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
Jun 19, 2009	Cooperative Bank	Wilmington, NC	$966.8M	First Bank
Jun 19, 2009	Southern Community Bank	Fayetteville, GA	$371.7M	United Community Bank
Jun 19, 2009	First National Bank of Anthony	Anthony, KS	$157.0M	Bank of Kansas
Jun 5, 2009	Bank of Lincolnwood	Lincolnwood, IL	$212.7M	Republic Bank of Chicago
May 22, 2009	Strategic Capital Bank	Champaign, IL	$546.6M	Midland States Bank
May 22, 2009	Citizens National Bank	Macomb, IL	$438.6M	Morton Community Bank
May 21, 2009	BankUnited, FSB	Coral Gables, FL	$13.11B	BankUnited
May 8, 2009	Westsound Bank	Bremerton, WA	$334.6M	Kitsap Bank
May 1, 2009	Silverton Bank, N.A.	Atlanta, GA	$4.16B	—
May 1, 2009	America West Bank	Layton, UT	$281.6M	Cache Valley Bank
May 1, 2009	Citizens Community Bank	Ridgewood, NJ	$40.7M	North Jersey Community Bank
Apr 24, 2009	First Bank of Beverly Hills	Calabasas, CA	$1.26B	—
Apr 24, 2009	First Bank of Idaho, FSB	Ketchum, ID	$490.7M	U.S. Bank, N.A.
Apr 24, 2009	Michigan Heritage Bank	Farmington Hills, MI	$167.7M	Level One Bank
Apr 24, 2009	American Southern Bank	Kennesaw, GA	$106.0M	Bank of North Georgia
Apr 17, 2009	Great Basin Bank of Nevada	Elko, NV	$238.9M	Nevada State Bank
Apr 17, 2009	American Sterling Bank	Sugar Creek, MO	$166.5M	Metcalf Bank
Apr 10, 2009	New Frontier Bank	Greeley, CO	$1.77B	—
Apr 10, 2009	Cape Fear Bank	Wilmington, NC	$492.4M	First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston
Mar 27, 2009	Omni National Bank	Atlanta, GA	$979.6M	—
Mar 20, 2009	Teambank, N.A.	Paola, KS	$669.8M	Great Southern Bank
Mar 20, 2009	Firstcity Bank	Stockbridge, GA	$285.0M	—
Mar 20, 2009	Colorado National Bank	Colorado Springs, CO	$123.5M	Herring Bank
Mar 6, 2009	Freedom Bank of Georgia	Commerce, GA	$172.5M	Northeast Georgia Bank
Feb 27, 2009	Security Savings Bank	Henderson, NV	$238.3M	Bank of Nevada
Feb 27, 2009	Heritage Community Bank	Glenwood, IL	$235.2M	MB Financial Bank, N.A.
Feb 20, 2009	Silver Falls Bank	Silverton, OR	$134.2M	Citizens Bank
Feb 13, 2009	Riverside Bank of the Gulf Coast	Cape Coral, FL	$523.7M	TIB Bank
Feb 13, 2009	Corn Belt Bank and Trust Company	Pittsfield, IL	$260.2M	The Carlinville National Bank
Feb 13, 2009	Sherman County Bank	Loup City, NE	$135.4M	Heritage Bank
Feb 13, 2009	Pinnacle Bank	Beaverton, OR	$71.9M	Washington Trust Bank
Feb 6, 2009	County Bank	Merced, CA	$1.71B	Westamerica Bank
Feb 6, 2009	Alliance Bank	Culver City, CA	$1.11B	California Bank and Trust
Feb 6, 2009	FirstBank Financial Services	McDonough, GA	$317.2M	Regions Bank
Jan 30, 2009	Suburban Federal Savings Bank	Crofton, MD	$347.4M	Bank of Essex
Jan 30, 2009	Magnet Bank	Salt Lake City, UT	$300.7M	—
Jan 30, 2009	Ocala National Bank	Ocala, FL	$219.4M	Centerstate Bank of Florida, N.A.
Jan 23, 2009	1st Centennial Bank	Redlands, CA	$798.0M	First California Bank
Jan 16, 2009	Bank of Clark County	Vancouver, WA	$441.1M	Umpqua Bank
Jan 16, 2009	National Bank of Commerce	Berkeley, IL	$419.7M	Republic Bank of Chicago

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
Nov 1, 2009	Leavenworth Teachers & Community Credit Union	KS	MainStreet Federal Credit Union
Nov 1, 2009	Sweetheart Federal Credit Union	TX	Aafes Federal Credit Union
Oct 31, 2009	Walpole Municipal Employees Credit Union	MA	Arise Federal Credit Union
Oct 31, 2009	TCF National Bank Arizona	AZ	TCF National Bank
Oct 31, 2009	Beverly National Corporation	MA	Danvers Bancorp, Inc.
Oct 31, 2009	Crosby State Bank	TX	CommunityBank of Texas, N.A.
Oct 31, 2009	Newark-Delaware City Employees Federal Credit Union	DE	Louviers Federal Credit Union
Oct 31, 2009	First State Bank	TN	The Farmers Bank of Lynchburg
Oct 31, 2009	New England United Methodist Federal Credit Union	ME	Interfaith Federal Credit Union
Oct 31, 2009	Electrical Workers 442 Federal Credit Union	CA	Operating Engineers Local Union #3 Federal Credit Union
Oct 31, 2009	Yorkco School Employees Credit Union	PA	White Rose Credit Union
Oct 30, 2009	LGF Bancshares, Inc.	DE	First La Grange Bancshares, Inc.
Oct 30, 2009	First Community Bancshares, Inc.	DE	Coastal Bend Bancshares, Inc.
Oct 30, 2009	Spirit of America National Bank	OH	Comenity Bank
Oct 24, 2009	Keystone State Savings Bank	PA	Northwest Bank
Oct 24, 2009	United Security Financial Corporation	IA	Ohnward Bank & Trust
Oct 24, 2009	United Security Savings Bank, FSB	IA	Ohnward Bank & Trust
Oct 19, 2009	First Delta Bankshares, Inc.	AR	Uplift Financial Development Corporation
Oct 17, 2009	Northern National Bank	MN	Frandsen Bank & Trust
Oct 17, 2009	Community Bank of the Red River Valley	MN	Frandsen Bank & Trust
Oct 17, 2009	Healthcare Bancorp, Inc.	OK	Cache Holdings, Inc.
Oct 17, 2009	Merchants and Farmers Bank of Comer, Georgia	GA	First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.
Oct 16, 2009	Preferred Blocker Inc.	MI	Ally Financial Inc.
Oct 16, 2009	Huntington Bancshares of Delaware, Inc.	DE	Ubank Holdings, Inc.
Oct 15, 2009	Carolina Commerce Bank	NC	Carolina Trust Bank
Oct 10, 2009	New Vienna Savings Bank	IA	Citizens State Bank
Oct 8, 2009	First Jacksboro Bancshares of Delaware, Inc.	DE	Highlands Bancshares, Inc.
Oct 5, 2009	The First National Bank of Canadian	TX	Happy State Bank
Oct 3, 2009	First State Bank of Beardstown, Illinois	IL	West Central Bank
Oct 2, 2009	Clarke Community Federal Credit Union	GA	Peach State Federal Credit Union
Oct 2, 2009	First Company	WY	Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
Oct 1, 2009	Anderson SC County Educators Federal Credit Union	SC	S.C. State Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 2009	FREEDOM21 Federal Credit Union	TN	Southern Security Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 2009	Harbourside Community Bank, National Association	SC	The Savannah Bank, National Association
Oct 1, 2009	Burton Holdings, Inc.	DE	Burton Bancshares, Inc.
Oct 1, 2009	First Louisiana Bancshares, Inc.	LA	Origin Bancorp, Inc.
Oct 1, 2009	New Hope Community Development Federal Credit Union	AL	Avadian Credit Union
Oct 1, 2009	JPMorgan Mezzanine Corporation	IL	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Oct 1, 2009	Teachers Credit Union of Warren County	IL	I. H. Mississippi Valley Credit Union
Oct 1, 2009	K of C 3197 Federal Credit Union	NJ	Central Jersey Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 2009	Dallas City Packing Federal Credit Union	TX	Texas Telcom Credit Union
Oct 1, 2009	Motor Club of America Federal Credit Union	NJ	Bethex Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 2009	Landmark Communications Employees Credit Union	VA	Norfolk Virginia Postal Credit Union
Oct 1, 2009	L and N and C and E I Credit Union	IL	First Illinois Credit Union
Oct 1, 2009	Missouri Health Family Credit Union	MO	Multipli Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 2009	Winnetka Municipal Employees Credit Union	IL	New Trier Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 2009	First Insurance Federal Credit Union	HI	Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 2009	Replacement Parts Employees Federal Credit Union	AR	Arkansas Employees Federal Credit Union
Oct 1, 2009	Sunflower Credit Union	KS	Mid American Credit Union
Oct 1, 2009	Kenton Federal Credit Union	NY	The Summit Federal Credit Union

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

Enforcement Actions in 2009

Action date	Agency	Institution	Action
Feb 17, 2009	OCC_OTS	Sykesville Federal Savings Association	Civil Money Penalty: C. Todd Brown
Feb 17, 2009	OCC	Ohio Legacy Corp.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Ohio Legacy Bank, National Association
Feb 17, 2009	OCC_OTS	Sykesville Federal Savings Association	Civil Money Penalty: Charles E. Wehland
Feb 17, 2009	OCC_OTS	Sykesville Federal Savings Association	Civil Money Penalty: Brian L. Haight
Feb 17, 2009	OCC_OTS	Sykesville Federal Savings Association	Civil Money Penalty: Melvin T. Hush
Feb 17, 2009 Released Feb 19, 2009	FRB	Polk County Bancorporation, Inc.	Written Agreement: Polk County Bancorporation, Inc., Johnston, Iowa
Feb 17, 2009	OCC_OTS	Sykesville Federal Savings Association	Civil Money Penalty: Gilbert L. Fleming
Feb 17, 2009	OCC_OTS	Sykesville Federal Savings Association	Civil Money Penalty: William R. Atkinson
Feb 17, 2009	OCC_OTS	Sykesville Federal Savings Association	Civil Money Penalty: Rose M. Icenroad
Feb 17, 2009	OCC_OTS	Sykesville Federal Savings Association	Civil Money Penalty: Evelyn L. Burns
Feb 13, 2009 Released Feb 19, 2009	FRB	Florida Community Banks, Inc.	Written Agreement: Florida Community Banks, Inc., Immokalee, Florida
Feb 12, 2009	OCC	First United Bank, National Association	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Baltz, Stephen
Feb 12, 2009	OCC	First United Bank, National Association	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Baltz, Stephen
Feb 12, 2009	OCC	The Upstate National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): The Upstate National Bank
Feb 12, 2009	OCC	International City Mortgage	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): International City Bank, National Association
Feb 12, 2009	OCC_OTS	Peoples First Properties, Inc.	Cease and Desist: Peoples First Properties, Inc.
Feb 12, 2009	OCC	First United Bank, National Association	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Baltz, Kimberly
Feb 12, 2009	OCC	First United Bank, National Association	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Baltz, Martha
Feb 12, 2009	OCC	Pacific National Bank	Formal Agreement: Pacific National Bank
Feb 11, 2009 Released Feb 27, 2009	FRB	(individual)	Cease and Desist Order: FSB Bancorp, Inc., Altus, Oklahoma
Feb 11, 2009	OCC_OTS	Home Federal Savings Bank	Civil Money Penalty: Thomas R. Williams
Feb 11, 2009	OCC_OTS	Peoples First Community Bank	Cease and Desist: Peoples First Community Bank
Feb 11, 2009 Released Feb 19, 2009	FRB	Temecula Valley Bancorp Inc.	Written Agreement: Temecula Valley Bancorp, Inc., Temecula, California
Feb 10, 2009	OCC	Coast National Bank	Formal Agreement: Coast National Bank
Feb 9, 2009	OCC	U.S. Bank N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Elison, Timothy Troy
Feb 9, 2009	OCC	Patriot Bank, N.A.	Formal Agreement: Patriot National Bank
Feb 9, 2009	OCC	Washington State Bank, National Association	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Vinson, Paula R.
Feb 6, 2009	OCC_OTS	United Western Bank	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Felix (a.k.a. Felix Knight) Kudawashe Kamangirira
Feb 6, 2009	OCC	Bay National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Bay National Bank
Feb 4, 2009	OCC	Union Planters Corporation	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Bobb, Gregory
Feb 4, 2009	OCC_OTS	Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB	Prompt Corrective Action: Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB
Feb 4, 2009 Released Feb 9, 2009	FRB	The Genoa Banking Company	Civil Money Penalty, $3,990: Genoa Banking Company, Genoa, Ohio
Feb 4, 2009	OCC	(individual)	Formal Agreement: Uvalde National Bank
Feb 3, 2009	OCC	Unity National Bank	Formal Agreement: Unity National Bank
Feb 3, 2009	FRB	Farmers State Bank of Montana	Section 19 Letters: Kari Tudahl
Feb 3, 2009	OCC	BC National Banks	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): BC National Banks
Feb 3, 2009	FRB	Regions Bank	Section 19 Letters: Kim Lynn Heaven
Feb 3, 2009	OCC_OTS	Federal Trust Bank, A Federal Savings Bank	Prompt Corrective Action: Federal Trust Bank
Jan 30, 2009	OCC	Capitol National Bank	Formal Agreement: Capitol National Bank
Jan 28, 2009 Released Feb 3, 2009	FRB	Sun American Bancorp	Written Agreement: Sun American Bancorp, Boca Raton, Florida; Sun American Bank, Boca Raton, Florida
Jan 27, 2009 Released Feb 9, 2009	FRB	Firstcity Bancorp, Inc.	Written Agreement: FirstCity Bancorp, Inc., Stockbridge, Georgia
Jan 27, 2009	OCC	Southern Colorado National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Southern Colorado National Bank
Jan 26, 2009	OCC	The First National Bank of Olathe	GLBA Agreement: The First National Bank of Olathe
Jan 26, 2009	OCC_OTS	Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB	Cease and Desist: Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB
Jan 26, 2009	OCC_OTS	Firstfed Financial Corporation	Cease and Desist: Firstfed Financial Corporation
Jan 26, 2009	OCC_OTS	First Federal Bank of California, a Federal Savings Bank	Cease and Desist: First Federal Bank of California, FSB
Jan 26, 2009	OCC	Aurora Bank FSB	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB
Jan 23, 2009 Released Jan 28, 2009	FRB	America West Bank Members, L.C.	Written Agreement: America West Bank Members, L.C., Layton, Utah
Jan 23, 2009	OCC	University National Bancshares, Inc.	Formal Agreement: University National Bank
Jan 23, 2009	OCC_OTS	Community Bank	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Lovetta Moore

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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