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
May 10, 1991	First FS & La of Creston	Creston, IA	$67.3M	First FSB of Creston
May 10, 1991	Colonial FSB	Cranston, RI	$60.6M	Deposit payout
May 10, 1991	First FS & La of Fargo	Fargo, ND	$50.0M	First NB of ND
May 10, 1991	Capitol Federal Bank for Savings	Chicago, IL	$39.3M	Columbia NB of Chicago
May 10, 1991	The Washington Bank (Of Maryland)	Baltimore, MD	$39.0M	The First National Bank of
May 10, 1991	Guaranty FSA	Warner Robins, GA	$25.6M	Crossroads Bank of GA
May 10, 1991	Vermilion FSB	Abbeville, LA	$17.8M	First Acadiana NB
May 9, 1991	Texas Bank and Trust of Temple	Temple, TX	$45.2M	The Peoples National Bank O
May 9, 1991	Village Green National Bank	Jersey Village, TX	$29.5M	Bank of America Texas, Nati
May 9, 1991	The First National Bank of Poth	Poth, TX	$18.7M	Bank of Floresville
May 9, 1991	Chireno State Bank	Chireno, TX	$12.4M	The First State Bank
May 3, 1991	Boston Trade Bank	Boston, MA	$307.0M	The First National Bank of
May 3, 1991	First FS & La of Pittsburg	Pittsburg, KS	$290.9M	Farm & Home Sa
May 3, 1991	Security FS & La of Albuquerque	Albuquerque, NM	$261.7M	Branch sale
May 3, 1991	Sentry FSA	Norfolk, VA	$50.3M	Deposit payout
May 3, 1991	Newton Savings Bank, FSA	Fairfield, NJ	$40.9M	Sussex County State Bank
May 3, 1991	Century Federal Savings	Chicago, IL	$25.9M	Metropolitan B&TC
May 3, 1991	Liberty SB, FSB	Marietta, OH	$17.8M	People's B&TC
Apr 26, 1991	Sunbelt Savings	Irving, TX	$6.04B	Bank of America
Apr 26, 1991	John Hanson FSB	Beltsville, MD	$840.7M	Branch sale
Apr 26, 1991	Red River FS & La	Lawton, OK	$422.2M	Branch sale
Apr 26, 1991	Augusta FSA	Baltimore, MD	$151.3M	Branch sale
Apr 26, 1991	Home FS & La, F.A.	Algona, IA	$134.3M	Branch sale
Apr 26, 1991	Executive SB, FSB	Marina Del Rey, CA	$58.6M	Century FS&LA
Apr 26, 1991	Columbine Valley Bank and Trust	Jefferson County, CO	$9.5M	Vectra Bank
Apr 19, 1991	Metropolitan FS & La	Nashville, TN	$985.1M	Union Planters NB
Apr 19, 1991	Cimarron Federal Savings	Muskogee, OK	$782.0M	Branch sale
Apr 19, 1991	Prospect Park, FSB	West Paterson, NJ	$511.5M	Lakeview SB
Apr 19, 1991	Chisholm FS & La	Kingfisher, OK	$154.4M	Branch sale
Apr 19, 1991	Mercantile Savings Bank	Southaven, MS	$33.8M	First TN Bank Na, Ms
Apr 18, 1991	Community National Bank	Sherman, TX	$19.0M	American Bank of Sherman, N
Apr 12, 1991	Security Savings & Loan	Waterbury, CT	$143.2M	American Bank of CT
Apr 12, 1991	Arizona Commerce Bank	Tucson, AZ	$80.8M	Arizona Bank of Commerce
Apr 12, 1991	Whitney Bank and Trust	Hamden, CT	$40.6M	First Constitution Bank
Apr 11, 1991	American Bank & Trust Company	Shreveport, LA	$60.9M	Tri-State Bank and Trust
Apr 5, 1991	First FS & La of Seminole Co.	Sanford, FL	$185.3M	Federal Trust Bank, FSB
Apr 5, 1991	First Savings of Zion	Zion, IL	$63.2M	Advantage Bank
Apr 5, 1991	Columbia FSA of Hamilton	Hamilton, OH	$61.3M	Home FB, a FSB
Apr 5, 1991	The Blueville Bank of Grafton	Grafton, WV	$48.1M	The Empire National Bank of
Apr 5, 1991	First Federal SB, FSB	Ashburn, GA	$30.2M	Branch sale
Apr 4, 1991	First State Bank	Weimar, TX	$26.0M	Hill Bank & Trust Co.
Mar 29, 1991	City Bank and Trust	Claremont, NH	$116.0M	First NH Bank
Mar 29, 1991	Citizens National Bank	Limon, CO	$11.4M	First National Bank of Limo
Mar 28, 1991	The Landmark Bank	Hartford, CT	$227.9M	People's Bank
Mar 27, 1991	County Bank, FSB	Santa Barbara, CA	$1.17B	Home Savings of America, FS
Mar 22, 1991	United FSA of Iowa	Des Moines, IA	$895.8M	Branch sale
Mar 22, 1991	State Savings	Jackson Heights, NY	$445.4M	Branch sale
Mar 22, 1991	First FSA of Chickasha	Chickasha, OK	$161.4M	Branch sale
Mar 22, 1991	The Federal SB, FSB	Swainsboro, GA	$150.9M	Branch sale
Mar 22, 1991	American Federal Bank	Ada, OK	$110.2M	Home FS&LA of Ada

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
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Cease and Desist: Harley Havard
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	First Federal Savings and Loan Association	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: W. T. Freeman
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: William M. Lowry
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	Essex Financial Group	Supervisory Agreement: Essex Financial Group, Inc.
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	Palmetto Bancshares, Inc.	Supervisory Agreement: Palmetto Federal Savings Bank
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	Slovenian Savings & Loan Association of Franklin-Conemaugh	Supervisory Agreement: Slovenian Savings and Loan of Franklin-Conemaugh
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Victor Crimone
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Leonard Skirboll
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Herman F. Knell
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	First Federal Savings and Loan Association	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Harley Havard
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Angelo Cafaro
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Civil Money Penalty: Maria Antonieta Silva de Pimienta
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	First Federal Savings Bank	Civil Money Penalty: Hugo E. Pimienta
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Cease and Desist: W. T. Freeman
Dec 31, 1991	OCC_OTS	First Federal Savings Bank	Cease and Desist: Hugo e. Pimienta
Dec 30, 1991	OCC_OTS	First Federal Savings and Loan Association	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Charles Persons
Dec 30, 1991	OCC_OTS	Windsor Locks Savings and Loan Association	Supervisory Agreement: Windsor Locks Savings and Loan Association
Dec 30, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Civil Money Penalty: Louis Dungan
Dec 30, 1991	OCC	National Bank of Fairhaven	Formal Agreement: National Bank of Fairhaven
Dec 27, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Clay W. Stone
Dec 24, 1991	OCC_OTS	Colorado Springs Savings and Loan Association	Civil Money Penalty: Colorado Springs Savings and Loan Association
Dec 24, 1991	FRB	B.M.J. Financial Corp.	Written Agreement: Bank of Mid-Jersey and B.M.J. Financial Corp., Bordentown, NJ
Dec 23, 1991	OCC_OTS	(individual)	Civil Money Penalty: First Savings Bank, A Federal Savings Bank
Dec 23, 1991	FRB	Hibernia Corporation	Written Agreement: Hibernia Corporation, New Orleans, LA
Dec 23, 1991	OCC_OTS	Equitec Financial Group, Inc	Civil Money Penalty: Joseph Ranzini
Dec 21, 1991	OCC_OTS	Cherry Grove Savings Bank	Supervisory Agreement: Cherry Grove Savings Bank
Dec 20, 1991	OCC_OTS	Central Pennsylvania Financial	Supervisory Agreement: Central Pennsylvania Financial Corporation
Dec 20, 1991	OCC_OTS	Central Pennsylvania Savings Association, F.A.	Cease and Desist: Central Pennsylvania Savings Association
Dec 20, 1991	FRB	(individual)	Cease and Desist Order: Blaine S. Correll
Dec 20, 1991	FRB	Bcci Holdings (Luxembourg) S.A.	Cease and Desist Order: Khusro Elley
Dec 20, 1991	OCC_OTS	First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Harrisburg	Supervisory Agreement: First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Harrisburg
Dec 20, 1991	FRB	(individual)	Cease and Desist Order: Ljubljanska Banka d.d., Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
Dec 20, 1991	OCC	Bank of Arkansas	Formal Agreement: National Bank Of Arkansas
Dec 20, 1991	OCC	Fort Knox National Bank	Formal Agreement: Fort Knox National Bank
Dec 20, 1991	OCC	Deutsche Bank National Trust Company	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Bankers Trust Of California, N.A.
Dec 19, 1991	FRB	Bank of Ireland First Holdings, Inc.	Written Agreement: The Governor and Company of The Bank of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland and …
Dec 19, 1991	OCC	Security Bank, N.A.	Formal Agreement: Security Bank, National Association
Dec 19, 1991	OCC	The Blanco National Bank	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Stevenson, John B.
Dec 19, 1991	OCC_OTS	Newport Savings and Loan Association	Cease and Desist: Newport Savings and Loan Association
Dec 19, 1991	OCC_OTS	US Community Savings Bank	Supervisory Agreement: US Community Savings Bank, FSB
Dec 19, 1991	FRB	West Coast Bank	Written Agreement: West Coast Bank, Sarasota, FL
Dec 19, 1991	FRB	Val Cor Bancorporation, Inc.	Written Agreement: Val Cor Bancorporation, Cortez, CO
Dec 18, 1991	OCC	Sears National Bank	Formal Agreement: American National Bank of Arizona
Dec 18, 1991	OCC	Enterprise National Bank of Tampa	Formal Agreement: Enterprise National Bank Of Tampa
Dec 18, 1991	FRB	First Prairie Bankshares, Inc.	Written Agreement: First Prairie Bankshares, Inc., Georgetown, IL
Dec 17, 1991	OCC_OTS	Regal Bancorp, Inc.	Supervisory Agreement: Regal Savings Bank, FSB
Dec 16, 1991	OCC_OTS	First Trade Union Capital Trust I	Supervisory Agreement: First Trade Union Savings Bank FSB
Dec 16, 1991	OCC_OTS	First Federal Savings Bank of Maryville	Supervisory Agreement: First Federal Savings Bank of Maryville
Dec 16, 1991	OCC	Ozarks National Bank	Formal Agreement: Ozarks National Bank
Dec 16, 1991	OCC	First National Bank of Callaway County	Formal Agreement: First National Bank Of Callaway County

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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