Calendar Year
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 | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 1991 | Alvarado Bank | $33.5M |
| Jan 25, 1991 | Coral S & La | $32.2M |
| Jan 24, 1991 | Metropolitan National Bank | $97.3M |
| Jan 22, 1991 | American Bank, N.A. | $20.7M |
| Jan 18, 1991 | Irving Savings & Loan | $222.5M |
| Jan 18, 1991 | Beach Federal Savings Assoc. | $81.8M |
| Jan 11, 1991 | Far West Savings & Loan | $3.71B |
| Jan 11, 1991 | Malibu SB | $139.1M |
| Jan 11, 1991 | Community National Bank | $85.4M |
| Jan 11, 1991 | Connecticut Savings and Loan | $17.4M |
| Jan 6, 1991 | Bank of New England, National Assoc | $13.43B |
| Jan 6, 1991 | The Connecticut Bank & Trust Co | $7.21B |
| Jan 6, 1991 | Maine National Bank | $1.05B |
| Jan 4, 1991 | First FS & La of Pittsburg | $3.09B |
| Jan 4, 1991 | Fulton Federal Savings Bank | $2.02B |
| Jan 4, 1991 | First Federal Savings & Loan | $638.6M |
| Jan 4, 1991 | Trident Federal S & L Assoc. | $47.2M |
| Jan 4, 1991 | Royal Oak FS & La | $27.3M |
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 | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 1991 | Washburn Bancshares, Inc. | Alpha Financial Group, Inc. |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Alprodco Employees Credit Union | Peco Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | The Northern Trust Company of Texas | Northern Trust Bank of Texas National Association |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Morgan Community Bancorp, Inc. | First of America Bancorporation-Illinois, Inc. |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Whitfield County Postal Employees Credit Union | Georgia United Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Fresno Bee Credit Union | McClatchy Employees Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Mellon Bank (North) National Association | BNY Mellon, N.A. |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Southern Missouri Bank | (unnamed) |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Mellon Bank (Central) N.A. | BNY Mellon, N.A. |
| Oct 1, 1991 | The Wellston State Bank | Stroud National Bank |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Lutheran General Federal Credit Union | Encurage Financial Network |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Bud-Jax Federal Credit Union | Coastline Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Occom Federal Credit Union | Service Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Cin-Tronics Employees Federal Credit Union | Emery Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Norstar Bank of Central NY | Fleet Bank |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Va Medical Center Federal Credit Union | Oklahoma Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Gaico Credit Union | Resource One Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | The First State Bank of New Rockford | Bank Forward |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Hillsborough CNTY Hosp Auth Empl Fcu | Grow Financial Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | State Savings Bank | Lincoln Savings Bank |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Emprise Bank, National Association | Emprise Bank National Association |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Bithulithic Employees Credit Union | Relyon Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | K.C. Federal Credit Union | L&N Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | The South Side Savings Bank, FSB | Liberty Savings Bank, F.S.B. |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Shelby Federal Savings Bank | First of America Bank-Indiana |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Horizon Savings Bank, S.A. | The Equitable Bank, S.S.B. |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Midlantic National Bank/North | (unnamed) |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Borax Employees Federal Credit Union | Logix Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Pdea Federal Credit Union | S.C. State Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | 66 Credit Union | Blaze Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Grandview Savings Association | Parkvale Savings Bank |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Sea Seven Federal Credit Union | Navy Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Plains Creamery Employees Credit Union | BNSF Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Western Atlantic Credit Union | Advancial Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Gladstone Community Federal Credit Union | Great Lakes First Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Postal Credit Union of Galveston | Coastal Community Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | K W Employees Federal Credit Union | Profed Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Pope Federal Credit Union | Pentagon Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Salt Workers Credit Union | Cyprus Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Strafford National Bank | Bank of New Hampshire, National Association |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Buckner Associates Credit Union | Lone Star Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | The Commonwealth National Bank | BNY Mellon, N.A. |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Park West State Bank | Southwest Bank |
| Oct 1, 1991 | BL&F Federal Credit Union | Pannonia Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Morgan County Community Bank | First of America Bank - Springfield, National Association |
| Oct 1, 1991 | The Suncook Bank | Bank of New Hampshire, National Association |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Union Pacific-Western Division Federal Credit Union | Sea West Coast Guard Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Hines Federal Credit Union | U.S. Employees Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Northern Maine Credit Union | Norstate Federal Credit Union |
| Oct 1, 1991 | Farmers & Merchants Bank of Wimbledon | Bank Forward |
The list holds 500 of the 953 mergers recorded for 1991.
Enforcement Actions in 1991
| Action date | Agency | Institution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 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 |
| Nov 1, 1991 | OCC | Heritage National Bank | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Soukup, James R. |
| Nov 1, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Boston Five Financial Services, Inc. | Supervisory Agreement: The Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, FSB |
| Oct 31, 1991 | OCC_OTS | First Federal Savings Bank | Cease and Desist: Wade F. Seidel |
| Oct 31, 1991 | OCC_OTS | (individual) | Cease and Desist: William R. Krueger |
| Oct 31, 1991 | OCC_OTS | First Federal Savings Bank | Cease and Desist: Waldie W. Sonnenberg |
| Oct 31, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Colonial Holding Company LTD | Cease and Desist: Theodore F. di Stefano |
| Oct 31, 1991 | OCC_OTS | First Federal Savings Bank | Cease and Desist: Edmund R. Lehman |
| Oct 31, 1991 | OCC_OTS | First Federal Savings Bank | Cease and Desist: Dr. Henry J. Boehm, Jr. |
| Oct 31, 1991 | OCC_OTS | (individual) | Cease and Desist: Poughkeepsie Savings Bank, FSB |
| Oct 31, 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 |
| Oct 31, 1991 | OCC | The Bradford National Bank | Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): The Bradford National Bank |
| Oct 31, 1991 | OCC | First National Bank and Trust Company | Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): The First National Bank and Trust |
| Oct 31, 1991 | OCC | NBC Bank-Laredo National Association | Formal Agreement: NBC Bank - Laredo, National Association |
| Oct 30, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Crestmont Federal Savings and Loan Association | Cease and Desist: Lawrence B. Seidman John Bailey |
| Oct 29, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Hidalgo Federal Savings & Loan Association | Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Gerald Guerra |
| Oct 29, 1991 | OCC | Associated Bank, N.A. | Prohibition/Removal Orders: Moede, Edward W. |
| Oct 29, 1991 | OCC | (individual) | Prohibition/Removal Orders: Schaper, Gerald L. |
| Oct 29, 1991 | OCC | Consumer National Bank | Formal Agreement: Consumer National Bank |
| Oct 28, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Harlan Federal Savings and Loan Association | Supervisory Agreement: Harlan Federal Savings and Loan Association |
| Oct 28, 1991 | OCC | First City National Bank and Trust Company | Prohibition/Removal Orders: Greenberg, A. Frederick |
| Oct 28, 1991 | FRB | Resource Bank, N.A. | Written Agreement: Resource Bank, Virginia Beach, VA |
| Oct 28, 1991 | OCC | First City National Bank and Trust Company | Prohibition/Removal Orders: Greenberg, Richard |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Davy Crockett Federal Savings & Loan Association | Cease and Desist: Howard D. Harrison |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Davy Crockett Federal Savings & Loan Association | Cease and Desist: Eva Woolley |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Executive Banc Savings Association, F.A. | Cease and Desist: David L. Domsch |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Davy Crockett Federal Savings & Loan Association | Cease and Desist: Barbara Cross |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Storm Lake | Cease and Desist: First Federal Savings & Loan Assocaiton of Storm Lake |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC | Gateway National Bank | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Rauschkolb, James |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC | Gateway National Bank | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Hemmingway, Joanne |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC | Gateway National Bank | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Steensland, Richard |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Davy Crockett Federal Savings & Loan Association | Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Howard D. Harrison |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Davy Crockett Federal Savings & Loan Association | Civil Money Penalty: Jake Caprielian |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Davy Crockett Federal Savings & Loan Association | Civil Money Penalty: Howard D. Harrison |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Executive Banc Savings Association, F.A. | Cease and Desist: Thomas J. Fowler |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Davy Crockett Federal Savings & Loan Association | Cease and Desist: Shirley Grammer |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Davy Crockett Federal Savings & Loan Association | Cease and Desist: Patricia Lucas |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Executive Banc Savings Association, F.A. | Cease and Desist: Milton L. Ferguson |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Davy Crockett Federal Savings & Loan Association | Cease and Desist: Jean Sepmoree |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Davy Crockett Federal Savings & Loan Association | Cease and Desist: Jake Caprielian |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC | New Richmond, LLC | Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): New Richmond National Bank |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Texas Heritage Savings Association/Banc | Orders of Removal/Prohibition: William Paul Davis |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Davy Crockett Federal Savings & Loan Association | Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Jake Caprielian |
| Oct 25, 1991 | OCC_OTS | (individual) | Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Charles F. Nielsen |
| Oct 24, 1991 | OCC_OTS | William Penn Bank | Civil Money Penalty: William Penn Savings & Loan Association |
| Oct 24, 1991 | OCC | Alice National Bank | Prohibition/Removal Orders: Saenz, Roger |
| Oct 23, 1991 | OCC | Moody National Bank | Prohibition/Removal Orders: Lemon, Nelson L. |
| Oct 23, 1991 | OCC | Ocean National Corporation | Formal Agreement: Ocean National Bank of Kennebunk, The |
| Oct 23, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Centennial Bank | Supervisory Agreement: Centennial Savings Bank, FSB |
| Oct 23, 1991 | OCC_OTS | Home Federal Savings | Supervisory Agreement: Home Federal Savings and Loan of Carbondale |
FDIC Open-Bank Assistance in 1991
| Date | Institution | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 1991 | The Douglass Bank | $31.9M |
| Oct 2, 1991 | The Gunnison Bank & Trust Co. | $20.1M |
| Sep 16, 1991 | First Bank and Trust | $26.6M |
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