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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
Mar 22, 1991 Citizens Security Bank Borger, TX $34.1M Amarillo NB
Mar 22, 1991 Republic SB, FSB Rockville, MD $26.4M First FSB of DE
Mar 21, 1991 Sabinal Bank Sabinal, TX $24.8M —
Mar 21, 1991 Citadel Bank Willis, TX $21.9M Tomball National Bank
Mar 15, 1991 Amerifirst Federal Savings Miami, FL $3.58B Great Western Bank, FSB
Mar 15, 1991 Home Savings Association Kansas City, MO $2.94B Branch sale
Mar 15, 1991 Bell Federal Savings Upper Darby, PA $850.6M Meridian Bank
Mar 15, 1991 The Blackstone Bank and Trust Co Boston, MA $49.3M Baybank Boston, N.A.
Mar 15, 1991 Arcanium FSA Arcanum, OH $45.4M Second NB
Mar 15, 1991 Sovereign SB Palm Harbor, FL $38.9M Fifth Third SB, FSB
Mar 14, 1991 Coolidge Corner Co-Operative Bank Brookline, MA $83.7M Brookline Savings Bank
Mar 14, 1991 Crossroads Bank Victoria, TX $22.4M Victoria Bank & Trust Compa
Mar 8, 1991 Jefferson Federal Sa Birmingham, AL $666.5M Branch sale
Mar 8, 1991 Beacon Federal Savings Baldwin, NY $406.0M North Side SB
Mar 8, 1991 Preffered Savings and Loan High Point, NC $224.5M Southern NB of NC
Mar 8, 1991 Alexander Hamilton Paterson, NJ $210.7M First Fidelity Bank, N.A.
Mar 8, 1991 First Citizens Sla Fort Pierce, FL $200.5M Riverside NB
Mar 8, 1991 First FSB Huron, SD $51.9M Branch sale
Mar 8, 1991 First FSA of Wewoka Wewoka, OK $32.9M First State Bank
Mar 8, 1991 Manilabank Los Angeles, CA $20.8M Ust California, National As
Mar 8, 1991 First Marine Bank of Florida Palm City, FL $17.2M 1st United Bank
Mar 8, 1991 Seafirst Bank Port St. Lucie, FL $11.5M Riverside National Bank of
Mar 1, 1991 Amerified Savings Bank Lawrenceville, NJ $110.6M Branch sale
Mar 1, 1991 Peoples Federal S & L Assoc. New Kensington, PA $107.6M Johnstown B&TC
Feb 28, 1991 United Citizens Bank, National Assoc College Station, TX $44.9M First American Bank
Feb 22, 1991 Hollywood FSB Hollywood, FL $1.53B First Union NB of FL
Feb 22, 1991 The McKinley Bank Niles, OH $70.6M The Dollar Savings & Trust
Feb 22, 1991 First FS & La Dallas, GA $37.5M Etowah Bank
Feb 21, 1991 Southwest National Bank Albuquerque, NM $37.2M The Bank of New Mexico, SPR
Feb 20, 1991 First Northern Coop Keene, NH $114.6M Granite Bank
Feb 14, 1991 Merchants Trust & Savings Bank Kenner, LA $43.8M First American Bank and Tru
Feb 14, 1991 The First National Bank of Worth Wortham, TX $7.3M Farmers State Bank
Feb 8, 1991 Unity FS & La Beverly Hills, CA $454.5M Branch sale
Feb 8, 1991 First Jersey S & La Assoc. Wyckoff, NJ $287.7M Valley NB
Feb 8, 1991 Family S & La Seattle, WA $99.6M Puget Sound NB
Feb 8, 1991 Peoples Federal Savings Bank Bay St. Louis, MS $59.7M Hancock Bank
Feb 8, 1991 First FSA of Waynesboro Waynesboro, TN $18.2M Wayne County Bank
Feb 7, 1991 Lockhart State Bank Lockhart, TX $24.3M Omnibank, National Associat
Feb 7, 1991 First National Bank in Kaufman Kaufman, TX $20.4M The Farmers & Merchants Nat
Feb 1, 1991 Coreast FSB Richmond, VA $1.21B Branch sale
Feb 1, 1991 Maine Savings Bank Portland, ME $1.18B Fleet Bank of Maine
Feb 1, 1991 First Federal Savings of Toledo Toledo, OH $1.02B First FSB
Feb 1, 1991 The Merchants Bank and Trust Co Norwalk, CT $269.9M Union Trust Company
Feb 1, 1991 George Washington FSA Jonesborough, TN $14.6M Home FS&LA of Upper E. TN
Jan 31, 1991 Bank of the Hills Austin, TX $255.1M Team Bank
Jan 31, 1991 Rockport Bank, N.A. Aransas County, TX $17.8M The Bank of Corpus Christi
Jan 29, 1991 Citizens National Bank and Trust Chicago, IL $18.8M First Bank of Oak Park
Jan 25, 1991 Columbia Savings & Loan Assn. Beverly Hills, CA $5.36B Branch sale
Jan 25, 1991 Trustbank FSB Tysons Corner, VA $1.82B Branch sale
Jan 25, 1991 Center S & La Clifton, NJ $132.6M Hub Center Bank

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
Dec 14, 1991 Century Bank at Orchard Road CO Century Bank
Dec 14, 1991 Amboy National Bank NJ Amboy Bank
Dec 14, 1991 Century Bank North CO Century Bank
Dec 13, 1991 First State Bank TX Heritage Bank
Dec 13, 1991 Anne Arundel General Hospital Federal Credit Union MD National Institutes of Health Federal Credit Union
Dec 13, 1991 Cleveland Bank & Trust TX Heritage Bank
Dec 13, 1991 Park Tower National Bank TX Heritage Bank
Dec 12, 1991 Ameriway Bank National Association TX Compass Bank
Dec 12, 1991 Summit Bank of South Bend IN Summit Bank
Dec 10, 1991 Gateway Western Bank CA North County Bank
Dec 9, 1991 FirstBank of Southmoor Park, National Association CO FirstBank of Tech Center
Dec 9, 1991 (unnamed) — FirstBank North
Dec 9, 1991 FirstBank at 30th/Arapahoe, National Association CO FirstBank of Boulder
Dec 9, 1991 FirstBank of Table Mesa, National Association CO FirstBank of Boulder
Dec 9, 1991 FirstBank of Edgewater, National Association CO FirstBank of Wheat Ridge
Dec 9, 1991 FirstBank at 9th/Corona, National Association CO FirstBank of Denver
Dec 9, 1991 FirstBank at Chambers/Mississippi, National Association CO FirstBank of Aurora
Dec 9, 1991 FirstBank at Buckley/Quincy, National Association CO FirstBank of Aurora
Dec 9, 1991 FirstBank of Green Mountain, National Association CO FirstBank of Lakewood
Dec 9, 1991 Boatmen's Mountain Grove National Bank MO Boatmen's Bank of Southern Missouri
Dec 9, 1991 Rock Falls National Bank IL Mercantile Bank of Sterling-Rock Falls National Association
Dec 9, 1991 (unnamed) — FirstBank of Longmont, National Association
Dec 9, 1991 Kaw Valley Bank KS Firstar Bank, National Association
Dec 9, 1991 FirstBank at Arapahoe/Yosemite CO FirstBank of Arapahoe County
Dec 7, 1991 Founders National Bank CA Landmark Bank
Dec 7, 1991 Bank One, Wapakoneta, National Association OH Bank One, Lima, National Association
Dec 7, 1991 The Durham State Bank KS Central National Bank Marion County
Dec 7, 1991 London State Bank MN Sterling State Bank
Dec 6, 1991 Arlington State Bank TX Bank of North Texas, National Association
Dec 6, 1991 Bank of North Texas TX Bank of North Texas, National Association
Dec 6, 1991 Grange Co-Op Federal Credit Union ID Pioneer Federal Credit Union
Dec 6, 1991 Nabisco Houston Federal Credit Union TX Primeway Federal Credit Union
Dec 5, 1991 Griffith Consumers Employees Federal Credit Union MD Educational Systems Federal Credit Union
Dec 2, 1991 Cumberland Financial Services, Incorporated MN Firstar Corporation of Wisconsin
Dec 2, 1991 Battle Creek Enquirer Credit Union MI Omni Community Credit Union
Dec 2, 1991 Veterans Administration Medical Center Columbia Federal Credit Union SC Allsouth Federal Credit Union
Dec 2, 1991 Town & County Credit Union ND First Community Credit Union
Dec 2, 1991 Greater Baltimore Merchants Employees Credit Union MD Securityplus Federal Credit Union
Dec 2, 1991 Old National Bancshares, Inc. IL Mercantile Bancorporation Incorporated of Illinois
Dec 1, 1991 Arkansas State University Federal Credit Union AR Success Federal Credit Union
Dec 1, 1991 Norden Employees Federal Credit Union CT Sikorsky Financial Credit Union, Inc.
Dec 1, 1991 Pioneer Bank of Evanston WY The Equality State Bank
Dec 1, 1991 Aliant Bank for Savings, F.S.B. AL Aliant Bank
Dec 1, 1991 Central Life Empl Cu FL Floridacentral Credit Union
Dec 1, 1991 Guarantee Mutual Credit Union NE Centris Federal Credit Union
Dec 1, 1991 Swayne Robinson Employees Federal Credit Union IN Wufface Federal Credit Union
Dec 1, 1991 Eclipse Employees Federal Credit Union IL Rock Valley Credit Union
Dec 1, 1991 Saint Bartholomew Parish Credit Union MI Motor City Co-Op Credit Union
Dec 1, 1991 Workmens Circle Credit Union MN Ideal Credit Union
Nov 30, 1991 United Missouri Bank of Paris MO UMB Bank, Northeast

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

Enforcement Actions in 1991

Action date Agency Institution Action
Mar 19, 1991 OCC_OTS North Texas Savings & Loan Association Civil Money Penalty: Bennie G. Snider
Mar 19, 1991 OCC The Laguna Bank, National Association Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): The Laguna Bank, National Association
Mar 19, 1991 OCC The Citizens National Bank of Norwalk Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Citizens National Bank Of Norwalk
Mar 18, 1991 OCC_OTS Severn Financial Services Corporation Cease and Desist: Severn Savings Bank, FSB
Mar 18, 1991 OCC Yardville National Bancorp Formal Agreement: Yardville National Bank
Mar 18, 1991 OCC Eagle National Bancorp, Inc. Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Eagle National Bank
Mar 18, 1991 OCC The Rappahannock National Bank of Washington Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Rappahannock National Bank, The
Mar 15, 1991 OCC_OTS NewAmerica Savings Bank Orders of Removal/Prohibition: David D. Jennings
Mar 15, 1991 OCC_OTS NewAmerica Savings Bank Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Alan V. Rodebush
Mar 15, 1991 OCC_OTS NewAmerica Savings Bank Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Alan I. Indictor
Mar 15, 1991 OCC_OTS First Federal Savings Bank Cease and Desist: First Trust Savings Bank, F.S.B.
Mar 15, 1991 OCC_OTS NewAmerica Savings Bank Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Rubin M. Turner
Mar 15, 1991 OCC_OTS NewAmerica Savings Bank Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Robert E. Taylor
Mar 15, 1991 OCC Bancfirst-Austin, N.A. Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Freitag, F. Louis
Mar 14, 1991 OCC Columbia National Bank-Belmont Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Belmont National Bank
Mar 12, 1991 OCC_OTS (individual) Orders of Removal/Prohibition: James A. Tatum
Mar 12, 1991 OCC_OTS Fidelity Mutual Savings & Loan Association Decision/Opinion and Order: Fidelity Mutual Savings and Loan Association
Mar 12, 1991 OCC_OTS (individual) Civil Money Penalty: James A. Tatum
Mar 12, 1991 OCC_OTS (individual) Cease and Desist: John J. Fraiser, Jr.
Mar 12, 1991 OCC (individual) Civil Money Penalty (CMP): American National Bank of Dekalb, The
Mar 8, 1991 FRB (individual) Cease and Desist Order: Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Rome, Italy, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, …
Mar 8, 1991 OCC_OTS (individual) Cease and Desist: American Federal Bank, a Federal Savings Bank
Mar 8, 1991 OCC Community National Bank and Trust Company of New York Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Kirkorian, Kirk C.
Mar 7, 1991 OCC_OTS (individual) Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Ramiro L. Colon Jr.
Mar 7, 1991 OCC_OTS (individual) Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Wendell Colon
Mar 5, 1991 OCC State National Company Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Brown, Alan
Mar 5, 1991 OCC_OTS Cobb Federal Savings Association Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Billy R. Campbell
Mar 4, 1991 OCC Westpoint National Bank Civil Money Penalty (CMP): McClaugherty, George W.
Mar 4, 1991 OCC The Malta National Bank Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Malta National Bank
Mar 4, 1991 OCC_OTS Newport News Savings Bank Cease and Desist: Kendall Jones
Mar 4, 1991 FRB Bcci Holdings (Luxembourg) S.A. Cease and Desist Order: BCCI Holdings (Luxembourg) S.A., Luxembourg, Luxembourg and Bank of Credit …
Mar 1, 1991 OCC Progressive National Bank Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Palumbo, L.P.
Mar 1, 1991 FRB Greater Southwest Bancshares, Inc. Written Agreement: H. Gary Blankenship
Mar 1, 1991 FRB Greater Southwest Bancshares, Inc. Written Agreement: Greater Southwest Bancshares, Inc., Irving, TX
Mar 1, 1991 FRB (individual) Written Agreement: Greater Southwest Bancshares, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Irving, TX
Mar 1, 1991 FRB Bank of the West Written Agreement: Bank of the West, Irving, TX
Mar 1, 1991 OCC The First National Bank of Poth Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Semlinger, Kenneth E.
Feb 28, 1991 OCC First Interstate of Iowa, Inc. Formal Agreement: First Interstate Bank Of Des Moines
Feb 28, 1991 OCC_OTS Life Financial Corporation Civil Money Penalty: Life Savings Bank
Feb 28, 1991 OCC The Bradford National Bank Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): The Bradford National Bank
Feb 28, 1991 OCC_OTS Lawrence Financial Holdings, Inc. Orders of Removal/Prohibition: John F. Newman
Feb 28, 1991 OCC First National Bank of Vermont Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): First National Bank Of Vermont
Feb 26, 1991 OCC The Caledonia National Bank of Danville Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): The Caledonia National Bank Of Danville
Feb 26, 1991 OCC National Grand Bank of Marblehead Formal Agreement: National Grand Bank Of Marblehead
Feb 26, 1991 OCC The Waller Bank, N.A. Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Hauck, James
Feb 26, 1991 OCC_OTS Transohio Federal Savings Bank Decision/Opinion and Order: Transohio Savings Bank
Feb 25, 1991 OCC The First National Bank in Goodland Civil Money Penalty (CMP): McCants, Lawrence L.
Feb 25, 1991 OCC Southside National Bank Formal Agreement: Southside National Bank
Feb 25, 1991 OCC_OTS First Federal Savings Bank of South Dakota Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Steven Ettles
Feb 22, 1991 OCC Mission Viejo National Bank Formal Agreement: Mission Viejo 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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