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.

51

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
Aug 25, 2012	Mercantile Bank and Trust Company	MA	Commerce Bank & Trust Company
Aug 25, 2012	Farmer City State Bank	IL	Heartland Bank and Trust Company
Aug 25, 2012	The Exchange National Bank of Cottonwood Falls	KS	The Citizens State Bank
Aug 25, 2012	Mercantile Capital Corp	MA	Commerce Bancshares Corp.
Aug 25, 2012	Financial Members Federal Credit Union	IN	Fort Financial Federal Credit Union
Aug 23, 2012	Sound Financial, Inc.	WA	Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.
Aug 21, 2012	First Federal Leasing, Inc.	IN	First Bank Midwest
Aug 18, 2012	Farmers Deposit Bank	KY	Citizens Deposit Bank & Trust
Aug 18, 2012	Gateway Bancorp	CA	Banc of California, Inc.
Aug 18, 2012	Gateway Business Bank	CA	Banc of California, National Association
Aug 18, 2012	Ohio River Bank	OH	Citizens Deposit Bank & Trust
Aug 18, 2012	Superior Bank	WI	Chippewa Valley Bank
Aug 17, 2012	Texas Coastal Bank	TX	Texas First Bank
Aug 16, 2012	Northwest Bank	OR	Northwest Bank
Aug 16, 2012	Desert Commercial Bank	CA	First Foundation Bank
Aug 15, 2012	Carol Wire & Cable Corp Employees Federal Credit Union	RI	Navigant Credit Union
Aug 15, 2012	Millennium Bank	CO	Centennial Bank
Aug 15, 2012	Northstar Financial Corporation	TX	Carlile Bancshares, Inc.
Aug 11, 2012	Gotham Bank of New York	NY	Sterling National Bank
Aug 4, 2012	Anne Arundel County Employees Federal Credit Union	MD	State Employees Credit Union of Maryland Inc.
Aug 3, 2012	Montana First Credit Union	MT	Horizon Credit Union
Aug 2, 2012	Bankatlantic	FL	Truist Bank
Aug 2, 2012	Vist Financial Corp.	PA	Tompkins Financial Corporation
Aug 2, 2012	Members First Credit Union, Inc	OH	Pathways Financial Credit Union, Inc.
Aug 2, 2012	Western Credit Union, Inc.	OH	Pathways Financial Credit Union, Inc.
Aug 1, 2012	First Community Bank	KS	The Lyon County State Bank
Aug 1, 2012	Mountain Valley Federal Credit Union	WV	West Virginia Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	University Drive V.A.H. Federal Credit Union	PA	Va Pittsburgh Employees Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	North Orange County Credit Union	CA	Credit Union of Southern California, a Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	Ufcw Northwest Federal Credit Union	OR	Northwest Community Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	Abilene Telco Federal Credit Union	TX	First Priority Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	First Star Bank	PA	ESSA Bank & Trust
Aug 1, 2012	Medical Area Federal Credit Union	MA	RTN Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	Rushville State Bank	MO	Exchange Bank & Trust
Aug 1, 2012	Branch 825 N a L C Credit Union	IL	Alero Financial Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	Saint Cletus Credit Union	MI	Michigan Legacy Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	Sunrise Credit Union	WI	Fox Communities Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	Carroll Childers Credit Union	TX	United Community Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	Montgomery County Teachers Federal Credit Union	MD	Educational Systems Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	Franciscan Skemp Credit Union	WI	Mayo Employees Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	Truax Credit Union	WI	Heritage Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	Pacific Rails Credit Union	UT	Cyprus Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	Memphis Chapter Federal Credit Union	TN	Memphis City Employees Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	Elkton Bancshares, Inc.	MN	Adams Bancshares, Inc.
Aug 1, 2012	Electropower Credit Union	IL	Electro Savings Credit Union
Aug 1, 2012	First Star Bancorp, Inc.	PA	Essa Bancorp, Inc.
Aug 1, 2012	Legend Financial Corporation	DE	Legend Bancorp, Inc.
Aug 1, 2012	Heartland Community Bank	NE	First Nebraska Bank
Aug 1, 2012	M&I Dealer Finance, Inc.	WI	BMO Bank N.A.
Aug 1, 2012	FPFC Management LLC	NM	Wells Fargo & Company

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

Enforcement Actions in 2012

Action date	Agency	Institution	Action
Feb 7, 2012	OCC	(individual)	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): McClellan, Michael
Feb 7, 2012	OCC	(individual)	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Schmidtberger, Randy
Feb 6, 2012	OCC	Eagle National Bancorp, Inc.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Eagle National Bank
Feb 6, 2012	OCC	First National Bank	Prohibition/Removal Orders: McCaslin, Henry
Feb 3, 2012	FRB	New Peoples Bank, Inc.	Section 19 Letters: Gary Allen Lawson
Feb 3, 2012	FRB	New Peoples Bank, Inc.	Section 19 Letters: Kenneth Darrell Hart
Feb 2, 2012 Released Feb 7, 2012	FRB	Coastalsouth Bancshares, Inc.	Written Agreement: CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc., Hilton Head, South Carolina
Feb 2, 2012 Released Feb 7, 2012	FRB	Brogan Bankshares, Inc.	Written Agreement: Brogan Bankshares, Inc., Kaukauna, Wisconsin
Feb 2, 2012	OCC	National Independent Trust Company	Formal Agreement: National Independent Trust Company
Feb 2, 2012 Released Jan 4, 2018	FRB	Ambank Holdings, Inc.	Written Agreement: Ambank Holdings, Inc., Davenport, Iowa
Feb 1, 2012	OCC	(individual)	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Allphin, Charles
Feb 1, 2012	OCC	(individual)	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Perrigo, Kathlene
Jan 30, 2012 Released Jan 31, 2012	FRB	Bank of Bartlett	Prompt Corrective Action: Bank of Bartlett, Bartlett, Tennessee
Jan 30, 2012	OCC	Wawel Bank	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Wlodarczyk, Jerry F.
Jan 26, 2012	OCC	Sovereign Reit Holdings, Inc.	C&D or PC&D Requiring Restitution: Sovereign Bank
Jan 26, 2012	OCC	Community West Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Community West Bank, National Association
Jan 26, 2012	OCC	Sovereign Reit Holdings, Inc.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Sovereign Bank
Jan 25, 2012 Released Jan 31, 2012	FRB	Capitol City Bancshares, Inc.	Written Agreement: Capitol City Bancshares, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 25, 2012	OCC	Wawel Bank	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Ranzinger, Robert
Jan 25, 2012	OCC	Riverview Community Bank	Formal Agreement: Riverview Community Bank
Jan 25, 2012	OCC	Wawel Bank	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Walentowicz, Henry C.
Jan 24, 2012	OCC	Commerce National Corporation	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Commerce National Bank & Trust
Jan 20, 2012	OCC	Presidential Bank, FSB	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Presidential Bank, FSB
Jan 18, 2012	OCC	First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Kewanee	Formal Agreement: First FS & LA of Kewanee
Jan 18, 2012	OCC	First National Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): First National Bank
Jan 17, 2012	OCC	Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan	Formal Agreement: Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan
Jan 12, 2012	OCC	Borrego Springs Bank, National Association	Notice of Charges: Borrego Springs Bank, National Association
Jan 12, 2012	FRB	Regions Bank	Section 19 Letters: William Lazel McKinstry, Jr.
Jan 12, 2012 Released Jan 19, 2012	FRB	Tennessee Central Bancshares, Inc.	Written Agreement: Tennessee Central Bancshares, Inc., Parsons, Tennessee
Jan 11, 2012	OCC	First National Bank of Wauchula	Formal Agreement: First National Bank of Wauchula
Jan 10, 2012 Released Jan 17, 2012	FRB	Southwest Florida Community Bancorp, Inc.	Written Agreement: Southwest Florida Community Bancorp, Inc., Fort Myers, Florida
Jan 5, 2012	OCC	(individual)	Formal Agreement: American National Bank
Jan 5, 2012	OCC	T Bank, N.A.	Notice of Charges: Adams, Patrick
Jan 4, 2012 Released Jan 10, 2012	FRB	Gold Canyon Bank	Written Agreement: Gold Canyon Bank, Gold Canyon, Arizona
Jan 3, 2012	OCC	The First National Bank of McConnelsville	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): The First National Bank of McConnelsville

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