BankCityStateYearAssets at time of failureRef.
NominalInflation-adjusted (2021)
Washington MutualSeattleWashington2008$307 billion$386 billion[3]
First Republic BankSan FranciscoCalifornia2023$229 billion$229 billion[4][5]
Silicon Valley BankSanta ClaraCalifornia2023$209 billion$209 billion[6]
Signature BankNew YorkNew York2023$118 billion$118 billion[7]
Continental Illinois National Bank and TrustChicagoIllinois1984$40.0 billion$104 billion[3][8]
First Republic Bank CorporationDallasTexas1988$32.5 billion$74 billion[9]
American Savings and LoanStocktonCalifornia1988$30.2 billion$69 billion
Bank of New EnglandBostonMassachusetts1991$21.7 billion$43 billion[9]
IndyMacPasadenaCalifornia2008$32.0 billion$40 billion[10]
MCorpDallasTexas1989$18.5 billion$40 billion
Gibraltar Savings and LoanSimi ValleyCalifornia1989$15.1 billion$33 billion
Colonial BankMontgomeryAlabama2009$25.0 billion$32 billion[11]
First City National BankHoustonTexas1988$13.0 billion$30 billion
HomeFed BankSan DiegoCalifornia1992$12.2 billion$24 billion
FBOP Corp banking subsidiariesOak ParkIllinois2009$18.4 billion$23 billion
Southeast BankMiamiFlorida1991$10.5 billion$21 billion
City Federal Savings and LoanElizabethNew Jersey1989$9.8 billion$21 billion
GoldomeBuffaloNew York1991$9.9 billion$20 billion
Imperial Federal Savings Assoc.San DiegoCalifornia1990$9.6 billion$20 billion
Franklin National BankNew YorkNew York1974$3.7 billion$20 billion
Great American BankSan DiegoCalifornia1991$9.5 billion$19 billion
CenTrust BankMiamiFlorida1990$8.2 billion$17 billion
Empire of America SavingsBuffaloNew York1990$8.2 billion$17 billion
Guaranty BankAustinTexas2009$13.0 billion$16 billion[12]
Downey Savings and LoanNewport BeachCalifornia2008$12.8 billion$16 billion[5]
BankUnited FSBCoral GablesFlorida2009$12.8 billion$16 billion[12]
AmTrust BankClevelandOhio2009$12.0 billion$15 billion[5]
WesternBankMayagüezPuerto Rico2010$11.9 billion$15 billion
Gibraltar Savings AssociationHoustonTexas1988$6.5 billion$15 billion
United Commercial BankSan FranciscoCalifornia2009$11.2 billion$14 billion
Crossland Savings BankBrooklynNew York1992$7.4 billion$14 billion
The Connecticut Bank & Trust Co.HartfordConnecticut1991$7.2 billion$14 billion
MeraBankPhoenixArizona1990$6.3 billion$13 billion
Sunbelt SavingsIrvingTexas1991$6.0 billion$12 billion
Western Savings and LoanPhoenixArizona1989$5.7 billion$12 billion
Columbia Savings & Loan Assn.Beverly HillsCalifornia1991$5.4 billion$11 billion
Lincoln Savings and Loan AssociationIrvineCalifornia1989$4.9 billion$11 billion
California National BankLos AngelesCalifornia2009$7.8 billion$9.9 billion
Corus BankChicagoIllinois2009$7.0 billion$8.8 billion[12]
United States National BankSan DiegoCalifornia1973$1.3 billion$7.9 billion[13]
First Federal Bank of CaliforniaSanta MonicaCalifornia2009$6.1 billion$7.7 billion
R-G Premier Bank of Puerto RicoHato ReyPuerto Rico2010$5.9 billion$7.3 billion
Doral BankSan JuanPuerto Rico2015$5.9 billion$6.7 billion[14]
Franklin BankHoustonTexas2008$5.1 billion$6.4 billion
Silverton BankAtlantaGeorgia2009$4.1 billion$5.2 billion
Imperial Capital BankLa JollaCalifornia2009$4.0 billion$5.1 billion
PFF Bank & TrustPomonaCalifornia2008$3.7 billion$4.7 billion
La Jolla BankLa JollaCalifornia2010$3.6 billion$4.5 billion
Frontier BankEverettWashington2010$3.5 billion$4.3 billion
First National Bank of NevadaRenoNevada2008$3.4 billion$4.3 billion
Amcore BankRockfordIllinois2010$3.4 billion$4.2 billion
Riverside National Bank of FloridaFort PierceFlorida2010$3.4 billion$4.2 billion
Midwest Bank and Trust CompanyElmwood ParkIllinois2010$3.2 billion$4 billion
First National Bank, also operating as The National Bank of El PasoEdinburgTexas2013$3.1 billion$3.6 billion[15]
Superior BankBirminghamAlabama2011$3.0 billion$3.6 billion[16]
TierOne BankLincolnNebraska2010$2.8 billion$3.5 billion
Irwin Union Bank and Trust CompanyColumbusIndiana2009$2.7 billion$3.4 billion
Orion BankNaplesFlorida2009$2.7 billion$3.4 billion
EuroBankSan JuanPuerto Rico2010$2.6 billion$3.2 billion
First Community BankTaosNew Mexico2011$2.3 billion$2.8 billion
Integra Bank, N.A.EvansvilleIndiana2011$2.2 billion$2.7 billion
ANB FinancialBentonvilleArkansas2008$2.1 billion$2.6 billion
First Regional BankLos AngelesCalifornia2010$2.1 billion$2.6 billion
ShoreBankChicagoIllinois2010$2.1 billion$2.6 billion
Silver State BankHendersonNevada2008$2.0 billion$2.5 billion
New Frontier BankGreeleyColorado2009$2.0 billion$2.5 billion
Georgian BankAtlantaGeorgia2009$2.0 billion$2.5 billion
Vineyard BankRancho CucamongaCalifornia2009$1.9 billion$2.4 billion
Peoples First Community BankPanama CityFlorida2009$1.8 billion$2.3 billion
County BankMercedCalifornia2009$1.7 billion$2.1 billion
Hillcrest BankOverland ParkKansas2010$1.6 billion$2 billion
Advanta Bank Corp.DraperUtah2010$1.6 billion$2 billion
CF BancorpPort HuronMichigan2010$1.6 billion$2 billion
Mutual BankHarveyIllinois2009$1.6 billion$2 billion
Hamilton BankMiamiFlorida2002$1.3 billion$2 billion
Community Bank of NevadaLas VegasNevada2009$1.5 billion$1.9 billion
First Bank of Beverly HillsCalabasasCalifornia2009$1.5 billion$1.9 billion
Temecula Valley BankTemeculaCalifornia2009$1.5 billion$1.9 billion
New South Federal Savings BankIrondaleAlabama2009$1.5 billion$1.9 billion
Community Banks of ColoradoGreenwood VillageColorado2011$1.4 billion$1.7 billion
Horizon BankBellinghamWashington2010$1.3 billion$1.6 billion
Premier BankJefferson CityMissouri2010$1.2 billion$1.5 billion
Broadway BankChicagoIllinois2010$1.2 billion$1.5 billion
Security Bank of Bibb CountyMaconGeorgia2009$1.2 billion$1.5 billion
Charter BankSanta FeNew Mexico2010$1.2 billion$1.5 billion
Alliance BankCulver CityCalifornia2009$1.1 billion$1.4 billion
City BankLynnwoodWashington2010$1.1 billion$1.4 billion
Columbia River BankThe DallesOregon2010$1.1 billion$1.4 billion
Community Bank and TrustCorneliaGeorgia2010$1.1 billion$1.4 billion
Integrity BankAlpharettaGeorgia2008$1.1 billion$1.4 billion
Affinity BankVenturaCalifornia2009$1.0 billion$1.3 billion
Appalachian Community BankEllijayGeorgia2010$1.0 billion$1.2 billion

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References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Status of Washington Mutual Bank Receivership". FDIC. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  3. Jump up to:a b Comlay, Elinor; Stempel, Jonathan (September 25, 2009). "WaMu is largest U.S. bank failure"Reuters.
  4. ^ "JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus, Ohio Assumes All the Deposits of First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California"FDIC. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  5. Jump up to:a b c Brooks, Khristopher J.; Dakss, Brian (May 1, 2023). "Troubled First Republic Bank seized and sold to JPMorgan Chase"CBS MoneyWatch.
  6. ^ Flitter, Emily; Copeland, Rob (March 10, 2023). "Silicon Valley Bank Fails After Run on Deposits"The New York TimesISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Joint Statement by Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC"The Federal Reserve Board. March 2023.
  8. ^ Haltom, Renee (May 1984). "Failure of Continental Illinois"Federal Reserve History.
  9. Jump up to:a b "Ending "Too Big to Fail""Federal Reserve. March 4, 2013.
  10. ^ Russell, Karl; Zhang, Christine (March 11, 2023). "The Second-Biggest Bank Failure"The New York TimesISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  11. ^ "Colonial Bank dissolved, marking 2009's biggest bank failure"France 24. August 15, 2009.
  12. Jump up to:a b c Sherter, Alain (September 12, 2009). "Corus Seized in Fourth-Largest Bank Failure This Year"CBS MoneyWatch.
  13. ^ Wright, Robert (October 22, 1973). "Dubious Loans Led To Bank's Collapse"The New York Times. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  14. ^ Kuriloff, Aaron (February 28, 2015). "Doral Bank Fails After Years of Tumult"Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  15. ^ Danner, Patrick (September 13, 2013). "Edinburg bank is closed by the feds and sold"My San Antonio. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  16. ^ Amy, Jeff (April 16, 2011). "Superior and Nexity banks seized by regulators"Al.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

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