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	HQ	Assets	Acquirer or resolution
Sep 27, 1991	First Federal Savings	Beaumont, TX	$251.2M	Kilgore FS&LA
Sep 27, 1991	Eastern FS & La of Sayville	Sayville, NY	$249.5M	Bayside FSB
Sep 27, 1991	Nutley Savings & Loan	Nutley, NJ	$188.6M	Valley NB
Sep 27, 1991	Plymouth FSA	Plymouth, MA	$174.7M	Branch sale
Sep 27, 1991	Home FS & La of Harlan	Harlan, IA	$91.4M	Conservative SB FSB
Sep 27, 1991	Midcounty Bank and Trust Company	Norwood, MA	$62.1M	Dedham Institution for Savi
Sep 27, 1991	Gold River SB	Fair Oaks, CA	$24.1M	El Dorado SB
Sep 20, 1991	Bank Five for Savings	Arlington, MA	$386.6M	Cambridge Savings Bank
Sep 20, 1991	Mid-Jersey National Bank	Somerville, NJ	$29.5M	United Jersey Bank/Central
Sep 19, 1991	Southeast Bank, N.A.	Miami, FL	$11.03B	First Union National Bank O
Sep 19, 1991	Abraham Lincoln FSA	Dresher, PA	$189.1M	Branch sale
Sep 19, 1991	Southeast Bank of West Florida	Pensacola, FL	$97.3M	First Union National Bank O
Sep 13, 1991	Davy Crockett FS & La	Crockett, TX	$50.5M	Deposit payout
Sep 13, 1991	Evergreen FS & La	Charleston, WV	$40.3M	Merchants NB of Montgomery
Sep 13, 1991	Valley Bank	White River Junction, VT	$33.7M	Vermont National Bank
Sep 6, 1991	United Home Federal	Toledo, OH	$443.4M	Standard FB
Sep 6, 1991	Suffield Bank	Suffield, CT	$294.8M	First Federal Bank, FSB
Sep 6, 1991	Heartland S & La	La Mesa, CA	$121.7M	Union Bank
Sep 6, 1991	Bay FSB	West Palm Beach, FL	$58.1M	Fidelity FSB of FL
Sep 6, 1991	The Family Bank and Trust	Allenstown, NH	$46.7M	The Valley Bank
Aug 30, 1991	Future Federal Savings Bank	Louisville, KY	$422.3M	Citizens Fidelity B&T
Aug 30, 1991	Lowell Institution for Savings	Lowell, MA	$386.4M	The Family Mutual Savings B
Aug 30, 1991	Homestead FSA	Middletown, PA	$223.2M	Farmers Trust Co.
Aug 30, 1991	Hilton Head Bank & Trust Company	Hilton Head Island, SC	$64.6M	The Anchor Bank
Aug 30, 1991	Hillsborough Bank and Trust Co	Milford, NH	$49.9M	Peterborough Savings Bank
Aug 30, 1991	United FSB	Prestonsburg, KY	$39.9M	Pikeville NB&TC
Aug 29, 1991	First National Bank and Trust Co	Blackwell, OK	$33.5M	Central National Bank & Tru
Aug 29, 1991	The San Saba National Bank	San Saba, TX	$15.6M	First Llano Bank
Aug 23, 1991	Merchants & Mechanics FSB	Springfield, OH	$209.9M	Banc One FSB
Aug 23, 1991	First FS & La	Mt. Vernon, OH	$73.1M	First FS&LA of Wooster
Aug 23, 1991	New Age FSA	St. Louis, MO	$9.2M	Commerce Bank of St. Louis
Aug 22, 1991	Buchel Bank & Trust Co.	Cuero, TX	$25.0M	First Bank
Aug 22, 1991	First Mexia Bank	Mexia, TX	$22.5M	The East Texas National Ban
Aug 16, 1991	First American FSB	Tucson, AZ	$145.0M	State SB, FSB
Aug 16, 1991	Northwest National Bank	Fayetteville, AR	$29.4M	Citizens Bank of Northwest
Aug 16, 1991	Enfield National Bank	Enfield, CT	$19.0M	Savings Institute
Aug 16, 1991	Centre Sa, F.A.	Arlington, TX	$15.2M	American FB, FSB
Aug 9, 1991	Great American FSA	San Diego, CA	$9.52B	Branch sale
Aug 9, 1991	Citytrust	Bridgeport, CT	$1.92B	Chase Manhattan Bank of Con
Aug 9, 1991	Mechanics and Farmers Savings Bank	Bridgeport, CT	$1.08B	Chase Manhattan Bank of Con
Aug 9, 1991	Larchmont FS & La	Larchmont, NY	$123.8M	Peoples Westchester SB
Aug 9, 1991	Bank of South Palm Beaches	Hypoluxo, FL	$61.3M	1st United Bank
Aug 9, 1991	First FS & La of Thief River Falls	Thief River Falls, MN	$54.6M	No. State BK of Thief Riv.
Aug 9, 1991	Southcoast Bank Corporation	West Palm Beach, FL	$26.1M	—
Aug 2, 1991	Standard FS & La	Columbia, SC	$319.7M	NB of South Carolina
Aug 2, 1991	Coral Coast FSB	Boynton Beach, FL	$61.2M	Mackinac SB, FSB
Jul 26, 1991	Atlantic Financial FSB	San Francisco, CA	$448.9M	Branch sale
Jul 26, 1991	Suburban National Bank	Hillsborough TWNS, NJ	$91.1M	Provident Savings Bank
Jul 26, 1991	The Housatonic Bank & Trust Co	Ansonia, CT	$69.1M	Shelton Savings Bank
Jul 26, 1991	Westland FS & La	Rawlins, WY	$31.8M	Rawlins NB

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
Sep 5, 1991	Strother Drug Employees Credit Union	VA	Beacon Credit Union Incorporated
Sep 4, 1991	First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Idaho Falls	ID	WaFd Bank
Sep 3, 1991	Star Bank, National Association	OH	U.S. Bank N.A.
Sep 3, 1991	Star Bank, National Association, Butler County	OH	U.S. Bank N.A.
Sep 3, 1991	Postal Credit Union	NM	First Financial Credit Union
Sep 1, 1991	Diversified Federal Credit Union	CA	Logix Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1991	Bank One, Franklin	IN	Bank One, Indiana, National Association
Sep 1, 1991	Keyes Fibre Hammond Employees Federal Credit Union	IN	Regional Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1991	Valley Fidelity Bank and Trust Company	TN	First Horizon Bank
Sep 1, 1991	HBD Empl Fcu	TN	Clinchfield Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1991	First of America Bank-Wayne	MI	First of America Bank-Ann Arbor
Sep 1, 1991	Mohawk Valley Federal Savings Bank	NY	United Northern Federal Savings Bank
Sep 1, 1991	McGuire Federal Credit Union	NJ	Andrews Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1991	The Bank of New Mexico, las vegas	NM	The Bank of New Mexico
Sep 1, 1991	McCulloch Federal Credit Union	CA	La Financial Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1991	Saint Augustine Parish Federal Credit Union	PA	Iron Workers Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1991	SMCRC Credit Union	GA	Excel Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1991	1st Ambanc, Inc.	FL	Commercesouth, Inc.
Sep 1, 1991	The C-M Company, Inc	KS	First Medicine Lodge Bancshares, Inc.
Sep 1, 1991	Fpe Fcu	FL	Gte Federal Credit Union dba Gte Financial
Sep 1, 1991	Capitol Credit Union	AR	Arkansas Federal Credit Union
Sep 1, 1991	The State Bank of Salem	IN	INB Banking Company
Sep 1, 1991	The Isabel State Bank	KS	Solutionsbank
Sep 1, 1991	Central Soo Credit Union	WI	Royal Credit Union
Aug 31, 1991	Marquette Bank Apple Valley	MN	Marquette Bank Minneapolis, National Association
Aug 31, 1991	U.S. Trust Company of Texas	TX	U.S. Trust Company of Texas, National Association
Aug 31, 1991	Lakeshore Bank, N. A.	OK	Bank One, Oklahoma City
Aug 31, 1991	Beckley National Bank	WV	Bank One, West Virginia, Beckley, National Association
Aug 31, 1991	Merchants & Miners National Bank of Oak Hill	WV	Bank One, West Virginia, Beckley, National Association
Aug 31, 1991	State Bank of Firth, Inc.	NE	Farmers State Bank
Aug 31, 1991	Brown & Bigelow Employees Credit Union	MN	Riverview Credit Union
Aug 31, 1991	TN Grange Cu	TN	First Choice Community Credit Union
Aug 31, 1991	Kerns Empl Cu	TN	First Choice Community Credit Union
Aug 31, 1991	Southeast Cedar Rapids Community Credit Union	IA	Collins Community Credit Union
Aug 30, 1991	Arab Fcu	AL	Redstone Federal Credit Union
Aug 27, 1991	Ccta Federal Credit Union	MD	First Financial of Maryland Federal Credit Union
Aug 26, 1991	First Wisconsin Bank of Two Rivers	WI	Firstar Bank Manitowoc
Aug 26, 1991	Citgo Federal Credit Union	NJ	Energy One Federal Credit Union
Aug 24, 1991	Shidler Bancshares, Inc.	OK	Security Bank & Trust Company of Ponca City, Oklahoma
Aug 24, 1991	Community Bank	OK	Security Bank & Trust Company of Ponca City, Oklahoma
Aug 24, 1991	Lamar Industrial Bank	CO	Frontier Bank
Aug 23, 1991	Parish National Bank of St. Tammany	LA	Parish National Bank
Aug 22, 1991	Letchworth Ag Credit Corporation	NY	Letchworth Independent Bancshares Corporation
Aug 21, 1991	CB Bancshares, Inc.	GA	Synovus Financial Corp.
Aug 19, 1991	The Capital National Bank in Austin	TX	Norwest Bank Texas, Austin, National Association
Aug 19, 1991	Havana Bancshares, Inc.	IL	FB Corporation
Aug 19, 1991	Home Savings Bank, S.A.	WI	TCF National Bank Wisconsin
Aug 19, 1991	Electricians of 25 Federal Credit Union	NY	Nassau Financial Federal Credit Union
Aug 17, 1991	Farmers Exchange Bank	KY	Fifth Third Bank, Kentucky, Inc.
Aug 15, 1991	First Oak Brook Bank/Addison	IL	1st Oak Brook Bank

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

Enforcement Actions in 1991

Action date	Agency	Institution	Action
Oct 3, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Cease and Desist: HomeFed Bank, Federal Savings Bank
Oct 3, 1991	OCC	The Homer National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Homer National Bank
Oct 2, 1991	OCC_OTS	Life Federal Savings Bank	Supervisory Agreement: Life Savings Bank
Oct 2, 1991	OCC	First National Bank of Dublin	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Burnett, Robert Dale
Oct 1, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Supervisory Agreement: First Federal Savngs and Loan Association
Oct 1, 1991	OCC_OTS	First Savings Corporation	Supervisory Agreement: First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Moline
Oct 1, 1991	OCC_OTS	First Federal Savings Bank of Proviso Township	Civil Money Penalty: Charles Braun
Oct 1, 1991	OCC	First National Bank of Dublin	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Duncan, Glen
Oct 1, 1991	OCC	First National Bank of Dublin	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Raley, Harlen
Oct 1, 1991	OCC	First National Bank of Dublin	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Moore, John P.
Oct 1, 1991	OCC	First National Bank of Dublin	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Leatherwood, James C.
Oct 1, 1991	OCC	Federal City National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Federal City National Bank
Oct 1, 1991	OCC	First National Bank of Dublin	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Johnson, John A.
Oct 1, 1991	OCC_OTS	Ogden First Federal Savings and Loan Association	Cease and Desist: Ogden First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Oct 1, 1991	FRB	Shawmut National Corporation	Written Agreement: Shawmut National Corporation, Boston, MA
Oct 1, 1991	OCC	First National Bank of Dublin	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Leatherwood, Clarence "Ed"
Oct 1, 1991	OCC	First National Bank of Dublin	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Kloster, W.P.
Oct 1, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Supervisory Agreement: Security Federal Savings and Loan Association
Sep 30, 1991	OCC_OTS	Grand Bank for Savings, FSB	Supervisory Agreement: Grand Bank for Savings, FSB
Sep 30, 1991	OCC_OTS	Lincoln Corporation	Supervisory Agreement: The Lincoln Savings Bank, FSB
Sep 30, 1991	OCC_OTS	Dona Ana Savings and Loan Association Incorporated	Civil Money Penalty: John H. McDowell
Sep 30, 1991	OCC	The First National Bank of Hugo	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Morrison, R.G.
Sep 30, 1991	OCC	Peoples National Bank	Formal Agreement: Peoples National Bank
Sep 27, 1991	OCC	The Private Bank & Trust, N.A.	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): The Private Bank Of Coral Gables
Sep 27, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Cease and Desist: Gerald J. Ford
Sep 27, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Civil Money Penalty: Geral J. Ford
Sep 27, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: George S. Bennett Jr.
Sep 26, 1991	OCC_OTS	Midfed Savings Bank	Supervisory Agreement: MidFed Savings Bank
Sep 26, 1991	OCC_OTS	Mitchell Home Savings & Loan Association	Supervisory Agreement: Home Trust Savings and Loan Association
Sep 26, 1991	OCC_OTS	First Savings Corporation	Supervisory Agreement: First Savings and Loan Association of South Holland
Sep 26, 1991	OCC_OTS	First Federal Savings Bank	Supervisory Agreement: First Federal Savings Bank
Sep 26, 1991	OCC_OTS	Saline Valley First Federal Savings and Loan Association	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Ronald E. Doerge
Sep 26, 1991	OCC_OTS	Grand Savings Bank	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: George W. Underwood
Sep 26, 1991	OCC_OTS	Saline Valley First Federal Savings and Loan Association	Cease and Desist: Ronald E. Doerge
Sep 26, 1991	OCC	Chancery National Bank	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Dyer, Norman
Sep 26, 1991	OCC_OTS	Mutual Building & Loan Association, F.A.	Supervisory Agreement: Mutual Building and Loan Association, F.A.
Sep 25, 1991	OCC_OTS	Dona Ana Savings and Loan Association Incorporated	Civil Money Penalty: Stephen Blanco
Sep 25, 1991	OCC	Universal Bancorp, Inc.	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Universal National Bank
Sep 25, 1991	OCC_OTS	AmWest Savings Association	Supervisory Agreement: AmWest Savings Association
Sep 25, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Deborah Lea Powers
Sep 24, 1991	OCC_OTS	Bell Federal Savings and Loan Association	Supervisory Agreement: Bell Federal Savings and Loan Association
Sep 24, 1991	OCC	The Western National Bank of Colorado Springs	Formal Agreement: Western National Bank Of Colorado Springs
Sep 23, 1991	FRB	First Exchange Bank of North St. Louis County	Cease and Desist Order: First Exchange Bank of North St. Louis County, Florissant, MO
Sep 23, 1991	FRB	First Exchange Bank of Cape Girardeau	Cease and Desist Order: First Exchange Bank of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, MO
Sep 23, 1991	OCC_OTS	Blue Ridge Savings Bank, Inc	Cease and Desist: Blue Ridge Savings Bank
Sep 23, 1991	FRB	First Exchange Bank of Madison County	Cease and Desist Order: First Exchange Bank of Madison County, Fredericktown, MO
Sep 23, 1991	OCC	Jefferson National Bank	Formal Agreement: Jefferson National Bank
Sep 23, 1991	FRB	Bcci Holdings (Luxembourg) S.A.	Notice of Intent: Kemal Shoaib
Sep 23, 1991	FRB	Glenwood State Bank	Civil Money Penalty $25,000: John C. Dean
Sep 23, 1991	FRB	Glenwood State Bank	Civil Money Penalty $25,000: Glenwood State Bank, Glenwood, IA

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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