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Bank Failures

2023 in Brief

There were 5 bank failures in 2023. See detailed descriptions below.

For more bank failure information on a specific year, select a date from the drop down menu to the right or select a month within the graph.

2023 Summary by Month

(Approximate asset dollar volume based on figures from the press releases)

Months Nov Jul May Mar Mar
Bank Failures 1 1 1 1 1
Approx. Asset (Millions) 66.00 139.00 229100.00 110400.00 209000.00
November Back to Top
Bank Name Press Release Closing Date Approx. Asset (Millions) Approx. Deposit (Millions) Acquirer & Transaction
Citizens Bank, Sac City, IA PR-091-2023 $66.0 $59.0

Iowa Trust & Savings Bank to assume all of the deposits and substantially all of the assets of Citizens Bank.

July Back to Top
Bank Name Press Release Closing Date Approx. Asset (Millions) Approx. Deposit (Millions) Acquirer & Transaction
Heartland Tri-State Bank, Elkhart, KS PR-058-2023 $139.0 $130.0

Dream First Bank, National Association, to assume all of the deposits and substantially all of the assets of Heartland Tri-State Bank.

May Back to Top
Bank Name Press Release Closing Date Approx. Asset (Millions) Approx. Deposit (Millions) Acquirer & Transaction
First Republic Bank, San Francisco, CA PR-34-2023 $229,100.0 $103,900.0

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, to assume all of the deposits and substantially all of the assets of First Republic Bank.

March Back to Top
Bank Name Press Release Closing Date Approx. Asset (Millions) Approx. Deposit (Millions) Acquirer & Transaction
Signature Bank, New York, NY PR-18-2023, PR-21-2023 $110,400.0 $88,600.0

On Sunday, March 12, 2023, Signature Bank, New York, NY was closed by the New York State Department of Financial Services, which appointed the FDIC as Receiver. On Sunday, March 19, 2023, FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement for substantially all deposits and certain loan portfolios with Flagstar Bank, NA, Hicksville, NY, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp, Inc., Westbury, NY.

Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, CA PR-19-2023, PR-23-2023 $209,000.0 $175,400.0

To protect depositors, on Monday, March 13, 2023, the FDIC transferred all the deposits of Silicon Valley Bank to Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. a full-service 'bridge bank' that was operated by the FDIC as it marketed the institution to potential bidders. On March 26, 2023, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement for all deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A., with First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Raleigh, NC. As part of this transaction Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A, was placed into receivership.