Calendar Year

2009 in US Banking

1,486 bank events are on record for 2009: 140 failures, 566 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company, and 772 enforcement actions.

140

Failures

$169.71B in failed assets

566

Mergers

Federal Reserve NIC, banking organizations

772

Enforcement

OCC, FDIC, FRB, OTS and SEC 8-K filings

8

Assistance

FDIC open-bank assistance

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How many banks failed in 2009?

140 banks failed in 2009, with $169.71B in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.

Date	Bank	HQ	Assets	Acquirer or resolution
Sep 11, 2009	Brickwell Community Bank	Woodbury, MN	$72.6M	Cortrust Bank, N.A.
Sep 4, 2009	Vantus Bank	Sioux City, IA	$503.6M	Great Southern Bank
Sep 4, 2009	Inbank	Oak Forest, IL	$209.8M	MB Financial N.A.
Sep 4, 2009	Platinum Community Bank	Rolling Meadows, IL	$148.0M	—
Sep 4, 2009	First State Bank	Flagstaff, AZ	$107.2M	Sunwest Bank
Sep 4, 2009	First Bank of Kansas City	Kansas City, MO	$15.7M	Great American Bank
Aug 28, 2009	Affinity Bank	Ventura, CA	$1.21B	Pacific Western Bank
Aug 28, 2009	MainStreet Bank	Forest Lake, MN	$458.5M	Central Bank
Aug 28, 2009	Bradford Bank	Baltimore, MD	$451.9M	Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
Aug 21, 2009	Guaranty Bank	Austin, TX	$13.46B	Compass Bank
Aug 21, 2009	Capitalsouth Bank	Birmingham, AL	$586.6M	Iberiabank
Aug 21, 2009	First Coweta	Newnan, GA	$163.8M	United Bank
Aug 21, 2009	Ebank	Atlanta, GA	$144.7M	Stearns Bank, N.A.
Aug 14, 2009	Colonial Bank	Montgomery, AL	$25.46B	BB&T
Aug 14, 2009	Community Bank of Nevada	Las Vegas, NV	$1.40B	—
Aug 14, 2009	Community Bank of Arizona	Phoenix, AZ	$158.5M	MidFirst Bank
Aug 14, 2009	Union Bank, N.A.	Gilbert, AZ	$119.5M	MidFirst Bank
Aug 14, 2009	Dwelling House Savings and Loan	Pittsburgh, PA	$12.9M	PNC Bank, N.A.
Aug 7, 2009	First State Bank	Sarasota, FL	$447.7M	Stearns Bank, N.A.
Aug 7, 2009	Community First Bank	Prineville, OR	$199.5M	Home Federal Bank
Aug 7, 2009	Community National Bank of Sarasota County	Venice, FL	$92.5M	Stearns Bank, N.A.
Jul 31, 2009	Mutual Bank	Harvey, IL	$1.60B	United Central Bank
Jul 31, 2009	Peoples Community Bank	West Chester, OH	$606.2M	First Financial Bank, N.A.
Jul 31, 2009	First Bankamericano	Elizabth, NJ	$163.4M	Crown Bank
Jul 31, 2009	Integrity Bank	Jupiter, FL	$105.3M	Stonegate Bank
Jul 31, 2009	First State Bank of Altus	Altus, OK	$90.9M	Herring Bank
Jul 24, 2009	Security Bank of Bibb County	Macon, GA	$943.7M	State Bank and Trust Company
Jul 24, 2009	Security Bank of Jones County	Gray, GA	$432.7M	State Bank and Trust Company
Jul 24, 2009	Security Bank of Houston County	Perry, GA	$371.6M	State Bank and Trust Company
Jul 24, 2009	Security Bank of Gwinnett County	Suwannee, GA	$259.2M	State Bank and Trust Company
Jul 24, 2009	Security Bank of North Fulton	Alpharetta, GA	$190.6M	State Bank and Trust Company
Jul 24, 2009	Security Bank of North Metro	Woodstock, GA	$184.2M	State Bank and Trust Company
Jul 24, 2009	Waterford Village Bank	Williamsville, NY	$55.7M	Evans Bank N.A.
Jul 17, 2009	Vineyard Bank, N.A.	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	$1.64B	California Bank & Trust
Jul 17, 2009	Temecula Valley Bank	Temecula, CA	$1.40B	First-Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Jul 17, 2009	BankFirst	Sioux Falls, SD	$210.8M	Alerus Financial, N.A.
Jul 17, 2009	First Piedmont Bank	Winder, GA	$114.1M	First American Bank and Trust Company
Jul 10, 2009	Bank of Wyoming	Thermopolis, WY	$70.2M	Central Bank & Trust
Jul 2, 2009	Founders Bank	Worth, IL	$889.2M	The Privatebank and Trust Company
Jul 2, 2009	The First National Bank of Danville	Danville, IL	$148.2M	First Financial Bank, N.A.
Jul 2, 2009	Millennium State Bank of Texas	Dallas, TX	$118.6M	State Bank of Texas
Jul 2, 2009	Rock River Bank	Oregon, IL	$74.8M	The Harvard Bank
Jul 2, 2009	The John Warner Bank	Clinton, IL	$69.6M	State Bank of Lincoln
Jul 2, 2009	The Elizabeth State Bank	Elizabeth, IL	$55.0M	Galena State Bank and Trust
Jul 2, 2009	The First State Bank of Winchester	Winchester, IL	$30.1M	The First National Bank of Beardstown
Jun 26, 2009	Mirae Bank	Los Angeles, CA	$480.6M	Wilshire State Bank
Jun 26, 2009	Neighborhood Community Bank	Newnan, GA	$212.6M	Charterbank
Jun 26, 2009	Community Bank of West Georgia	Villa Rica, GA	$201.2M	—
Jun 26, 2009	Horizon Bank	Pine City, MN	$84.8M	Stearns Bank, N.A.
Jun 26, 2009	Metropacific Bank	Irvine, CA	$75.3M	Sunwest Bank

Which banks merged in 2009?

566 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company are on record for 2009.

See the fuller list: Bank mergers 2009 with largest deals and credit union mergers ›

Date	Acquired	St	Acquirer
Aug 31, 2009	Dynamic Healthcare Employees Federal Credit Union	IN	Centurion Federal Credit Union
Aug 31, 2009	Free Choice Federal Credit Union	PA	Trumark Credit Union
Aug 31, 2009	First Security Credit Union	WI	Landmark Credit Union
Aug 31, 2009	Allco Credit Union	WI	Landmark Credit Union
Aug 29, 2009	Busey Bank, National Association	FL	Busey Bank
Aug 29, 2009	The First National Bank of Ekalaka	MT	Summit National Bank
Aug 28, 2009	SC Firefighters Federal Credit Union	SC	CPM Federal Credit Union
Aug 27, 2009	RBC Bank (Georgia)	GA	RBC Bank (Georgia), N.A.
Aug 22, 2009	PNC Bank, Delaware	DE	PNC Bank, N.A.
Aug 22, 2009	CB Bancorp, Inc.	OH	Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
Aug 22, 2009	The Citizens Bank of Higginsport, Ohio	OH	Merchants National Bank
Aug 20, 2009	Perryton Holdings, Inc.	NV	Perryton Bancshares, Inc.
Aug 15, 2009	The Peoples Bank of Elkton	MD	The Columbia Bank
Aug 15, 2009	Milton Investments, Inc.	WI	Bank of Milton
Aug 14, 2009	First Boulder Valley Bank	MT	Madison Valley Bank
Aug 8, 2009	Citizens State Bank	NE	The Tilden Bank
Aug 8, 2009	Castle Bank & Trust Company	CT	ION Bank
Aug 8, 2009	First Texas Bank	TX	First Texas Bank
Aug 1, 2009	First Platteville Investment Corporation	NV	The First National Bank of Platteville
Aug 1, 2009	TriStone Community Bank	NC	First Community Bank
Aug 1, 2009	Massbank Corp.	DE	Eastern Bankshares Inc
Aug 1, 2009	Cityside Federal Credit Union	CA	Southland Credit Union
Aug 1, 2009	Mutual Federal Credit Union	OH	Glass City Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 2009	Ward Paper Company Employees Credit Union	WI	Park City Credit Union
Aug 1, 2009	Oregon Territory Federal Credit Union	OR	Rivermark Community Credit Union
Aug 1, 2009	Greater Warren Community Federal Credit Union	OH	Associated School Employees Credit Union, Inc.
Aug 1, 2009	Lynchburg Foundry Federal Credit Union	VA	Beacon Credit Union Incorporated
Aug 1, 2009	Mount Horeb Baptist Church Federal Credit Union	DC	Library of Congress Federal Credit Union
Jul 30, 2009	Chevy Chase Bank, Federal Savings Bank	VA	Capital One, N.A.
Jul 28, 2009	Unicorp Federal Credit Union	IN	Everwise Credit Union
Jul 25, 2009	Valley Bank Minnesota	MN	Valley Bank
Jul 25, 2009	Discovery Bank	CA	Commercewest Bank
Jul 21, 2009	Brenham National Holding Corporation	NV	Brenham Bancshares, Inc.
Jul 20, 2009	Southern Bank of Commerce	AR	Southern Bank
Jul 18, 2009	Citizens State Bank	IA	Fidelity Bank & Trust
Jul 18, 2009	EastBank	MN	Franklin National Bank of Minneapolis
Jul 17, 2009	Hocking Valley Credit Union, Inc.	OH	Atomic Credit Union, Inc.
Jul 17, 2009	Kabel Federal Credit Union	OH	Oucu Financial Credit Union, Inc.
Jul 16, 2009	Yamaha Employees Federal Credit Union	CA	Center City Community Credit Union
Jul 16, 2009	The Citizens State Bank of Pomona	KS	Goppert State Service Bank
Jul 14, 2009	Chevy Chase Preferred Capital Corporation	MD	Chevy Chase Bank, Federal Savings Bank
Jul 11, 2009	The State Bank of Lebo	KS	The Farmers State Bank of Aliceville, Kansas
Jul 11, 2009	Town & Country Bank	IL	Town And Country Bank
Jul 7, 2009	The First Bank, Roxton, Texas	TX	Security Bank of Texas
Jul 7, 2009	Roxton Corporation	TX	First Bancshares of Texas, Inc.
Jul 6, 2009	The Bank of New York Trust Company	NY	BNY Mellon, N.A.
Jul 2, 2009	Fort Worth Bancshares, Inc.	TX	Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Jul 1, 2009	Chatham Employees Credit Union	NC	Members Credit Union
Jul 1, 2009	Sutton State Bank	NE	Astra Bank
Jul 1, 2009	Local 542 District III O East Federal Credit Union	PA	Ufcw Community Federal Credit Union

The list holds 500 of the 566 mergers recorded for 2009.

Enforcement Actions in 2009

Action date	Agency	Institution	Action
Jul 2, 2009	OCC_OTS	Union Federal Savings Bank	Cease and Desist: Union Federal Savings Bank
Jul 2, 2009 Released Jul 9, 2009	FRB	First State Bancorporation	Written Agreement: First State Bancorporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico; First Community Bank, Taos, New Mexico
Jul 1, 2009	FRB	(individual)	Section 19 Letters: Betty French
Jun 30, 2009	OCC_OTS	Ebank	Prompt Corrective Action: ebank
Jun 30, 2009 Released Jul 7, 2009	FRB	Bankers' Bancorp, Inc.	Written Agreement: Bankers' Bancorp, Inc., Springfield, Illinois; Independent Bankers' Bank, Springfield, Illinois
Jun 30, 2009	OCC_OTS	Progressive-Home Federal Savings and Loan Association	Termination of Cease and Desist: Progressive-Home Federal Savings and Loan Association
Jun 29, 2009	OCC	City National Bank of New Jersey	Formal Agreement: City National Bank of New Jersey
Jun 29, 2009 Released Jul 6, 2009	FRB	Amboy Bancorporation	Written Agreement: Amboy Bancorporation, Old Bridge, New Jersey; Amboy Bank, Old Bridge, New Jersey
Jun 29, 2009	OCC_OTS	American Express Bank, FSB	Cease and Desist: American Express Bank, FSB
Jun 29, 2009	OCC_OTS	American Express Bank, FSB	Civil Money Penalty: American Express Bank, FSB
Jun 26, 2009	OCC_OTS	Anchor Savings and Loan Association	Cease and Desist: AnchorBank, FSB
Jun 26, 2009	OCC_OTS	Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin, Inc.	Cease and Desist: Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin, Inc.
Jun 26, 2009 Released Jun 30, 2009	FRB	AMCORE Financial, Inc.	Written Agreement: AMCORE Financial, Inc., Rockford, Illinois
Jun 26, 2009	OCC	AnchorBank, FSB	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Anchorbank,fsb
Jun 26, 2009	OCC	Eastern National Bank	Formal Agreement: Eastern National Bank
Jun 26, 2009	OCC	National Banking Corp.	Formal Agreement: First National Banking Company
Jun 25, 2009	OCC	Stone County National Bancshares, Inc.	Formal Agreement: Stone County National Bank
Jun 25, 2009	OCC	First National Bank PLC	Formal Agreement: First National Bank
Jun 25, 2009	OCC	Castle Bank, National Association	Formal Agreement: Castle Bank, National Association
Jun 25, 2009	OCC	Albany Bank & Trust, National Association	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Marbury, Lovic J.
Jun 25, 2009	OCC	AMCORE Bank, N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Amcore Bank, National Association
Jun 24, 2009	OCC_OTS	Federal Trust Bank, A Federal Savings Bank	Termination of Prompt Corrective Action: Federal Trust Bank
Jun 24, 2009	OCC_OTS	MetaBank	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Charlene M. Pickhinke
Jun 24, 2009	OCC_OTS	Federal Trust Bank, A Federal Savings Bank	Termination of Cease and Desist: Federal Trust Bank
Jun 24, 2009	OCC_OTS	Federal Trust Corporation	Termination of Cease and Desist: Federal Trust Corporation
Jun 23, 2009	OCC	(individual)	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): First National Bank
Jun 23, 2009	FRB	(individual)	Section 19 Letters: Kimberly Marie Handy
Jun 23, 2009	FRB	(individual)	Section 19 Letters: Crystal Anderson Conner
Jun 19, 2009 Released Jul 2, 2009	FRB	First Dupage Bancorp, Inc.	Written Agreement: First DuPage Bancorp, Inc., Westmont, Illinois
Jun 19, 2009	OCC_OTS	MainStreet Financial Corporation, MHC	Cease and Desist: Mainstreet Financial Corporation, MHC
Jun 19, 2009	OCC	Inter Savings Bank, Federal Savings Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Inter Savings Bank, FSB
Jun 19, 2009	OCC_OTS	Inter Savings Bank, Federal Savings Bank	Cease and Desist: Inter Savings Bank, FSB
Jun 19, 2009	OCC	Bank of the Lakes, National Association	Formal Agreement: Bank of The Lakes, National Association
Jun 19, 2009	OCC_OTS	Aurora Service Corporation	Amended Supervisory Agreements: Aurora Service Corporation
Jun 18, 2009	OCC	Trustmark National Bank	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Eskew, Julie A.
Jun 17, 2009	FRB	State Bank Financial	Section 19 Letters: Brian T. Fogarty
Jun 17, 2009 Released Jun 23, 2009	FRB	(individual)	Written Agreement: CCB Financial Corporation, Jonesboro, Georgia
Jun 17, 2009	FRB	Kanabec State Bank	Section 19 Letters: Vanessa K. Peterson
Jun 17, 2009	OCC	Gladewater National Bank	Formal Agreement: Gladewater National Bank
Jun 17, 2009	OCC_OTS	Roebling Bank	Supervisory Agreement: Roebling Bank
Jun 16, 2009 Released Jun 25, 2009	FRB	IT&S of Iowa, Inc.	Written Agreement: IT & S of Iowa, Inc., Oskaloosa, Iowa
Jun 16, 2009 Released Jun 18, 2009	FRB	Mirae Bancorp	Written Agreement: Mirae Bancorp, Los Angeles, California
Jun 16, 2009 Released Jun 22, 2009	FRB	Alterra Bank	Written Agreement: 1st Financial Bank, Overland Park, Kansas (Now known as Alterra Bank)
Jun 16, 2009	OCC	Smartbiz Bank, N.A.	Formal Agreement: Centrust Bank, National Association
Jun 15, 2009	OCC	Bank of America, N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Gurganus, William Ashley
Jun 15, 2009	OCC	City National Bank of West Virginia	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Mobley, Regina
Jun 15, 2009	OCC	TD Bank, N.A.	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Nixon, James V.
Jun 15, 2009 Released Jun 24, 2009	FRB	(individual)	Prompt Corrective Action: BankFirst, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Jun 15, 2009 Released Jun 18, 2009	FRB	(individual)	Written Agreement: First National Bancshares, Inc., Spartanburg, South Carolina
Jun 15, 2009	OCC	City National Bank of West Virginia	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Gatens, Robin

FDIC Open-Bank Assistance in 2009

Date	Institution	HQ	Assets
Jan 16, 2009	Bank of America N.A.	Charlotte, NC	$1.47T
Jan 16, 2009	FIA Card Services N.A.	Wilmington, DE	$159.64B
Jan 16, 2009	Countrywide Bank FSB	Alexandria, VA	$117.98B
Jan 16, 2009	Merrill Lynch Bank USA	Salt Lake City, UT	$61.81B
Jan 16, 2009	Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co FSB	New York, NY	$37.99B
Jan 16, 2009	Bank of America Rhode Island N.A.	Providence, RI	$35.41B
Jan 16, 2009	Bank of America California N.A.	San Francisco, CA	$21.50B
Jan 16, 2009	Bank of America Oregon N.A.	Portland, OR	$11.53B

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