Calendar Year
2020 in US Banking
609 bank events are on record for 2020: 4 failures, 437 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company, and 168 enforcement actions.
4
Failures
$455.0M in failed assets
437
Mergers
Federal Reserve NIC, banking organizations
168
Enforcement
OCC, FDIC, FRB, OTS and SEC 8-K filings
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How many banks failed in 2020?
4 banks failed in 2020, with $455.0M in assets. Each failure below links to its own page.
| Date | Bank | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2020 | Almena State Bank | $65.7M |
| Oct 16, 2020 | First City Bank of Florida | $136.6M |
| Apr 3, 2020 | The First State Bank | $151.8M |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Ericson State Bank | $100.9M |
Which banks merged in 2020?
437 mergers or acquisitions involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company are on record for 2020.
See the fuller list: Bank mergers 2020 with largest deals and credit union mergers ›
| Date | Acquired | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2020 | Progressive Financial Group, Inc. | Smartfinancial, Inc. |
| Mar 1, 2020 | MB Bancorp, Inc. | BV Financial, Inc. |
| Mar 1, 2020 | State Bank Corp. | Glacier Bancorp, Inc. |
| Mar 1, 2020 | State Bank of Arizona | Glacier Bank |
| Mar 1, 2020 | Morton Salt Credit Union, Inc. | Greater Wayne Community Federal Credit Union |
| Mar 1, 2020 | Progressive Savings Bank | SmartBank |
| Mar 1, 2020 | Madison Bank of Maryland | Bayvanguard Bank |
| Mar 1, 2020 | Health Facilities Federal Credit Union | South Carolina Federal Credit Union |
| Mar 1, 2020 | AB&W Credit Union Inc. | Commonwealth One Federal Credit Union |
| Mar 1, 2020 | Southwest Kansas Community Credit Union | Credit Union of Dodge City |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Oshkosh Truck Credit Union | Community First Credit Union |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Security Star Bancshares, Inc. | American Momentum Bank |
| Feb 29, 2020 | First American Bank | Greenstate Credit Union |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Security Bank | American Momentum Bank |
| Feb 22, 2020 | Pioneer Bank | First State Bank |
| Feb 22, 2020 | Bolivar Bancshares, Inc | Bolivar Acquisition Corp. |
| Feb 20, 2020 | S.F. Bay Area Educators Credit Union | San Francisco Federal Credit Union |
| Feb 18, 2020 | The Urban Street Biscuit WKRS Federal Credit Union | Western New York Federal Credit Union |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Bank of Cushing | Blue SKY Bank |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Landmark Bank | Simmons Bank |
| Feb 15, 2020 | First Staunton Bancshares, Inc. | Associated Banc-Corp |
| Feb 15, 2020 | FNB Financial Corp. | FB Financial Corporation |
| Feb 15, 2020 | The First National Bank of Pawnee | First Bank & Trust Company |
| Feb 15, 2020 | The First National Bank in Staunton | Associated Bank, N.A. |
| Feb 15, 2020 | First Ipswich Bank | Beacon Bank & Trust |
| Feb 15, 2020 | The Farmers National Bank of Scottsville | FirstBank |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Citizens State Bank - Midwest | Kodabank |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Osborne Investments, Inc. | The Peoples Bankshares Ltd. |
| Feb 14, 2020 | The Farmers Bank of Osborne | The Peoples Bank |
| Feb 8, 2020 | Greater Galilee Baptist Credit Union | Educators Credit Union |
| Feb 6, 2020 | Best Hometown Bancorp, Inc. | First Waterloo Bancshares, Inc. |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Grand Mountain Bank, FSB | United Business Bank |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Grand Mountain Bancshares, Inc. | Baycom Corp |
| Feb 4, 2020 | North Star Financial Holdings, Inc. | Keweenaw Financial Corporation |
| Feb 3, 2020 | City of Ukiah Employees Credit Union | Redwood Credit Union |
| Feb 3, 2020 | Connecticut Federal Credit Union | America's First Network Credit Union |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Home Savings Bank | Premier Bank |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Letourneau Federal Credit Union | East Texas Professional Credit Union |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Yellowstone Federal Credit Union | Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Lakes Community Credit Union | Michigan United Credit Union |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Pueblo Horizons Federal Credit Union | Meritrust Credit Union |
| Feb 1, 2020 | First National Bank and Trust | Commercial Bank |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Mississippi Farm Bureau Employees Federal Credit Union | Keesler Federal Credit Union |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Farmers Deposit Bank of Middleburg, Inc. | The Farmers National Bank of Danville |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Waltham Municipal Employees Credit Union | RTN Federal Credit Union |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Peoples State Bank | South Ottumwa Savings Bank |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Parish Members Credit Union | Cooperative Choice Network Credit Union |
| Feb 1, 2020 | United Community Financial Corporation | Premier Financial Corp. |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Woodco Federal Credit Union | Sun Federal Credit Union |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Gwinnett Community Bank | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company |
Enforcement Actions in 2020
| Action date | Agency | Institution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2020 Released Jan 30, 2020 | FRB | (individual) | Civil Money Penalty: Alden State Bank, Alden, New York |
| Jan 23, 2020 | OCC | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Notice of Charges: Strother, James |
| Jan 23, 2020 | OCC | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Notice of Charges: Tolstedt, Carrie |
| Jan 23, 2020 | OCC | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Notice of Charges: McLinko, Paul |
| Jan 23, 2020 | OCC | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Notice of Charges: Julian, David |
| Jan 23, 2020 | OCC | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Notice of Charges: Russ Anderson, Claudia |
| Jan 22, 2020 | FRB | (individual) | Section 19 Letters: Susann Nelson |
| Jan 22, 2020 | OCC | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Prohibition/Removal Orders: Stumpf, John |
| Jan 22, 2020 | OCC | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Stumpf, John |
| Jan 22, 2020 | FRB | (individual) | Section 19 Letters: Joe Frank Rodriguez |
| Jan 21, 2020 | OCC | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Hardison, Hope |
| Jan 21, 2020 | OCC | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Hardison, Hope |
| Jan 17, 2020 | OCC | Citibank, N.A. | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Citibank, N.A. |
| Jan 8, 2020 | FRB | RCB Bank | Section 19 Letters: Michelle C. Colfax |
| Jan 8, 2020 | OCC | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Cease-and-Desist Order (C&D) or Personal Cease-and-Desist Order (PC&D): Loughlin, Michael |
| Jan 8, 2020 | FRB | High Country Bank | Section 19 Letters: April M. Kali |
| Jan 8, 2020 | OCC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Suspension Order for Criminal Conduct: Ruffo, Jeffrey |
| Jan 8, 2020 | OCC | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Civil Money Penalty (CMP): Loughlin, Michael |
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