Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Gladstone Community Federal Credit Union MI Great Lakes First Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Postal Credit Union of Galveston TX Coastal Community Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 K W Employees Federal Credit Union IN Profed Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Pope Federal Credit Union NC Pentagon Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Salt Workers Credit Union UT Cyprus Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Strafford National Bank NH Bank of New Hampshire, National Association
Oct 1, 1991 Buckner Associates Credit Union TX Lone Star Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 The Commonwealth National Bank PA BNY Mellon, N.A.
Oct 1, 1991 Park West State Bank TX Southwest Bank
Oct 1, 1991 BL&F Federal Credit Union PA Pannonia Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Morgan County Community Bank IL First of America Bank - Springfield, National Association
Oct 1, 1991 The Suncook Bank NH Bank of New Hampshire, National Association
Oct 1, 1991 Union Pacific-Western Division Federal Credit Union CA Sea West Coast Guard Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Hines Federal Credit Union IL U.S. Employees Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Northern Maine Credit Union ME Norstate Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 1991 Farmers & Merchants Bank of Wimbledon ND Bank Forward

The list holds 500 of the 953 mergers recorded for 1991.

Enforcement Actions in 1991

Action date Agency Institution Action
Apr 19, 1991 OCC_OTS (individual) Cease and Desist: Frank Lembi
Apr 19, 1991 OCC (individual) Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Liberty National Bank
Apr 18, 1991 OCC_OTS Silverado Banking Savings and Loan Association Cease and Desist: Neil M. Bush
Apr 18, 1991 OCC First American Corporation Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): First American Bank, National Association
Apr 17, 1991 OCC_OTS Republic Federal Savings Bank Cease and Desist: Republic Savings Bank, FSB
Apr 16, 1991 OCC_OTS Danbury Federal Savings and Loan Association Cease and Desist: The Danbury Savings and Loan Association, Incorporated
Apr 16, 1991 OCC The Frost National Bank of San Antonio Formal Agreement: Frost National Bank of San Antonio, The
Apr 15, 1991 OCC_OTS Union Bancorp Cease and Desist: Union Federal Savings Bank
Apr 15, 1991 OCC Stemmons Northwest Bank, National Association Formal Agreement: Stemmons Northwest Bank, N.A.
Apr 15, 1991 OCC First City, Texas - Austin, N.A. Formal Agreement: First City, Texas - Austin, National Association
Apr 15, 1991 OCC Crown Charter National Bank Formal Agreement: Crown Charter National Bank
Apr 15, 1991 FRB First City Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. Written Agreement: First City Bancorporation of Texas, Inc., Houston, TX
Apr 14, 1991 OCC_OTS (individual) Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Motilal Raichand
Apr 12, 1991 OCC First City, Texas - Houston, N.A. Formal Agreement: First City, Texas - Houston, National Association
Apr 12, 1991 OCC_OTS Suburban Federal Savings Bank Cease and Desist: Suburban Federal Savings Bank
Apr 11, 1991 OCC The First National Bank of Deerwood Formal Agreement: The First National Bank Of Deerwood
Apr 11, 1991 OCC Cullen/Frost Bank of Dallas, National Association Formal Agreement: Cullen/Frost Bank Of Dallas, N.A.
Apr 9, 1991 OCC Mission Valley Bank, N.A. Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Mission Valley Bank National Association
Apr 9, 1991 OCC First City, Texas - San Antonio, N.A. Formal Agreement: First City, Texas - San Antonio, National Association
Apr 9, 1991 OCC_OTS Cardinal Federal Savings Bank Cease and Desist: Cardinal Federal Savings Bank
Apr 8, 1991 OCC_OTS Great Atlantic Savings Bank, Federal Savings Bank Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Harry W. Horne Jr.
Apr 8, 1991 OCC (individual) Formal Agreement: First National Bank Of Christiansburg
Apr 8, 1991 FRB Bankers Trust Company Written Agreement: Bankers Trust Company, Des Moines, IA
Apr 5, 1991 OCC_OTS Inland Savings and Loan Association Cease and Desist: Inland Savings and Loan Association
Apr 4, 1991 OCC Asian American National Bank Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Asian American National Bank
Apr 2, 1991 OCC Bancfirst-Austin, N.A. Prohibition/Removal Orders: Keller, David E.
Apr 2, 1991 OCC Farmers and Merchants Bank Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): The Farmers And Merchants National Bank
Apr 2, 1991 OCC The Leonard National Bank Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): The Leonard National Bank
Apr 2, 1991 OCC Bancfirst-Austin, N.A. Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Keller, David E.
Apr 2, 1991 OCC The First National Bank of Englewood Prohibition/Removal Orders: Corbitt, Cecil
Apr 1, 1991 OCC MetroBank, National Association Formal Agreement: Metrobank, National Association
Mar 29, 1991 FRB Community Bankers, Inc. Written Agreement: Community Bankers, Inc., Granbury, TX
Mar 28, 1991 OCC First National Bank in Albuquerque Formal Agreement: First National Bank In Albuquerque
Mar 28, 1991 OCC Eastpark Bancshares, Inc. Formal Agreement: Eastpark National Bank
Mar 26, 1991 OCC_OTS First Federal Savings Bank of Proviso Township Cease and Desist: First Federal Savings and Loan of Proviso Township
Mar 26, 1991 OCC First National Bank of Shelbyville Formal Agreement: First National Bank Of Shelbyville
Mar 26, 1991 OCC Interstate National Bank Formal Agreement: Interstate National Bank
Mar 25, 1991 OCC_OTS Homestead Federal Savings Association Cease and Desist: Homestead Savings Association
Mar 25, 1991 OCC The First National Bank of White Sulphur Springs C&D or PC&D Requiring Restitution: Grove, Michael E.
Mar 25, 1991 OCC_OTS Coral Coast Federal Savings Bank Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Glenn Charles Heinrich
Mar 25, 1991 OCC_OTS Family Federal Savings Bank of Paintsville, Kentucky Orders of Removal/Prohibition: B. Elwood Mullins
Mar 25, 1991 OCC The First National Bank of White Sulphur Springs Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): First National Bank of White Sulphur …
Mar 25, 1991 OCC The First National Bank of White Sulphur Springs C&D or PC&D Requiring Restitution: Doig, Gordon
Mar 22, 1991 OCC_OTS Hawthorne Savings and Loan Association Cease and Desist: Hawthorne Savings and Loan Association
Mar 22, 1991 OCC (individual) Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): First National Bank Of Georgetown
Mar 21, 1991 OCC The Farmers National Bank of Forney Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): The Farmers National Bank Of Forney
Mar 21, 1991 OCC_OTS Winter Hill Bank, FSB Cease and Desist: The Winter Hill Federal Savings Bank
Mar 20, 1991 OCC Rancho Viejo National Bank Formal Agreement: Rancho Viejo National Bank
Mar 20, 1991 OCC First Bank Southeast, N.A. Formal Agreement: First Bank Southeast, N.A.
Mar 19, 1991 OCC The Canaan National Bank Formal Agreement: The Canaan National Bank

FDIC Open-Bank Assistance in 1991

Date Institution HQ Assets
Dec 4, 1991 The Douglass Bank Kansas City, KS $31.9M
Oct 2, 1991 The Gunnison Bank & Trust Co. Gunnison, CO $20.1M
Sep 16, 1991 First Bank and Trust Harrisburg, IL $26.6M

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