List of bank mergers in the United States: Information from Answers.com

This is a partial list of many of the major banking company mergers since 1930 in the U.S.

Year Merger closed	Acquirer	Acquired bank	Name of merged entity	Transaction Value
1930	Chase National Bank	Equitable Trust	Chase National Bank
1954	Chemical Bank & Trust Co.	Corn Exchange Bank & Trust Co.	Chemical Corn Exchange Bank & Trust Co.
1955	National City Bank of New York	First National Bank of New York	First National City Bank
1955	Bank of the Manhattan Co.	Chase National Bank	Chase Manhattan Bank
1955	Bankers Trust	Public National Bank & Trust Co.	Bankers Trust
1956	C&S of South Carolina	Growers Bank and Trust	C&S of South Carolina
1957	Commercial National Bank	American Trust Co.	American Commercial Bank
1960	American Commercial Bank	Security National Bank	North Carolina National Bank
1961	Manufacturers Trust Co.	Hanover Bank	Manufacturers Hanover Bank
1983	Mellon National Corp.	Girard Bank	Mellon National
1983	BankAmerica Corp.	Seafirst Bank	BankAmerica Corp. (Seafirst banks operated as Seafirst until 1998)
1984	Chase Manhattan Corporation	Lincoln First Bank	Chase Manhattan Corporation (most of former Lincoln First Bank operated as Chase Lincoln First)
1985	Bank of Boston Corp.	Colonial Bank	Bank of Boston Corp.
1985	Bank of Boston Corp.	Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank	Bank of Boston Corp.
1985	Bank of New England Corp.	The Connecticut Bank and Trust Co.	Bank of New England Corp.
1985	Citizens and Southern Georgia Corporation	Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina	Citizens & Southern National Bank
1986	Sovran Financial Corp.	Suburban Bank	Sovran Financial Corp.
1986	Security Pacific Corp.	The Arizona Bank	Security Pacific Corp.
1986	Wells Fargo Corp.	Crocker National Bank	Wells Fargo Corp. (combined California bank uses Crocker's charter)
1987	Chemical New York Corp.	Texas Commerce Bank	Chemical Banking Corporation (TX banks continued to operate as Texas Commerce)	$1.2 Billion
1987	The Fidelity Bank (Fidelcor)	First Fidelity Bank	First Fidelity Bank	$1.34 Billion-largest ever at the time
1987	RepublicBank Corp.	Interfirst Corp.	First Republic Bank Corp.
1987	Security Pacific Corp.	Rainier National Bank	Security Pacific Corp. (banks in Pacific NW continued to operate as Rainier)
1987	Sovran Financial Corp.	Commerce Union Bank	Sovran Financial Corp.
1987	U.S. Bancorp	Peoples National Bank of Washington	U.S. Bancorp
1987	Fleet Financial Group, Inc.	Norstar Bank	Fleet/Norstar Financial Group, Inc.
1987	First Union Corp.	Atlantic National Bank of Florida	First Union
1988	Bank of New York	Irving Bank Corp.	Bank of New York
1988	Shawmut Corp.	Hartford National Corp.	Shawmut National Corp.
1988	Shawmut Corp.	Arlington Trust Co.	Shawmut National Corp.
1988	First Bank System, Inc.	Central Bank of Denver	First Bank System, Inc. (Colo. banks never became First Bank due to name conflict)
1988	Wells Fargo Corp.	Barclays Bank of California, a subsidiary of Barclays plc	Wells Fargo Corp.
1988	Security Pacific Corp.	The Hibernia Bank	Security Pacific Corp.
1988	Credit Suisse	The First Boston Corporation	CS First Boston (later Credit Suisse First Boston)
1988	North Carolina National Bank	First Republic Bank Corp.	North Carolina National Bank
1989	Security Pacific Corp.	Nevada National Bancorporation	Security Pacific Corp.
1990	CoreStates Financial Corp.	First Pennsylvania Bank	CoreStates Financial Corp.
1990	First Union Corporation	Florida National Bank	First Union Corporation
1990	Citizens & Southern Bank	Sovran Financial Corp.	C&S/Sovran Corp.
1991	Fleet/Norstar Financial Group, Inc.	Bank of New England	Fleet/Norstar Financial Group, Inc.
1991	Chemical Banking Corp.	Manufacturers Hanover Bank	Chemical Banking Corp.
1991	North Carolina National Bank	C&S/Sovran Corp.	NationsBank Corp.
1991	Norwest Corp.	United Bank of Denver	Norwest Corp.
1991	Wachovia Corp.	The South Carolina National Bank	Wachovia Corp.
1991	First Union Corporation	Southeast Banking Corporation	First Union Corporation
1991	Society Corp.	Ameritrust Corp.	Society Corp.
1992	BankAmerica Corp.	Security Pacific	BankAmerica Corp.
1992	Keycorp	Puget Sound National Bank	Keycorp
1992	Barnett Banks, Inc.	First Florida Bank	Barnett Banks, Inc.
1992	Comerica, Inc.	Manufacturers Bank	Comerica
1993	First Bank System, Inc.	Colorado National Bank	First Bank System, Inc. (CNB remained unchanged until after merger with U.S. Bancorp)
1993	Banc One Corp.	The Valley National Bank of Arizona	Banc One Corp.
1993	Bank of Boston Corp.	South Shore Bank, Mechanics Bank, First Agricultural	Bank of Boston Corp.
1993	First Union Corporation	Dominion Bank	First Union Corporation
1993	First Union Corporation	First American Bankcorp	First Union Corporation
1993	NationsBank Corp.	Maryland National Bank	NationsBank Corp.
1993	NationsBank Corp.	American Security Bank	NationsBank Corp.
1994	Society Corp.	Keycorp	Keycorp
1994	BankAmerica Corp.	Continental Illinois National Bank	BankAmerica Corp.
1995	Chemical Banking Corp.	Chase Manhattan Corporation	Chase Manhattan Corporation
1995	First Chicago Corp.	NBD Bancorp, Inc.	First Chicago NBD Corp.
1995	BB&T Corporation	Southern National Corp.	BB&T Corporation
1995	Fleet Financial Group, Inc.	Shawmut National Corp.	Fleet Financial Group, Inc.
1996	Wells Fargo Corp.	First Interstate Bancorp	Wells Fargo Corp.
1996	CoreStates Financial Corp.	Meridian Bancorp, Inc.	CoreStates Financial Corp.
1996	Bank of Boston Corp.	BayBanks, Inc.	BankBoston Corp.
1996	First Union Corporation	First Fidelity Bancorporation	First Union Corporation
1996	First Union Corporation	Center Financial Corporation(CenterBank)	First Union Corporation
1996	Fleet Financial Group, Inc.	National Westminster Bancorp, a subsidiary of National Westminster Bank	Fleet Financial Group, Inc.
1997	U.S. Bancorp	First Bank System, Inc.	U.S. Bancorp
1997	NationsBank Corp.	Boatmen's Bancshares	NationsBank Corp.	$9.6 Billion
1997	Washington Mutual	Great Western Financial Corporation	Washington Mutual
1997	First Union Corporation	Signet Banking Corp.	First Union Corporation
1997	National City Corp.	First of America Bank	National City Corp.
1998	NationsBank Corp.	Barnett Banks, Inc.	NationsBank Corp.
1998	First Union Corporation	CoreStates Financial Corp.	First Union Corporation
1998	NationsBank Corp.	BankAmerica Corp.	Bank of America Corp.
1998	Golden State Bancorp	First Nationwide Holdings, Inc.	Golden State Bancorp
1998	Norwest Corp	Wells Fargo Corp.	Wells Fargo Corp.
1998	Star Banc Corp.	Firstar Holdings Corp.	Firstar Corporation
1998	Banc One Corp.	First Chicago NBD Corp.	Bank One Corp.
1998	Travelers Group	Citicorp	Citigroup	$140 Billion
1998	SunTrust Bank	Crestar Financial Corp.	SunTrust Banks, Inc.
1998	Washington Mutual	H.F. Ahmanson & Co.	Washington Mutual
1999	Fleet Financial Corp.	BankBoston Corp.	FleetBoston Financial Corp.
1999	Deutsche Bank AG	Bankers Trust Corp.	Deutsche Bank AG
1999	HSBC Holdings plc	Republic New York Corporation	HSBC Bank USA
1999	Firstar Corporation	Mercantile Bancorporation, Inc.	Firstar Corporation
1999	AmSouth Bancorporation	First American National Bank	AmSouth Bancorporation	$6.3 Billion
2000	Chase Manhattan Corporation	J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc.	J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
2000	Washington Mutual	Bank United Corp.	Washington Mutual	$1.5 Billion
2000	Wells Fargo & Co.	First Security Corp.	Wells Fargo & Co.
2001	Firstar Corporation	U.S. Bancorp	U.S. Bancorp
2001	First Union Corp.	Wachovia Corp.	Wachovia Corp.
2001	Fifth Third Bancorp	Old Kent Financial Corp.	Fifth Third Bancorp
2001	Standard Federal Bank	Michigan National Bank	Standard Federal Bank N.A.
2001	FleetBoston Financial Corp.	Summit Bancorp	FleetBoston Financial Corp.
2002	Citigroup Inc.	Golden State Bancorp	Citigroup Inc.
2002	Washington Mutual	Dime Bancorp, Inc.	Washington Mutual
2003	BB&T Corp.	First Virginia Banks, Inc.	BB&T Corp.
2003	M&T Bank	Allfirst Bank	M&T Bank
2004	New Haven Savings Bank	Savings Bank of Manchester, Tolland Bank	NewAlliance Bank
2004	North Fork Bancorporation Inc.	The Trust Company of New Jersey	North Fork Bancorporation Inc.	$726 Million
2004	Bank of America Corp.	FleetBoston Financial Corp.	Bank of America Corp.	$47 Billion
2004	J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.	Bank One	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2004	Banco Popular	Quaker City Bank	Banco Popular
2004	Regions Financial Corporation	Union Planters Corporation	Regions Financial Corporation	$5.9 Billion
2004	SunTrust	National Commerce Financial	SunTrust	$6.98 Billion^[1]
2004	Wachovia	SouthTrust	Wachovia	$14.3 Billion
2005	PNC Bank	Riggs Bank	PNC Bank	$0.78 billion^[2]
2005	Capital One Financial Corporation	Hibernia National Bank	Capital One Financial Corporation	$4.9 Billion^[3]
2005	Bank of America	MBNA Corporation	Bank of America Card Services	$35 Billion
2006	Wachovia	Westcorp Inc. (holding company for WFS Financial Inc and Western Financial Bank)	Wachovia	$3.91 Billion^[4]
2006	NewAlliance Bank	Cornerstone Bank	NewAlliance Bank
2006	Capital One Financial Corporation	North Fork Bank	Capital One Financial Corporation	$13.2 Billion^[5]
2006	Wachovia	Golden West Financial	Wachovia	$25 Billion^[6]
2006	Regions Financial Corporation	AmSouth Bancorporation	Regions Financial Corporation	$10 Billion
2007	Citizens Banking Corporation	Republic Bancorp	Citizens Republic Bancorp	$1.048 Billion
2007	Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	Compass Bancshares	Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	$9.8 Billion
2007	Bank of America	LaSalle Bank	Bank of America	$21 Billion
2007	State Street Corporation	Investors Financial Services Corporation	State Street Corporation	$4.2 Billion
2007	Bank of New York	Mellon Financial Corporation	Bank of New York Mellon	$18.3 Billion
2007	Wachovia	World Savings Bank	Wachovia	$25 Billion
2007	Bank of America	U.S. Trust	Bank of America Private Wealth Management
2008	TD Bank Financial Group	Commerce Bancorp	TD Bank	$8.5 Billion
2008	JPMorgan Chase	Bear Stearns	JPMorgan Chase	$1.1 Billion
2008	Bank of America	Merrill Lynch	Bank of America	$50 Billion
2008	JPMorgan Chase	Washington Mutual	JPMorgan Chase	$1.9 Billion^[7]
2008	Wells Fargo	Wachovia	Wells Fargo	$15.1 Billion^[8]
2008	5/3 Bank	First Charter Bank	5/3 Bank
2008	PNC Financial Services	National City Corp.	PNC Financial Services	$5.08 billion^[9]

References

^ "SunTrust to buy National Commerce Financial". Atlanta Business Chronicle. 9 May 2004. http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2004/05/03/daily60.html.
^ Barbash, Fred (July 16, 2004). "Riggs Bank Sold to PNC Financial Services Group". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54380-2004Jul16.html.
^ Capital One Financial Corporation (November 16, 2005). "Capital One Completes Acquisition of Hibernia Corporation". http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/927628/000090342305000927/capone_ex991-1116.htm.
^ Wachovia (12 September 2005). WACHOVIA CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE WESTCORP AND WFS FINANCIAL INC IN $3.91 BILLION TRANSACTION. Press release. http://www.wachovia.com/inside/page/0,,134_307_348_1270_7455%5E1245,00.html.
^ Capital One Financial Corporation (December 1, 2006). "Capital One Completes Acquisition of North Fork Bancorporation". http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/927628/000119312506245235/dex991.htm.
^ Wachovia Corporation (May 7, 2006). "Wachovia to Acquire Golden West Financial". http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36995/000119312506103017/dex99a.htm.
^ Eric Dash and Andrew Ross Sorkin (September 26, 2008). "Government Seizes WaMu and Sells Some Assets". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/business/26wamu.html.
^ David Ellis (October 3, 2008). "Wachovia: Wells in, Citi out". CNN Money. http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/03/news/companies/wells_fargo_wachovia/index.htm.
^ DAN FITZPATRICK, DAVID ENRICH and DAMIAN PALETTA (October 25, 2008). "PNC Buys National City in Bank Shakeout". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122485472991366463.html?mod=testMod.

Stephen A. Rhoades, "Bank Mergers and Industrywide Structure, 1980-1994," Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reanuary 1996. (Staff study 169)
Steven J. Pilloff, "Bank Merger Activity in the United States, 1994-2003," Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 2004. (Staff study 176)
Institute of Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (MANDA) M&A An academic research institute on mergers & acquisitions, including bank mergers
Mellon Merger, The New York Times, April 7, 1983
In the Most Expensive Bank merger ever, New York Times, August 1, 1987

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