Calendar Year

2012 in US Banking

998 bank events are on record for 2012: 51 failures, 612 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company, and 335 enforcement actions.

Failures

$11.62B in failed assets

612

Mergers

Federal Reserve NIC, banking organizations

335

Enforcement

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

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How many banks failed in 2012?

51 banks failed in 2012, with $11.62B in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.

Date	Bank	HQ	Assets	Acquirer or resolution
Dec 14, 2012	Community Bank of the Ozarks	Sunrise, MO	$42.8M	Bank of Sullivan
Nov 16, 2012	Hometown Communitybank	Braselton, GA	$124.6M	Certusbank, N.A.
Nov 2, 2012	Citizens First National Bank	Princeton, IL	$924.0M	Heartland Bank and Trust Company
Nov 2, 2012	Heritage Bank of Florida	Lutz, FL	$225.5M	Centennial Bank
Oct 26, 2012	Nova Bank	Berwyn, PA	$444.7M	—
Oct 19, 2012	Excel Bank	Sedalia, MO	$186.1M	Simmons First National Bank
Oct 19, 2012	Gulfsouth Private Bank	Destin, FL	$139.4M	SmartBank
Oct 19, 2012	First East Side Savings Bank	Tamarac, FL	$65.7M	Stearns Bank N.A.
Sep 28, 2012	First United Bank	Crete, IL	$328.4M	Old Plank Trail Community Bank, N.A.
Sep 14, 2012	Truman Bank	St. Louis, MO	$282.3M	Simmons First National Bank
Sep 7, 2012	First Commercial Bank	Bloomington, MN	$215.9M	Republic Bank & Trust Company
Aug 3, 2012	Waukegan Savings Bank	Waukegan, IL	$83.7M	First Midwest Bank
Jul 27, 2012	Jasper Banking Company	Jasper, GA	$206.7M	Stearns Bank N.A.
Jul 20, 2012	First Cherokee State Bank	Woodstock, GA	$209.0M	Community & Southern Bank
Jul 20, 2012	Second Federal Savings and Loan Association of Chicago	Chicago, IL	$190.9M	Hinsdale Bank & Trust Company
Jul 20, 2012	Georgia Trust Bank	Buford, GA	$116.9M	Community & Southern Bank
Jul 20, 2012	Heartland Bank	Leawood, KS	$96.0M	Metcalf Bank
Jul 20, 2012	The Royal Palm Bank of Florida	Naples, FL	$78.8M	First National Bank of the Gulf Coast
Jul 13, 2012	Glasgow Savings Bank	Glasgow, MO	$22.3M	Regional Missouri Bank
Jul 6, 2012	Montgomery Bank & Trust	Ailey, GA	$153.2M	Ameris Bank
Jun 15, 2012	Putnam State Bank	Palatka, FL	$169.5M	Harbor Community Bank
Jun 15, 2012	The Farmers Bank of Lynchburg	Lynchburg, TN	$163.9M	Clayton Bank and Trust
Jun 15, 2012	Security Exchange Bank	Marietta, GA	$151.0M	Fidelity Bank
Jun 8, 2012	Waccamaw Bank	Whiteville, NC	$533.1M	First Community Bank
Jun 8, 2012	Carolina Federal Savings Bank	Charleston, SC	$54.4M	Bank of North Carolina
Jun 8, 2012	First Capital Bank	Kingfisher, OK	$44.4M	F & M Bank
Jun 8, 2012	Farmers' and Traders' State Bank	Shabbona, IL	$43.1M	First State Bank
May 18, 2012	Alabama Trust Bank, N.A.	Sylacauga, AL	$51.6M	Southern States Bank
May 4, 2012	Security Bank, N.A.	North Lauderdale, FL	$101.0M	Banesco USA
Apr 27, 2012	Inter Savings Bank, FSB D/b/a/ Interbank, FSB	Maple Grove, MN	$463.8M	Great Southern Bank
Apr 27, 2012	Plantation Federal Bank	Pawleys Island, SC	$433.5M	First Federal Bank
Apr 27, 2012	Harvest Bank of Maryland	Gaithersburg, MD	$163.0M	Sonabank
Apr 27, 2012	Bank of the Eastern Shore	Cambridge, MD	$162.5M	—
Apr 27, 2012	Palm Desert National Bank	Palm Desert, CA	$129.3M	Pacific Premier Bank
Apr 20, 2012	Fort Lee Federal Savings Bank, FSB	Fort Lee, NJ	$48.9M	Alma Bank
Mar 30, 2012	Fidelity Bank	Dearborn, MI	$818.2M	The Huntington National Bank
Mar 23, 2012	Premier Bank	Wilmette, IL	$268.7M	International Bank of Chicago
Mar 23, 2012	Convenant Bank & Trust	Rock Spring, GA	$95.7M	Stearns Bank, N.A.
Mar 9, 2012	New City Bank	Chicago, IL	$71.2M	—
Mar 2, 2012	Global Commerce Bank	Doraville, GA	$143.7M	Metro City Bank
Feb 24, 2012	Home Savings of America	Little Falls, MN	$434.1M	—
Feb 24, 2012	Central Bank of Georgia	Ellaville, GA	$278.9M	Ameris Bank
Feb 10, 2012	SCB Bank	Shelbyville, IN	$182.6M	First Merchants Bank, N.A.
Feb 10, 2012	Charter National Bank and Trust	Hoffman Estates, IL	$93.9M	Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A.
Jan 27, 2012	Tennessee Commerce Bank	Franklin, TN	$1.01B	Republic Bank & Trust Company
Jan 27, 2012	First Guaranty Bank and Trust Company of Jacksonville	Jacksonville, FL	$397.1M	Centerstate Bank of Florida, N.A.
Jan 27, 2012	Bankeast	Knoxville, TN	$261.9M	U.S. Bank N.A.
Jan 27, 2012	Patriot Bank Minnesota	Forest Lake, MN	$105.0M	First Resource Bank
Jan 20, 2012	The First State Bank	Stockbridge, GA	$516.8M	Hamilton State Bank
Jan 20, 2012	Central Florida State Bank	Belleview, FL	$71.5M	Centerstate Bank of Florida, N.A.

Which banks merged in 2012?

612 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company are on record for 2012.

See the fuller list: Bank mergers 2012 with largest deals and credit union mergers ›

Date	Acquired	St	Acquirer
Jul 1, 2012	Moorhead Federal Credit Union	MN	Magnifi Financial Credit Union
Jul 1, 2012	R M H Federal Credit Union	WV	Bayer Heritage Federal Credit Union
Jul 1, 2012	Inland Empire Credit Union	CA	Credit Union of Southern California, a Federal Credit Union
Jul 1, 2012	First National Bank of the Mid-Cities	TX	First National Bank Baird
Jul 1, 2012	Queen Street Baptist Church Federal Credit Union	VA	Langley Federal Credit Union
Jul 1, 2012	Natick Federal Savings Bank	MA	Mutualone Bank
Jul 1, 2012	Ufcw Local 342 Federal Credit Union	NY	Fourleaf Federal Credit Union
Jul 1, 2012	Fergus Falls Community Federal Credit Union	MN	Otter Tail Credit Union
Jul 1, 2012	West Ohio United Methodist Credit Union, Inc.	OH	Christian Family Credit Union, Inc.
Jun 30, 2012	New Bethel Ame Federal Credit Union	PA	Philadelphia Federal Credit Union
Jun 30, 2012	Community Bank - Missoula	MT	Community Bank, Inc.
Jun 30, 2012	East Bay Postal Credit Union	CA	F3 Credit Union
Jun 30, 2012	Hometown Credit Union	IL	United Community Credit Union
Jun 30, 2012	Lower Bucks Hospital Federal Credit Union	PA	American Heritage Federal Credit Union
Jun 30, 2012	Hazleton Newspaper Employees Federal Credit Union	PA	Scranton Downtown Federal Credit Union
Jun 30, 2012	Cleaver Brooks Credit Union	WI	Appletree Credit Union
Jun 23, 2012	First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa	IA	Great Western Bank
Jun 23, 2012	Union Bank In Liquidation	MO	Arvest Bank
Jun 23, 2012	North Central Bancshares, Inc.	IA	Great Western Bancorporation, Inc.
Jun 23, 2012	Williamstown Savings Bank	MA	Mountainone Bank
Jun 19, 2012	Cal Fed Holdings, Inc.	CA	Citibank, N.A.
Jun 9, 2012	First Texas Bank	TX	First Texas Bank
Jun 9, 2012	Sparks City Employees Federal Credit Union	NV	Great Basin Federal Credit Union
Jun 9, 2012	Hampshire First Bank	NH	NBT Bank, N.A.
Jun 2, 2012	Our Lady of Health Federal Credit Union	MA	Westport Federal Credit Union
Jun 1, 2012	The Palm Bank	FL	C1 Bank
Jun 1, 2012	CGB Holdings, Inc.	CA	Bank of Manhattan, N.A.
Jun 1, 2012	Professional Business Bank	CA	Bank of Manhattan, N.A.
Jun 1, 2012	Virginia Savings Bancorp, Inc.	VA	City Holding Company
Jun 1, 2012	Opportunity Bancshares, Inc.	TX	Green Bancorp, Inc.
Jun 1, 2012	Opportunity Bank, National Association	TX	Green Bank, National Association
Jun 1, 2012	Peoples Bank of Virginia	VA	First Community Bank
Jun 1, 2012	CommerceFirst Bank	MD	Sandy Spring Bank
Jun 1, 2012	Commercefirst Bancorp, Inc.	MD	Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.
Jun 1, 2012	Valrico State Bank	FL	SouthState Bank, N.A.
Jun 1, 2012	Lee County Postal Employees Credit Union	FL	Tampa Postal Federal Credit Union
Jun 1, 2012	Georgia Department Public Safety Credit Union	GA	Justice Federal Credit Union
Jun 1, 2012	Metro Credit Union	WI	Centricity Credit Union
Jun 1, 2012	Central Michigan Community Federal Credit Union	MI	Members First Credit Union dba Members First Investment Services
Jun 1, 2012	Moultrie Employees Federal Credit Union	GA	Doco Credit Union
Jun 1, 2012	Virginia Savings Bank, F.S.B.	VA	City National Bank of West Virginia
Jun 1, 2012	Automotive Service Association of Pa., Inc., Federal Credit Union	PA	Washington Area Teachers Federal Credit Union
Jun 1, 2012	Atlanta Teachers Federal Credit Union	GA	Credit Union of Atlanta
May 31, 2012	Patriot Holdings Nevada, Inc.	NV	Patriot Bancshares, Inc.
May 31, 2012	I.B.E.W. Local B-649 Credit Union	IL	Laclede Community Credit Union
May 31, 2012	CY-Hannibal Credit Union	MO	United Community Credit Union
May 29, 2012	Commercial Metals Federal Credit Union	TX	America's Credit Union
May 26, 2012	Premier Bank	KS	ANB Bank
May 21, 2012	Evergreen Bancshares, Inc.	MN	Mesaba Bancshares, Inc.
May 15, 2012	Davidson Trust Company	PA	The Bryn Mawr Trust Company

The list holds 500 of the 612 mergers recorded for 2012.

Enforcement Actions in 2012

Action date	Agency	Institution	Action
Oct 3, 2012	OCC	Resolute Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Bank of Maumee
Oct 1, 2012	FRB	American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.	Civil Money Penalty, $9,000,000: AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY. New York, New York and AMERICAN EXPRESS …
Oct 1, 2012	OCC	First National Bank PLC	Formal Agreement: First National Bank
Oct 1, 2012	OCC	American Express Bank, FSB	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): American Express Bank, FSB
Oct 1, 2012	OCC	American Express Bank, FSB	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): American Express Bank, FSB
Oct 1, 2012	OCC	American Express Bank, FSB	C&D or PC&D Requiring Restitution: American Express Bank, FSB
Oct 1, 2012 Released Jan 11, 2018	FRB	American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.	Cease and Desist Order: AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY. New York, New York. and AMERICAN EXPRESS …
Sep 28, 2012	OCC	One National Bancshares, Inc.	Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Directive: One Bank & Trust, National Association
Sep 27, 2012	FRB	Fifth Third Bank, N.A.	Section 19 Letters: Christopher Swinford
Sep 27, 2012	FRB	Fifth Third Bank, N.A.	Section 19 Letters: Frances Maria Agosto-Valentin
Sep 26, 2012	OCC	The First National Bank of Niagara	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Paoli, Susan
Sep 26, 2012	OCC	The First National Bank of Niagara	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Paoli, Susan
Sep 21, 2012	OCC	Roma Financial Corporation	Formal Agreement: Roma Bank
Sep 20, 2012 Released Oct 2, 2012	FRB	Southfirst Bancshares, Inc.	Written Agreement: SouthFirst Bancshares, Inc., Sylacauga, Alabama
Sep 20, 2012	OCC	GCF Bank	Formal Agreement: Gcf Bank
Sep 20, 2012 Released Sep 25, 2012	FRB	VFSC, Inc.	Written Agreement: VFSC, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Sep 19, 2012	OCC	Interamerican Bank, a Federal Savings Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Interamerican Bank, A FSB
Sep 11, 2012 Released Sep 13, 2012	FRB	Doral Financial Corporation	Written Agreement: Doral Financial Corporation , San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sep 10, 2012 Released Sep 13, 2012	FRB	The State Bank of Geneva	Written Agreement: The State Bank of Geneva, Geneva, Illinois
Sep 4, 2012	FRB	Regions Bank	Section 19 Letters: Brenda Smith
Aug 30, 2012	OCC	Central Federal Savings and Loan Association	Formal Agreement: Central FS & LA
Aug 30, 2012	OCC	Bank of the Rockies	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Bank of The Rockies, National Association
Aug 29, 2012	OCC	First National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): McCaslin, Henry
Aug 28, 2012	OCC	F&M Bank and Trust Company	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): F&M Bank and Trust Company
Aug 27, 2012	OCC	Independence Federal Savings Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Independence Federal Savings Bank
Aug 23, 2012 Released Aug 30, 2012	FRB	MNB Holdings Corporation	Written Agreement: MNB Holdings Corporation, San Francisco, California
Aug 22, 2012	OCC	The Farmers National Bank of Cynthiana	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): The Farmers National Bank of Cynthiana
Aug 21, 2012	OCC	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Feist, Trenton E.
Aug 17, 2012	FRB	Fifth Third Bank, N.A.	Section 19 Letters: Jacques Sanders
Aug 15, 2012	OCC	Southfirst Bancshares, Inc.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Southfirst Bank
Aug 15, 2012	OCC	United Trust Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): United Trust Bank
Aug 15, 2012	FRB	Chelsea Bank	Section 19 Letters: Margaret Capone
Aug 10, 2012	OCC	Ozark Heritage Bank N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Sutterfield, Marvin
Aug 10, 2012	OCC	Ozark Heritage Bank N.A.	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Sutterfield, Marvin
Aug 10, 2012	OCC	Atlantic Coast Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Atlantic Coast Bank
Aug 9, 2012	OCC	First National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Trice, J.Y.
Aug 9, 2012	OCC	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Howard, Dawn
Aug 9, 2012	OCC	Community Bank	Formal Agreement: Community Bank
Aug 9, 2012	OCC	First National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Dawkins, Jim
Aug 9, 2012	OCC	First National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Barnes, Joseph G.
Aug 8, 2012	OCC	First National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Wright, Bennie
Aug 8, 2012	OCC	First National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Johnston, Robert
Aug 6, 2012 Released Aug 7, 2012	FRB	Metlife, Inc.	Civil Money Penalty, $3,200,000: METLIFE, INC, New York, New York
Aug 3, 2012	OCC	Golden Bank, N.A.	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Yang, Milton
Aug 3, 2012 Released Aug 16, 2012	FRB	Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.	Written Agreement: PNBK Sponsor LLC, PNBK Investment Partners LLC, PNBK Holdings LLC, and Patriot …
Aug 3, 2012	OCC	First National Bank	Prohibition/Removal Orders: McHardy, Kris
Aug 2, 2012 Released Aug 7, 2012	FRB	Spirit Bankcorp, Inc.	Written Agreement: Spirit BankCorp, Inc., Bristow, Oklahoma
Aug 1, 2012 Released Aug 7, 2012	FRB	Asian Financial Corporation	Cease and Desist Order: Asian Financial Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 1, 2012 Released Aug 7, 2012	FRB	The Farmers State Bank of Blue Mound	Written Agreement: The State Bank of Blue Mound, Blue Mound, Illinois
Aug 1, 2012 Released Aug 7, 2012	FRB	Gold Canyon Bank	Prompt Corrective Action: Gold Canyon Bank, Gold Canyon, Arizona

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