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
Dec 18, 2009	First Federal Bank of California, a Federal Savings Bank	Santa Monica, CA	$6.14B	Onewest Bank, FSB
Dec 18, 2009	Imperial Capital Bank	La Jolla, CA	$4.05B	City National Bank
Dec 18, 2009	Peoples First Community Bank	Panama City, FL	$1.80B	Hancock Bank
Dec 18, 2009	New South Federal Savings Bank	Irondale, AL	$1.46B	Beal Bank
Dec 18, 2009	Independent Bankers' Bank	Springfield, IL	$585.5M	The Independent Bankersbank
Dec 18, 2009	Rockbridge Commercial Bank	Atlanta, GA	$294.0M	—
Dec 18, 2009	Citizens State Bank	New Baltimore, MI	$168.6M	—
Dec 11, 2009	Solutionsbank	Overland Park, KS	$511.1M	Arvest Bank
Dec 11, 2009	Republic Federal Bank, N.A.	Miami, FL	$433.0M	1st United Bank
Dec 11, 2009	Valley Capital Bank, N.A.	Mesa, AZ	$40.3M	Enterprise Bank & Trust
Dec 4, 2009	Amtrust Bank	Cleveland, OH	$11.44B	New York Community Bank
Dec 4, 2009	The Buckhead Community Bank	Atlanta, GA	$856.2M	State Bank and Trust Company
Dec 4, 2009	Greater Atlantic Bank	Reston, VA	$203.3M	Sonabank
Dec 4, 2009	Benchmark Bank	Aurora, IL	$173.1M	MB Financial, N.A.
Dec 4, 2009	First Security National Bank	Norcross, GA	$127.5M	State Bank and Trust Company
Dec 4, 2009	The Tatnall Bank	Reidsville, GA	$49.6M	Heritagebank of the South
Nov 20, 2009	Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida	Fort Myers, FL	$71.0M	Central Bank
Nov 13, 2009	Orion Bank	Naples, FL	$2.61B	Iberiabank
Nov 13, 2009	Century Bank, a Federal Savings Bank	Sarasota, FL	$755.9M	Iberiabank
Nov 13, 2009	Pacific Coast National Bank	San Clemente, CA	$131.4M	Sunwest Bank
Nov 6, 2009	United Commercial Bank	San Francisco, CA	$10.90B	East West Bank
Nov 6, 2009	Prosperan Bank	Oakdale, MN	$197.4M	Alerus Financial, N.A.
Nov 6, 2009	United Security Bank	Sparta, GA	$153.6M	Ameris Bank
Nov 6, 2009	Gateway Bank of St Louis	St Louis, MO	$26.9M	Central Bank of Kansas City
Nov 6, 2009	Home Federal Savings Bank	Detroit, MI	$13.0M	Liberty Bank and Trust Company
Oct 30, 2009	California National Bank	Los Angeles, CA	$7.78B	U.S. Bank, N.A.
Oct 30, 2009	Park National Bank	Chicago, IL	$4.68B	U.S. Bank, N.A.
Oct 30, 2009	San Diego National Bank	San Diego, CA	$3.59B	U.S. Bank, N.A.
Oct 30, 2009	Pacific National Bank	San Francisco, CA	$2.32B	U.S. Bank, N.A.
Oct 30, 2009	North Houston Bank	Houston, TX	$325.5M	U.S. Bank, N.A.
Oct 30, 2009	Madisonville State Bank	Madisonville, TX	$256.3M	U.S. Bank, N.A.
Oct 30, 2009	Bank USA, N.A.	Phoenix, AZ	$213.2M	U.S. Bank, N.A.
Oct 30, 2009	Citizens National Bank	Teague, TX	$118.2M	U.S. Bank, N.A.
Oct 30, 2009	Community Bank of Lemont	Lemont, IL	$81.8M	U.S. Bank, N.A.
Oct 23, 2009	Bank of Elmwood	Racine, WI	$327.4M	Tri City National Bank
Oct 23, 2009	First Dupage Bank	Westmont, IL	$262.1M	First Midwest Bank
Oct 23, 2009	Flagship National Bank	Bradenton, FL	$177.6M	First Federal Bank of Florida
Oct 23, 2009	American United Bank	Lawrenceville, GA	$110.1M	Ameris Bank
Oct 23, 2009	Riverview Community Bank	Ostego, MN	$99.1M	Central Bank
Oct 23, 2009	Hillcrest Bank Florida	Naples, FL	$82.8M	Stonegate Bank
Oct 23, 2009	Partners Bank	Naples, FL	$65.5M	Stonegate Bank
Oct 16, 2009	San Joaquin Bank	Bakersfield, CA	$766.4M	Citizens Business Bank
Oct 2, 2009	Warren Bank	Warren, MI	$504.8M	The Huntington National Bank
Oct 2, 2009	Jennings State Bank	Spring Grove, MN	$52.3M	Central Bank
Oct 2, 2009	Southern Colorado National Bank	Pueblo, CO	$37.1M	Legacy Bank
Sep 25, 2009	Georgian Bank	Atlanta, GA	$2.23B	First Citizens Bank & Trust Company
Sep 18, 2009	Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company	Columbus, IN	$2.84B	First Financial Bank, N.A.
Sep 18, 2009	Irwin Union Bank, FSB	Louisville, KY	$518.2M	First Financial Bank, N.A.
Sep 11, 2009	Corus Bank, N.A.	Chicago, IL	$7.00B	MB Financial, N.A.
Sep 11, 2009	Venture Bank	Lacey, WA	$968.4M	First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company

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
Sep 9, 2009 Released Sep 10, 2009	FRB	Ucbh Holdings, Inc.	Written Agreement: UCBH Holdings, Inc., San Francisco, California
Sep 8, 2009	OCC_OTS	First Trade Union Capital Trust I	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Kevin Rutledge
Sep 8, 2009 Released Sep 22, 2009	FRB	Northern Star Financial, Inc.	Written Agreement: Northern Star Financial Inc., Mankota, Washington
Sep 8, 2009	OCC	Executive National Bank	Formal Agreement: Executive National Bank
Sep 8, 2009	OCC	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Butcher, Valarie L.
Sep 8, 2009	OCC	Corus Bank, N.A.	Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Directive: Corus Bank, National Association
Sep 4, 2009	FRB	(individual)	Section 19 Letters: Elizabeth Ann Gray
Sep 3, 2009 Released Sep 14, 2009	FRB	Colorado Mountain Bank	Written Agreement: Colorado Mountain Bank, Westcliffe, Colorado
Sep 2, 2009	FRB	Iberiabank Corporation	Section 19 Letters: Gwen Bourgeois
Sep 2, 2009	FRB	Iberiabank Corporation	Section 19 Letters: Ashley R. Butler
Sep 1, 2009 Released Sep 3, 2009	FRB	(individual)	Civil Money Penalty, $2,565: First Bank & Trust Company, Lebanon, Virginia
Sep 1, 2009 Released Sep 3, 2009	FRB	(individual)	Civil Money Penalty, $3,990: Union Bank and Trust Company, Bowling Green, Virginia
Sep 1, 2009	OCC_OTS	Citizens First Bancorp, Inc.	Cease and Desist: Citizens First Bancorp, Inc.
Sep 1, 2009	OCC	First National Bank of Nevada	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Polk, Camille L.
Aug 31, 2009	OCC	Prime Pacific Financial Services, Inc.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Prime Pacific Bank, National Association
Aug 31, 2009 Released Sep 10, 2009	FRB	Tennessee State Bancshares, Inc.	Written Agreement: Tennessee State Bancshares, Inc., Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; Tennessee State Bank, Pigeon Forge, …
Aug 31, 2009	OCC	California National Bank	Formal Agreement: National Bank of California
Aug 31, 2009	OCC_OTS	Vantus Bank	Prompt Corrective Action: Vantus Bank
Aug 31, 2009	OCC_OTS	Golden First Bank	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: David Bijan Movtady
Aug 31, 2009	OCC_OTS	Golden First Bank	Civil Money Penalty: David Bijan Movtady
Aug 31, 2009	FRB	(individual)	Section 19 Letters: Keith Hurd
Aug 28, 2009	OCC_OTS	MRCB Holdings Inc.	Supervisory Agreement: MRCB Holdings, Inc.
Aug 28, 2009	OCC_OTS	Manatee River Community Bank	Supervisory Agreement: Manatee River Community Bank
Aug 28, 2009 Released Sep 3, 2009	FRB	Midwest Independent Bancshares, Inc.	Written Agreement: Midwest Independent Bancshares, Inc., Jefferson City, Missouri; Midwest Independent Bank, Jefferson City, …
Aug 28, 2009 Released Sep 14, 2009	FRB	Fbop Corporation	Written Agreement: FBOP Corporation, Oak Park, Illinois
Aug 28, 2009	OCC	Marshall Bank, N.A.	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Fjellman, Scott R.
Aug 28, 2009	OCC_OTS	Domestic Credit Corp	Cease and Desist: Craig A. Baker
Aug 28, 2009	OCC_OTS	Domestic Credit Corp	Civil Money Penalty: Craig A. Baker
Aug 28, 2009	OCC_OTS	Domestic Credit Corp	Civil Money Penalty: H. Jeffrey Baker
Aug 28, 2009	OCC_OTS	Domestic Credit Corp	Civil Money Penalty: Nathaniel B. Baker
Aug 28, 2009	OCC_OTS	Domestic Credit Corp	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: H. Jeffrey Baker
Aug 28, 2009	OCC_OTS	Domestic Credit Corp	Orders of Removal/Prohibition: Nathaniel B. Baker
Aug 28, 2009	OCC_OTS	First National Bank of South Carolina	Supervisory Agreement: First Federal of South Carolina, FSB
Aug 27, 2009 Released Sep 8, 2009	FRB	(individual)	Written Agreement: Valley Bancorp, Inc., Brighton, Colorado
Aug 27, 2009	OCC	Union National Community Bank	Formal Agreement: Union National Community Bank
Aug 27, 2009	OCC	Peoples National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Peoples National Bank
Aug 26, 2009	OCC	CBC National Bank	Formal Agreement: Cbc National Bank
Aug 26, 2009	OCC	Park National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Park National Bank
Aug 25, 2009	FRB	(individual)	Section 19 Letters: Yvonne Marie Johns
Aug 25, 2009	FRB	The Bank of Nova Scotia	Section 19 Letters: Zacchea Chapman
Aug 25, 2009 Released Sep 17, 2009	FRB	Century Bank of Florida	Written Agreement: Century Bank of Florida, Tampa, Florida
Aug 25, 2009	OCC_OTS	OceanFirst Bank, N.A.	Cease and Desist: Darlene A. Deary
Aug 25, 2009	OCC	First National Community Bank	Formal Agreement: First National Community Bank
Aug 25, 2009	OCC	Eaton National Bank and Trust Co.	Formal Agreement: Eaton National Bank and Trust Co.
Aug 25, 2009	OCC	Pacific National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Pacific National Bank
Aug 25, 2009	FRB	(individual)	Section 19 Letters: Tamika L. Harris
Aug 24, 2009	OCC	San Diego National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): San Diego National Bank
Aug 21, 2009	OCC_OTS	Platinum Community Bank	Cease and Desist: Platinum Community Bank
Aug 21, 2009	OCC_OTS	Taylor Bean and Whitaker Mortgage Corp.	Cease and Desist: Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp.
Aug 21, 2009	OCC_OTS	Sunnyside Federal Savings and Loan Association of Irvington	Amended Orders to Cease and Desist: Sunnyside FS&LA of Irvington

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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