Calendar Year

2015 in US Banking

974 bank events are on record for 2015: 8 failures, 766 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company, and 200 enforcement actions.

Failures

$6.71B in failed assets

766

Mergers

Federal Reserve NIC, banking organizations

200

Enforcement

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

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How many banks failed in 2015?

8 banks failed in 2015, with $6.71B in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.

Date	Bank	HQ	Assets	Acquirer or resolution
Oct 2, 2015	The Bank of Georgia	Peachtree City, GA	$286.1M	Fidelity Bank
Oct 2, 2015	Hometown National Bank	Longview, WA	$3.8M	Twin City Bank
Jul 10, 2015	Premier Bank	Denver, CO	$26.8M	United Fidelity Bank, FSB
May 8, 2015	Edgebrook Bank	Chicago, IL	$90.0M	Republic Bank of Chicago
Feb 27, 2015	Doral Bank	San Juan, PR	$5.90B	Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Feb 13, 2015	Capitol City Bank & Trust Company	Atlanta, GA	$272.3M	First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company
Jan 23, 2015	Highland Community Bank	Chicago, IL	$54.7M	United Fidelity Bank, FSB
Jan 16, 2015	First National Bank of Crestview	Crestview, FL	$73.8M	First NBC Bank

Which banks merged in 2015?

766 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company are on record for 2015.

See the fuller list: Bank mergers 2015 with largest deals and credit union mergers ›

Date	Acquired	St	Acquirer
Dec 31, 2015	Central Electric Credit Union	MO	Missouri Electric Cooperative Credit Union
Dec 31, 2015	Sunwest Bancorp, Inc.	CA	Sunwest Bank
Dec 31, 2015	Prosper Bancshares, Inc.	TX	Henderson Texas Bancshares, Inc.
Dec 31, 2015	Zions Trust, N.A.	UT	Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
Dec 31, 2015	Amegy Corporation	TX	Zions Bancorporation
Dec 31, 2015	The Commerce Bank of Washington, National Association	WA	Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
Dec 31, 2015	Zions Management Services Company	UT	Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
Dec 31, 2015	National Bank of Arizona	AZ	Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
Dec 31, 2015	Vectra Bank Colorado, National Association	NM	Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
Dec 31, 2015	California Bank & Trust	CA	Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
Dec 31, 2015	Sony San Diego Employees Federal Credit Union	CA	North County Credit Union
Dec 31, 2015	Amegy Bank National Association	TX	Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
Dec 31, 2015	Nevada State Bank	NV	Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
Dec 29, 2015	Afi US LLC	MI	Ally Financial Inc.
Dec 24, 2015	Mother Lode Bank	CA	Oak Valley Community Bank
Dec 22, 2015	Parkway Bank	AR	The Citizens Bank
Dec 15, 2015	Saint Marys Assumption Parish Federal Credit Union	OH	Sun Federal Credit Union
Dec 14, 2015	Hattiesburg-Laurel Federal Credit Union	MS	Centuryfirst Federal Credit Union
Dec 12, 2015	The First National Bank of Fredericksburg	PA	First Citizens Community Bank
Dec 12, 2015	Sutter Community Bank	CA	Suncrest Bank
Dec 12, 2015	MBC Financial Corp.	IL	SENB Bank
Dec 12, 2015	First State Bank of Fertile	MN	Red River State Bank
Dec 5, 2015	Ogs Investments, Inc.	FL	HCBF Holding Company, Inc.
Dec 5, 2015	Satuit Bancorp, Inc	MA	South Shore Mutual Holding Company
Dec 5, 2015	Nuvo Bank & Trust Company	MA	Merchants Bank
Dec 5, 2015	Eagle National Bancorp, Inc.	PA	Essa Bancorp, Inc.
Dec 5, 2015	South Shore Mutual Holding Company	MA	South Shore Mutual Holding Company
Dec 5, 2015	Regal Bancorp, Inc.	MD	Old Line Bancshares, Inc.
Dec 5, 2015	The Peoples' Bank of Arlington Heights	IL	First Midwest Bank
Dec 5, 2015	Florida Citizens Bank	FL	Harbor Community Bank
Dec 5, 2015	Oneida Financial Corp.	NY	Community Financial System, Inc.
Dec 5, 2015	Peoples Bancorp Inc. of Bullitt County	KY	First Capital, Inc
Dec 5, 2015	State Service Credit Union	IN	Elements Financial Federal Credit Union
Dec 5, 2015	New Bancshares, Inc.	WI	Baylake Corp.
Dec 5, 2015	East Dubuque Savings Bank	IA	Fidelity Bank & Trust
Dec 5, 2015	Eagle National Bank	PA	ESSA Bank & Trust
Dec 5, 2015	Hampton State Bank	IA	First Security Bank and Trust Company
Dec 5, 2015	The Oneida Savings Bank	NY	Community Bank, N.A.
Dec 5, 2015	Regal Bank & Trust	MD	Old Line Bank
Dec 5, 2015	Bank Star of the BootHeel	MO	The Bank of Missouri
Dec 5, 2015	Union State Bank	WI	Baylake Bank
Dec 5, 2015	Coastal Heritage Bank	MA	Coastal Heritage Bank
Dec 5, 2015	State Bank of Chittenango	NY	Community Bank, N.A.
Dec 5, 2015	The Peoples Bank of Bullitt County	KY	First Harrison Bank
Dec 1, 2015	The First National Bank of Port Allegany	PA	The Juniata Valley Bank
Dec 1, 2015	State Investors Bancorp, Inc.	LA	First NBC Bank Holding Company
Dec 1, 2015	SSB Bancshares, Inc.	TX	Post Oak Bancshares, Inc.
Dec 1, 2015	Fnbpa Bancorp, Inc.	PA	Juniata Valley Financial Corp.
Dec 1, 2015	Calusa Bank	FL	Achieva Credit Union
Dec 1, 2015	Cnlbancshares, Inc.	FL	Valley National Bancorp

The list holds 500 of the 766 mergers recorded for 2015.

Enforcement Actions in 2015

Action date	Agency	Institution	Action
Jun 30, 2015	OCC	United Americas Bank, N.A.	Notice of Charges: Blanton, William R.
Jun 30, 2015 Released Jul 2, 2015	FRB	(individual)	Written Agreement: Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., Utrecht, Netherlands and Rabobank Nederland New York Branch, …
Jun 29, 2015	OCC	Bank of America, N.A.	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Bank of America, National Association
Jun 29, 2015	OCC	Bank of America, N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Bank of America, National Association
Jun 24, 2015 Released Jul 2, 2015	FRB	Seaway Bancshares, Inc.	Written Agreement: Seaway Bancshares, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Jun 22, 2015 Released Jun 25, 2015	FRB	Fayette County Bank	Written Agreement: Fayette County Bank, St. Elmo, Illinois
Jun 17, 2015 Released Jun 23, 2015	FRB	Bank of the Orient	Cease and Desist Order: Bank of the Orient, San Francisco, California
Jun 16, 2015	OCC	EverBank, N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Everbank
Jun 16, 2015	OCC	Santander Bank, N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Santander Bank, National Association
Jun 16, 2015	OCC	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
Jun 16, 2015	OCC	HSBC Bank USA, N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): HSBC Bank USA, National Association
Jun 16, 2015	OCC	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Jun 16, 2015	OCC	U.S. Bank N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): U.S. Bank National Association
Jun 12, 2015	OCC	Nebraska Federal Savings and Loan Association	Formal Agreement: Home FS&LA of Nebraska
Jun 9, 2015	FRB	First Community Bank and Trust	Section 19 Letters: Donna M. Barber
Jun 9, 2015	OCC	First National Bank of Pennsylvania	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): First National Bank of Pennsylvania
Jun 8, 2015	FRB	First Community Bank and Trust	Section 19 Letters: Martin Schmidt, Jr.
Jun 4, 2015	OCC	United Americas Bank, N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Forment, Jorge L.
Jun 4, 2015	OCC	United Americas Bank, N.A.	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Forment, Jorge L.
Jun 3, 2015	OCC	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Jun 3, 2015	OCC	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	C&D or PC&D Requiring Restitution: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Jun 3, 2015	OCC	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Jun 1, 2015 Released Jun 4, 2015	FRB	First Iowa State Bank	Civil Money Penalty, $7,500: First Iowa State Bank, Keosauqua, Iowa
Jun 1, 2015	OCC	High Desert Bank	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Snyder, Larry
Jun 1, 2015	OCC	High Desert Bank	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Snyder, Larry
Jun 1, 2015 Released Jun 4, 2015	FRB	Bcbank, Inc.	Civil Money Penalty, $5,000: BCBank, Incorporated, Philippi, West Virginia
May 29, 2015	OCC	Bank of America, N.A.	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Bank of America, National Association
May 29, 2015	OCC	Bank of America, N.A.	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Bank of America, National Association
May 28, 2015 Released Jun 1, 2015	FRB	(individual)	Written Agreement: State Street Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company, both of …
May 26, 2015 Released May 28, 2015	FRB	Discover Financial Services	Written Agreement: Discover Financial Services, Riverwoods, Illinois
May 20, 2015	FRB	Bank of America Corporation	Cease and Desist Order: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina
May 20, 2015	FRB	Barclays Bank of New York, National Association	Cease and Desist Order: BARCLAYS BANK PLC London, England and BARCLAYS BANK PLC NEW …
May 20, 2015 Released Oct 26, 2023	FRB	Citigroup Inc.	Cease and Desist Order: Citigroup, Inc., New York, New York
May 20, 2015	FRB	(individual)	Cease and Desist Order: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.New York, New York
May 20, 2015	FRB	(individual)	Cease and Desist Order: THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, Edinburgh, Scotland and RBS …
May 20, 2015	FRB	UBS Ag	Cease and Desist Order: UBS AG Zurich, Switzerland and UBS AG Stamford Branch, Stamford, …
May 20, 2015	FRB	Bank of America Corporation	Civil Money Penalty, $205,000,000: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina
May 20, 2015	FRB	(individual)	Civil Money Penalty, $274,000,000: THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, Edinburgh, Scotland
May 20, 2015	FRB	Barclays Bank PLC	Civil Money Penalty, $342,000,000: BARCLAYS BANK PLC London, England
May 20, 2015	FRB	Citigroup Inc.	Civil Money Penalty, $342,000,000: Citigroup, Inc., New York, New York
May 20, 2015	FRB	UBS Ag	Civil Money Penalty, $342,000,000: UBS AG Zurich, Switzerland
May 20, 2015	FRB	(individual)	Civil Money Penalty, $342,000,000: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. New York, New York
May 18, 2015	OCC	TD Bank, N.A.	Prohibition/Removal Orders: Burnham, Jeffrey
May 11, 2015 Released May 12, 2015	FRB	The Freedom Bank of Virginia	Civil Money Penalty, $2,100: The Freedom Bank of Virginia, Fairfax, Virginia
May 8, 2015	OCC	United Americas Bank, N.A.	Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Sanchez, Norberto
May 5, 2015	OCC	Lydian Private Bank	Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Ellis, Jerome
May 4, 2015 Released May 11, 2015	FRB	Credit Suisse Ag	Prohibition from Banking: Marco Parenti Adami
May 4, 2015 Released May 11, 2015	FRB	Credit Suisse Ag	Prohibition from Banking: Susanne D. Ruegg Meier
May 4, 2015 Released May 11, 2015	FRB	Credit Suisse Ag	Prohibition from Banking: Roger Schaerer
May 4, 2015 Released May 11, 2015	FRB	Credit Suisse Ag	Prohibition from Banking: Michele Bergantino

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