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{{Short description|Insolvency or illiquidity of a bank}}
{{Short description|Insolvency or illiquidity of a bank}}
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[[File:Schwenk-bank-failure-1914.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Depositors "[[Bank run|run]]" on a failing New York City bank in an effort to recover their money, July 1914]]
[[File:Schwenk-bank-failure-1914.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Depositors "[[Bank run|run]]" on a failing New York City bank in an effort to recover their money, July 1914]]
A '''bank failure''' occurs when a [[bank]] is unable to meet its obligations to its [[depositor]]s or other [[creditor]]s because it has become insolvent or too illiquid to meet its liabilities.<ref name=":0">{{cite web| url =https://www.fdic.gov/consumers/banking/facts/ | title = When a Bank Fails - Facts for Depositors, Creditors, and Borrowers | publisher=[[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]]}}</ref> A bank usually fails economically when the [[market value]] of its [[asset]]s declines to a value that is less than the market value of its [[liability (financial accounting)|liabilities]]. The [[insolvent]] bank either borrows from other [[solvency|solvent]] banks or sells its assets at a lower price than its market value to generate liquid money to pay its depositors on demand. The inability of the solvent banks to lend liquid money to the insolvent bank creates a [[bank panic]] among the depositors as more depositors try to take out cash deposits from the bank. As such, the bank is unable to fulfill the demands of all of its depositors on time. A bank may be taken over by the regulating government agency if its [[Equity (finance)|shareholders' equity]] are below the regulatory minimum.
A '''bank failure''' occurs when a bank is unable to meet its obligations to its [[depositor]]s or other [[creditor]]s because it has become insolvent or too illiquid to meet its liabilities.<ref name=":0">{{cite web| url =https://www.fdic.gov/consumers/banking/facts/ | title = When a Bank Fails – Facts for Depositors, Creditors, and Borrowers | publisher=[[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]]}}</ref> A bank usually fails economically when the [[market value]] of its [[asset]]s declines to a value that is less than the market value of its [[liability (financial accounting)|liabilities]]. The [[insolvent]] bank either borrows from other [[solvency|solvent]] banks or sells its assets at a lower price than its market value to generate liquid money to pay its depositors on demand. The inability of the solvent banks to lend liquid money to the insolvent bank creates a [[bank panic]] among the depositors as more depositors try to take out cash deposits from the bank. As such, the bank is unable to fulfill the demands of all of its depositors on time. A bank may be taken over by the regulating government agency if its [[Equity (finance)|shareholders' equity]] are below the regulatory minimum.


The failure of a bank is generally considered to be of more importance than the failure of other types of business firms because of the interconnectedness and fragility of banking institutions. Research has shown that the market value of customers of the failed banks is adversely affected at the date of the failure announcements.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brewer III|first=Elijah |last2=Genay| first2=Hesna |last3=Hunter |first3=William Curt |last4=Kaufman |first4=George G.|date=August 26, 2002|title=The Value of Banking Relationships During a Financial Crisis: Evidence from Failures of Japanese Banks |url=https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/files/Breweretal.pdf |url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-14|website=[[Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225033703/http://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/files/Breweretal.pdf |archive-date=2016-12-25 }}</ref> It is often feared that the spill over effects of a failure of one bank can quickly spread throughout the economy and possibly result in the failure of other banks, whether or not those banks were [[solvency|solvent]] at the time as the marginal depositors try to take out cash deposits from these banks to avoid from suffering losses. Thereby, the spill over effect of bank panic or [[systemic risk]] has a [[multiplier effect]] on all banks and [[financial institutions]] leading to a greater effect of bank failure in the economy. As a result, banking institutions are typically subjected to rigorous [[bank regulation|regulation]], and bank failures are of major [[public policy]] concern in countries across the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/cato-journal/1996/5/cj16n1-2.pdf | title=Bank Failures, Systemic Risk, and Bank Regulation | publisher=[[The Cato Institute]] | date=Spring 1996 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208183021/http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cj16n1-2.html | archive-date=8 December 2008| url-status=live}}</ref>
The failure of a bank is generally considered to be of more importance than the failure of other types of business firms because of the interconnectedness and fragility of banking institutions. Research has shown that the market value of customers of the failed banks is adversely affected at the date of the failure announcements.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brewer III|first=Elijah |last2=Genay| first2=Hesna |last3=Hunter |first3=William Curt |last4=Kaufman |first4=George G.|date=August 26, 2002|title=The Value of Banking Relationships During a Financial Crisis: Evidence from Failures of Japanese Banks |url=https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/files/Breweretal.pdf |url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-14|website=[[Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225033703/http://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/files/Breweretal.pdf |archive-date=2016-12-25 }}</ref> It is often feared that the spill over effects of a failure of one bank can quickly spread throughout the economy and possibly result in the failure of other banks, whether or not those banks were [[solvency|solvent]] at the time as the marginal depositors try to take out cash deposits from these banks to avoid from suffering losses. Thereby, the spill over effect of bank panic or [[systemic risk]] has a [[multiplier effect]] on all banks and [[financial institutions]] leading to a greater effect of bank failure in the economy. As a result, banking institutions are typically subjected to rigorous [[bank regulation|regulation]], and bank failures are of major [[public policy]] concern in countries across the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/cato-journal/1996/5/cj16n1-2.pdf | title=Bank Failures, Systemic Risk, and Bank Regulation | publisher=[[The Cato Institute]] | date=Spring 1996 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208183021/http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cj16n1-2.html | archive-date=December 8, 2008| url-status=live}}</ref>


==Notable acquisitions of failed banks==
==Notable acquisitions of failed banks==
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! Type
! Type
|-
|-
|1999-11-29<ref>{{Cite web|title=RBS launches $43B bid for NatWest - Nov. 29, 1999|url=https://money.cnn.com/1999/11/29/europe/rbs_natwest_a/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=money.cnn.com}}</ref>
|1999-11-29<ref>{{Cite web|title=RBS launches $43B bid for NatWest – Nov. 29, 1999|url=https://money.cnn.com/1999/11/29/europe/rbs_natwest_a/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=money.cnn.com}}</ref>
|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[National Westminster Bank Plc]]
|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[National Westminster Bank Plc]]
|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Royal Bank of Scotland]]
|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Royal Bank of Scotland]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 42.5
| style="text-align:right;" | 42.5
|-
|-
|2003-10-27<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bank of America to acquire FleetBoston for $47B - Oct. 27, 2003 | url=https://money.cnn.com/2003/10/27/news/companies/ba_fleet/ | work=[[CNN]] | date=October 27, 2003}}</ref>
|2003-10-27<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bank of America to acquire FleetBoston for $47B – Oct. 27, 2003 | url=https://money.cnn.com/2003/10/27/news/companies/ba_fleet/ | work=[[CNN]] | date=October 27, 2003}}</ref>
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[FleetBoston Financial]]
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[FleetBoston Financial]]
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[Bank of America]]
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[Bank of America]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 47
| style="text-align:right;" | 47
|-
|-
|2004-01-15<ref>{{Cite news |title=J.P. Morgan to buy Bank One for $58 billion - Jan. 15, 2004 |url=https://money.cnn.com/2004/01/14/news/deals/jpmorgan_bankone/ | work=[[CNN]] | date=January 15, 2004}}</ref>
|2004-01-15<ref>{{Cite news |title=J.P. Morgan to buy Bank One for $58 billion – Jan. 15, 2004 |url=https://money.cnn.com/2004/01/14/news/deals/jpmorgan_bankone/ | work=[[CNN]] | date=January 15, 2004}}</ref>
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[Bank One Corporation]]
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[Bank One Corporation]]
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[JPMorgan Chase]]
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[JPMorgan Chase]]
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| style="text-align:right;" | 34.2
| style="text-align:right;" | 34.2
|-
|-
|2007-05-20<ref>{{Cite news|last=Biondi|first=Paolo|last2=Sisto|first2=Alberto|date=2007-05-20|title=UniCredit agrees to buy Capitalia in $29 bln deal|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-capitalia-unicredit-idUSL184229220070520|access-date=2021-05-14}}</ref>
|2007-05-20<ref>{{Cite news|last=Biondi|first=Paolo|last2=Sisto|first2=Alberto|date=May 20, 2007|title=UniCredit agrees to buy Capitalia in $29 bln deal|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-capitalia-unicredit-idUSL184229220070520|access-date=2021-05-14}}</ref>
|{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Capitalia]]
|{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Capitalia]]
|{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[UniCredit]]
|{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[UniCredit]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 29.47
| style="text-align:right;" | 29.47
|-
|-
|2007-09-28<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wilchins|first=Dan|date=2007-09-28|title=ING Bank to acquire NetBank deposits|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/netbank-ing-idUSWNAS514820070928|access-date=2021-05-14}}</ref>
|2007-09-28<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wilchins|first=Dan|date=September 28, 2007|title=ING Bank to acquire NetBank deposits|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/netbank-ing-idUSWNAS514820070928|access-date=2021-05-14}}</ref>
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[NetBank]]
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[NetBank]]
|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[ING Group]]
|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[ING Group]]
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| style="text-align:right;" | 3.861
| style="text-align:right;" | 3.861
|-
|-
|2009-03-19<ref>{{Cite news|date=2009-03-20|title=OneWest completes acquisition of Indymac Assets|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/onewest-indymac-idUSN1946559620090320|access-date=2021-05-14}}</ref>
|2009-03-19<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 20, 2009|title=OneWest completes acquisition of Indymac Assets|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/onewest-indymac-idUSN1946559620090320|access-date=2021-05-14}}</ref>
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[IndyMac]]
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[IndyMac]]
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[OneWest Bank]]
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[OneWest Bank]]
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In the U.S., deposits in savings and checking accounts are backed by the [[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation|FDIC]]. Currently, each account owner is insured up to $250,000 in the event of a bank failure.<ref>{{cite web |title=Deposit Insurance FAQs|url=https://www.fdic.gov/deposit/deposits/faq.html | publisher=[[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]]}}</ref> When a bank fails, in addition to insuring the deposits, the FDIC acts as the [[Receiver (legal)|receiver]] of the failed bank, taking control of the bank's assets and deciding how to settle its debts. The number of bank failures has been tracked and published by the FDIC since 1934, and has decreased after a peak in 2010 due to the [[financial crisis of 2007–2008]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=FDIC {{!}} Failed Bank List |url=https://www.fdic.gov/resources/resolutions/bank-failures/failed-bank-list/ | publisher=[[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]]}}</ref>
In the U.S., deposits in savings and checking accounts are backed by the [[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation|FDIC]]. Currently, each account owner is insured up to $250,000 in the event of a bank failure.<ref>{{cite web |title=Deposit Insurance FAQs|url=https://www.fdic.gov/deposit/deposits/faq.html | publisher=[[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]]}}</ref> When a bank fails, in addition to insuring the deposits, the FDIC acts as the [[Receiver (legal)|receiver]] of the failed bank, taking control of the bank's assets and deciding how to settle its debts. The number of bank failures has been tracked and published by the FDIC since 1934, and has decreased after a peak in 2010 due to the [[financial crisis of 2007–2008]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=FDIC {{!}} Failed Bank List |url=https://www.fdic.gov/resources/resolutions/bank-failures/failed-bank-list/ | publisher=[[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]]}}</ref>


Since the year 2000, over 500 banks have failed. The [[2010s|2010s]] saw the most bank failure in recent memory, with 367 banks collapsing over that decade. However, while the 2010s saw the most banks fail, it wasn't the worst decade in terms of the value of the banks going under. The [[2000s|2000s]] saw 192 banks go under with $533 billion in assets ($749 billion in 2023 dollars) compared to the $273 billion ($354 billion) lost in the 2010s. <ref>{{cite web |last=Laycock |first=Richard |date=2023-05-11 |title=List of bank failures: 2000 to 2023 {{!}} Finder |url=https://www.finder.com/bank-failures |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=finder.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
Since the year 2000, over 500 banks have failed. The 2010s saw the most bank failures in recent memory, with 367 banks collapsing over that decade. However, while the 2010s saw the most banks fail, it wasn't the worst decade in terms of the value of the banks going under. The 2000s saw 192 banks go under with $533&nbsp;billion in assets ($749&nbsp;billion in 2023 dollars) compared to the $273&nbsp;billion ($354&nbsp;billion) lost in the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Laycock |first=Richard |date=May 11, 2023 |title=List of bank failures: 2000 to 2023 {{!}} Finder |url=https://www.finder.com/bank-failures |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=finder.com |language=en-US}}</ref>


No advance notice is given to the public when a bank fails.<ref name=":0" /> Under ideal circumstances, a bank failure can occur without customers losing access to their funds at any point. For example, in the 2008 failure of [[Washington Mutual]] the FDIC was able to broker a deal in which [[Jpmorgan chase|JP Morgan Chase]] bought the assets of Washington Mutual for $1.9 billion.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://money.cnn.com/2008/09/25/news/companies/JPM_WaMu/ | title=JPMorgan buys WaMu | first1=David | last1=Ellis | first2=Jeanne | last2=Sahadi | work=[[CNN]] | date=September 26, 2008}}</ref> Existing customers were immediately turned into JP Morgan Chase customers, without disruption in their ability to use their [[Automated teller machine|ATM]] cards or do banking at branches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/washington-mutual-acquired-jpmorgan-chase-5090 |title=OTS 08-046 - Washington Mutual Acquired by JPMorgan Chase | publisher=[[Office of Thrift Supervision]] | date=September 25, 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090115032649/http://www.ots.treas.gov/?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=9c306c81-1e0b-8562-eb0c-fed5429a3a56| archive-date= 15 January 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status=live}}</ref> Such policies are designed to discourage [[bank run]]s that might cause economic damage on a wider scale.
No advance notice is given to the public when a bank fails.<ref name=":0" /> Under ideal circumstances, a bank failure can occur without customers losing access to their funds at any point. For example, in the 2008 failure of [[Washington Mutual]] the FDIC was able to broker a deal in which [[Jpmorgan chase|JP Morgan Chase]] bought the assets of Washington Mutual for $1.9&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://money.cnn.com/2008/09/25/news/companies/JPM_WaMu/ | title=JPMorgan buys WaMu | first1=David | last1=Ellis | first2=Jeanne | last2=Sahadi | work=[[CNN]] | date=September 26, 2008}}</ref> Existing customers were immediately turned into JP Morgan Chase customers, without disruption in their ability to use their [[Automated teller machine|ATM]] cards or do banking at branches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/washington-mutual-acquired-jpmorgan-chase-5090 |title=OTS 08-046 – Washington Mutual Acquired by JPMorgan Chase | publisher=[[Office of Thrift Supervision]] | date=September 25, 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090115032649/http://www.ots.treas.gov/?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=9c306c81-1e0b-8562-eb0c-fed5429a3a56| archive-date= January 15, 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status=live}}</ref> Such policies are designed to discourage [[bank run]]s that might cause economic damage on a wider scale.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
{{further|List of largest U.S. bank failures}}
{{further|List of largest U.S. bank failures}}


==Global failure==
==Global failure==
The failure of a bank is relevant not only to the country in which it is headquartered, but for all other nations with which it conducts business. This dynamic was highlighted during the [[financial crisis of 2007–2008]], when the failures of major [[bulge bracket]] investment banks affected local economies globally. This interconnectedness was manifested not on a high level, with respect to deals negotiated between major companies from different parts of the world, but also to the global nature of any one company's makeup. Outsourcing is a key example of this makeup; as major banks such as [[Lehman Brothers]] and [[Bear Stearns]] failed, the employees from countries other than the [[United States]] suffered in turn. A 2015 analysis by the [[Bank of England]] found greater interconnectedness between banks has led to a greater transmission of stresses during a time of recession.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zijun |first=Liu |last2=Quiet |first2=Stephanie |last3=Roth |first3=Benedict |date=2015 |title=Banking sector interconnectedness: what is it, how can we measure it and why does it matter?|url=https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/quarterly-bulletin/2015/banking-sector-interconnectedness-what-is-it-how-can-we-measure-it-and-why-does-it-matter.pdf |url-status=live |website=[[Bank of England]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005195017/https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/quarterly-bulletin/2015/banking-sector-interconnectedness-what-is-it-how-can-we-measure-it-and-why-does-it-matter.pdf |archive-date=2021-10-05 }}</ref>
The failure of a bank is relevant not only to the country in which it is headquartered, but for all other nations with which it conducts business. This dynamic was highlighted during the [[financial crisis of 2007–2008]], when the failures of major [[bulge bracket]] investment banks affected local economies globally. This interconnectedness was manifested not on a high level, with respect to deals negotiated between major companies from different parts of the world, but also to the global nature of any one company's makeup. Outsourcing is a key example of this makeup; as major banks such as [[Lehman Brothers]] and [[Bear Stearns]] failed, the employees from countries other than the United States suffered in turn. A 2015 analysis by the [[Bank of England]] found greater interconnectedness between banks has led to a greater transmission of stresses during a time of recession.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zijun |first=Liu |last2=Quiet |first2=Stephanie |last3=Roth |first3=Benedict |date=2015 |title=Banking sector interconnectedness: what is it, how can we measure it and why does it matter?|url=https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/quarterly-bulletin/2015/banking-sector-interconnectedness-what-is-it-how-can-we-measure-it-and-why-does-it-matter.pdf |url-status=live |website=[[Bank of England]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005195017/https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/quarterly-bulletin/2015/banking-sector-interconnectedness-what-is-it-how-can-we-measure-it-and-why-does-it-matter.pdf |archive-date=2021-10-05 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* [[Charles Calomiris|Calomiris, Charles W.]], and Joseph R. Mason. "Fundamentals, panics, and bank distress during the depression." ''American Economic Review'' (2003): 1615-1647. [http://academiccommons.columbia.edu/download/fedora_content/download/ac%3A136991/CONTENT/000282803322655473.pdf online]
* [[Charles Calomiris|Calomiris, Charles W.]], and Joseph R. Mason. "Fundamentals, panics, and bank distress during the depression." ''American Economic Review'' (2003): 1615–1647. [http://academiccommons.columbia.edu/download/fedora_content/download/ac%3A136991/CONTENT/000282803322655473.pdf online]
* Carlson, Mark. "Causes of bank suspensions in the panic of 1893." ''Explorations in Economic History'' 42.1 (2005): 56-80. [https://www.federalreserve.gov/PubS/feds/2002/200211/ online]
* Carlson, Mark. "Causes of bank suspensions in the panic of 1893." ''Explorations in Economic History'' 42.1 (2005): 56–80. [https://www.federalreserve.gov/PubS/feds/2002/200211/ online]
* Wicker, Elmus. ''The banking panics of the Great Depression'' (2000).
* Wicker, Elmus. ''The banking panics of the Great Depression'' (2000).
* Wicker, Elmus. ''Banking panics of the gilded age'' (2006).
* Wicker, Elmus. ''Banking panics of the gilded age'' (2006).
* Wicker, Elmus. "A Reconsideration of the Causes of the Banking Panic of 1930." ''Journal of Economic History'' 40.03 (1980): 571-583.
* Wicker, Elmus. "A Reconsideration of the Causes of the Banking Panic of 1930." ''Journal of Economic History'' 40.03 (1980): 571–583.


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.fdic.gov/resources/resolutions/bank-failures/failed-bank-list/ FDIC's list of failed banks since 2000]
* [https://www.fdic.gov/resources/resolutions/bank-failures/failed-bank-list/ FDIC's list of failed banks since 2000]
* [https://www.thestreet.com/investing/new-interactive-bank-failure-map-10464237 TheStreet.com Interactive bank failure map (2009)]
* [https://www.thestreet.com/investing/new-interactive-bank-failure-map-10464237 TheStreet.com Interactive bank failure map (2009)]
*[https://thebossmonk.com/business/story-of-indian-banking-failure/ The Story of Indian Bank Failure]
*[https://thebossmonk.com/business/story-of-indian-banking-failure/ The Story of Indian Bank Failure] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819145729/https://thebossmonk.com/business/story-of-indian-banking-failure/ |date=August 19, 2022 }}
* [http://www.businesspundit.com/25-biggest-bank-failures-in-history/ BusinessPundit.com lists the top 25 largest bank failures, but it includes non-U.S. banks; it is dated May 7, 2009.]


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Depositors "run" on a failing New York City bank in an effort to recover their money, July 1914

A bank failure occurs when a bank is unable to meet its obligations to its depositors or other creditors because it has become insolvent or too illiquid to meet its liabilities.[1] A bank usually fails economically when the market value of its assets declines to a value that is less than the market value of its liabilities. The insolvent bank either borrows from other solvent banks or sells its assets at a lower price than its market value to generate liquid money to pay its depositors on demand. The inability of the solvent banks to lend liquid money to the insolvent bank creates a bank panic among the depositors as more depositors try to take out cash deposits from the bank. As such, the bank is unable to fulfill the demands of all of its depositors on time. A bank may be taken over by the regulating government agency if its shareholders' equity are below the regulatory minimum.

The failure of a bank is generally considered to be of more importance than the failure of other types of business firms because of the interconnectedness and fragility of banking institutions. Research has shown that the market value of customers of the failed banks is adversely affected at the date of the failure announcements.[2] It is often feared that the spill over effects of a failure of one bank can quickly spread throughout the economy and possibly result in the failure of other banks, whether or not those banks were solvent at the time as the marginal depositors try to take out cash deposits from these banks to avoid from suffering losses. Thereby, the spill over effect of bank panic or systemic risk has a multiplier effect on all banks and financial institutions leading to a greater effect of bank failure in the economy. As a result, banking institutions are typically subjected to rigorous regulation, and bank failures are of major public policy concern in countries across the world.[3]

Notable acquisitions of failed banks

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This list does not include partial purchases by governments to prevent bank or banking system failures, such as government intervention during the subprime mortgage crisis.

Announcement date Target Acquirer Transaction value
(US$ billion) 		Typ
1999-11-29[4] Vereinigtes Königreich National Westminster Bank Plc Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland 42.5
2003-10-27[5] Vereinigte Staaten FleetBoston Financial Vereinigte Staaten Bank of America 47
2004-01-15[6] Vereinigte Staaten Bank One Corporation Vereinigte Staaten JPMorgan Chase 58
2006-01-01[7] Vereinigte Staaten MBNA Vereinigte Staaten Bank of America 34.2
2007-05-20[8] Italien Capitalia Italien UniCredit 29.47
2007-09-28[9] Vereinigte Staaten NetBank Niederlande ING Group 0.014
2007-10-09 Niederlande ABN AMRO Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland Belgien Fortis Spanien Santander 77.23[dubious – discuss] Breakup, nationalization of some components with return to publicly traded company
2008-02-22 Vereinigtes Königreich Northern Rock Vereinigtes Königreich Government of the United Kingdom 41.213
2008-04-01 Vereinigte Staaten Bear Stearns Vereinigte Staaten JPMorgan 2.2
2008-07-01 Vereinigte Staaten Countrywide Financial Vereinigte Staaten Bank of America 4
2008-07-14 Vereinigtes Königreich Alliance & Leicester Spanien Santander 1.93
2008-08-31 Deutschland Dresdner Kleinwort Deutschland Commerzbank 10.812
2008-09-07 Vereinigte Staaten Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Vereinigte Staaten Federal Housing Finance Agency 5,000[dubious – discuss] Federal conservatorship with expected return to independent management
2008-09-14 Vereinigte Staaten Merrill Lynch Vereinigte Staaten Bank of America 44
2008-09-17 Vereinigte Staaten Lehman Brothers Vereinigtes Königreich Barclays 1.3
2008-09-18 Vereinigtes Königreich HBOS Vereinigtes Königreich Lloyds TSB 33.475
2008-09-26 Vereinigte Staaten Lehman Brothers Japan Nomura Holdings 1.3
2008-09-26 Vereinigte Staaten Washington Mutual Vereinigte Staaten JPMorgan 1.9
2008-09-28 Vereinigtes Königreich Bradford & Bingley Vereinigtes Königreich Government of the United Kingdom Spanien Santander 1.838
2008-09-28 Belgien Luxemburg Niederlande Fortis Frankreich BNP Paribas 12.356
2008-09-29 Vereinigtes Königreich Abbey National Vereinigtes Königreich Government of the United Kingdom Spanien Santander 2.298
2008-09-30 Belgien Dexia Belgien Frankreich Luxemburg The Governments of Belgium, France and Luxembourg 7.06
2008-10-03 Vereinigte Staaten Wachovia Vereinigte Staaten Wells Fargo 15
2008-10-07 Island Landsbanki Island Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority 4.192 UK assets seized by UK government; bad assets nationalized by Iceland and retail operations reorganized as Landsbankinn
2008-10-08 Island Glitnir Island Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority 3.254
2008-10-09 Island Kaupthing Bank Island Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority 1.257
2008-10-13 Vereinigtes Königreich Lloyds Banking Group Vereinigtes Königreich Government of the United Kingdom 26.045
2008-10-13 Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland Group Vereinigtes Königreich Government of the United Kingdom 30.641
2008-10-14 Vereinigte Staaten Bank of America Vereinigte Staaten United States Federal Government 45
2008-10-14 Vereinigte Staaten Bank of New York Mellon Vereinigte Staaten United States Federal Government 3
2008-10-14 Vereinigte Staaten Goldman Sachs Vereinigte Staaten United States Federal Government 10
2008-10-14 Vereinigte Staaten JP Morgan Vereinigte Staaten United States Federal Government 25
2008-10-14 Vereinigte Staaten Morgan Stanley Vereinigte Staaten United States Federal Government 10
2008-10-14 Vereinigte Staaten State Street Vereinigte Staaten United States Federal Government 2
2008-10-14 Vereinigte Staaten Wells Fargo Vereinigte Staaten United States Federal Government 25
2008-10-22 Niederlande ING Group Niederlande Government of the Netherlands 11.032
2009-02-11 Republic of Ireland Allied Irish Bank Republic of Ireland Government of the Republic of Ireland 3.861
2009-02-11 Republic of Ireland Anglo Irish Bank Republic of Ireland Government of the Republic of Ireland 13.57
2009-02-11 Republic of Ireland Bank of Ireland Republic of Ireland Government of the Republic of Ireland 3.861
2009-03-19[10] Vereinigte Staaten IndyMac Vereinigte Staaten OneWest Bank unknown
2012-03-13 Griechenland Alpha Bank Griechenland Government of Greece 2.096
2012-03-13 Griechenland Eurobank Griechenland Government of Greece 4.633
2012-03-13 Griechenland National Bank of Greece Griechenland Government of Greece 7.612
2012-03-13 Griechenland Piraeus Bank Griechenland Government of Greece 5.516
2012-03-25 Zypern Laiki Bank Zypern Bank of Cyprus 10.812
2012-05-25 Spanien Bankia Spanien Government of Spain 20.962
2012-06-07 Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos Portugal Government of Portugal 1.78
2012-06-07 Portugal Millennium BCP Portugal Government of Portugal 3.3

Bank failures in the U.S.

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In the U.S., deposits in savings and checking accounts are backed by the FDIC. Currently, each account owner is insured up to $250,000 in the event of a bank failure.[11] When a bank fails, in addition to insuring the deposits, the FDIC acts as the receiver of the failed bank, taking control of the bank's assets and deciding how to settle its debts. The number of bank failures has been tracked and published by the FDIC since 1934, and has decreased after a peak in 2010 due to the financial crisis of 2007–2008.[12]

Since the year 2000, over 500 banks have failed. The 2010s saw the most bank failures in recent memory, with 367 banks collapsing over that decade. However, while the 2010s saw the most banks fail, it wasn't the worst decade in terms of the value of the banks going under. The 2000s saw 192 banks go under with $533 billion in assets ($749 billion in 2023 dollars) compared to the $273 billion ($354 billion) lost in the 2010s.[13]

No advance notice is given to the public when a bank fails.[1] Under ideal circumstances, a bank failure can occur without customers losing access to their funds at any point. For example, in the 2008 failure of Washington Mutual the FDIC was able to broker a deal in which JP Morgan Chase bought the assets of Washington Mutual for $1.9 billion.[14] Existing customers were immediately turned into JP Morgan Chase customers, without disruption in their ability to use their ATM cards or do banking at branches.[15] Such policies are designed to discourage bank runs that might cause economic damage on a wider scale.[citation needed]

Further information: List of largest U.S. bank failures

Global failure

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The failure of a bank is relevant not only to the country in which it is headquartered, but for all other nations with which it conducts business. This dynamic was highlighted during the financial crisis of 2007–2008, when the failures of major bulge bracket investment banks affected local economies globally. This interconnectedness was manifested not on a high level, with respect to deals negotiated between major companies from different parts of the world, but also to the global nature of any one company's makeup. Outsourcing is a key example of this makeup; as major banks such as Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns failed, the employees from countries other than the United States suffered in turn. A 2015 analysis by the Bank of England found greater interconnectedness between banks has led to a greater transmission of stresses during a time of recession.[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "When a Bank Fails – Facts for Depositors, Creditors, and Borrowers". Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
  2. ^ Brewer III, Elijah; Genay, Hesna; Hunter, William Curt; Kaufman, George G. (August 26, 2002). "The Value of Banking Relationships During a Financial Crisis: Evidence from Failures of Japanese Banks" (PDF). Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Bank Failures, Systemic Risk, and Bank Regulation" (PDF). The Cato Institute. Spring 1996. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008.
  4. ^ "RBS launches $43B bid for NatWest – Nov. 29, 1999". money.cnn.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "Bank of America to acquire FleetBoston for $47B – Oct. 27, 2003". CNN. October 27, 2003.
  6. ^ "J.P. Morgan to buy Bank One for $58 billion – Jan. 15, 2004". CNN. January 15, 2004.
  7. ^ "Bank Of America Acquires MBNA". CBS News. Associated Press. January 1, 2006.
  8. ^ Biondi, Paolo; Sisto, Alberto (May 20, 2007). "UniCredit agrees to buy Capitalia in $29 bln deal". Reuters. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  9. ^ Wilchins, Dan (September 28, 2007). "ING Bank to acquire NetBank deposits". Reuters. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "OneWest completes acquisition of Indymac Assets". Reuters. March 20, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "Deposit Insurance FAQs". Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
  12. ^ "FDIC | Failed Bank List". Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
  13. ^ Laycock, Richard (May 11, 2023). "List of bank failures: 2000 to 2023 | Finder". finder.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  14. ^ Ellis, David; Sahadi, Jeanne (September 26, 2008). "JPMorgan buys WaMu". CNN.
  15. ^ "OTS 08-046 – Washington Mutual Acquired by JPMorgan Chase". Office of Thrift Supervision. September 25, 2008. Archived from the original on January 15, 2009.
  16. ^ Zijun, Liu; Quiet, Stephanie; Roth, Benedict (2015). "Banking sector interconnectedness: what is it, how can we measure it and why does it matter?" (PDF). Bank of England. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2021.

Further reading

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  • Calomiris, Charles W., and Joseph R. Mason. "Fundamentals, panics, and bank distress during the depression." American Economic Review (2003): 1615–1647. online
  • Carlson, Mark. "Causes of bank suspensions in the panic of 1893." Explorations in Economic History 42.1 (2005): 56–80. online
  • Wicker, Elmus. The banking panics of the Great Depression (2000).
  • Wicker, Elmus. Banking panics of the gilded age (2006).
  • Wicker, Elmus. "A Reconsideration of the Causes of the Banking Panic of 1930." Journal of Economic History 40.03 (1980): 571–583.
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