This is a list of some of the major banking company mergers since 1950 in the U.S.
| Date
| Acquirer
| Acquired bank
| Name of merged entity
|
| 1954
| Chemical Bank & Trust Co.
| Corn Exchange Bank & Trust Co.
| Chemical 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 Co.
| Public National Bank & Trust Co.
| Bankers Trust Co.
|
| 1961
| Manufacturers Trust Co.
| Hanover Bank
| Manufacturers Hanover Bank
|
| 1983
| BankAmerica Corp.
| Seafirst Corp. (Seattle-First National Bank)
| BankAmerica Corp. (Seafirst banks operated as Seafirst until after 1995)
|
| 1984
| Chase Manhattan Corp.
| Lincoln First Bank
| Chase Manhattan Corp. (former Lincoln First Bank operated at 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.
|
| 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 New York Corp. (TX banks continued to operate as Texas Commerce)
|
| 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.
| Barclay's Bank of California
| Wells Fargo Corp.
|
| 1988
| Security Pacific Corp.
| The Hibernia Bank
| Security Pacific Corp.
|
| 1990
| CoreStates Financial Corp.
| First Pennsylvania Bank
| CoreStates Financial Corp.
|
| 1990
| First Union Corp.
| Florida National Bank
| First Union Corp.
|
| 1990
| Citizens & Southern
| Sovran Corp.
| Avantar Financial 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
| NCNB Corp.
| 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
| 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
| Bank of Boston Corp.
|
| 1993
| First Union Corp.
| Dominion Bank
| First Union Corp.
|
| 1993
| First Union Corp.
| First American Bankcorp
| First Union Corp.
|
| 1993
| NationsBank Corp.
| Maryland National Bank
| NationsBank Corp.
|
| 1993
| NationsBank Corp.
| American Security Bank
| NationsBank Corp.
|
| 1994
| Keycorp
| Society Corp.
| Keycorp
|
| 1994
| BankAmerica Corp.
| Continental Illinois National Bank
| BankAmerica Corp.
|
| 1995
| Chemical Banking Corp.
| Chase Manhattan Corp.
| Chase Manhattan Corp.
|
| 1995
| First Chicago Corp.
| NBD Bancorp, Inc.
| First Chicago NBD Corp.
|
| 1995
| Southern National Corp.
| BB&T Financial Corp.
| BB&T Corp.
|
| 1995
| Fleet Financial Group, Inc.
| Shawmut National Corporation
| 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 Corp.
| First Fidelity Bancorporation
| First Union Corp.
|
| 1996
| Fleet Financial Group, Inc.
| National Westminster Bancorp
| Fleet Financial Group, Inc.
|
| 1997
| First Bank System, Inc.
| U.S. Bancorp
| U.S. Bancorp
|
| 1997
| NationsBank Corp.
| Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc.
| NationsBank Corp.
|
| 1997
| Washington Mutual, Inc.
| Great Western Financial Corporation
| Washington Mutual, Inc.
|
| 1997
| First Union Corp.
| Signet Banking Corp.
| First Union Corp.
|
| 1998
| NationsBank Corp.
| Barnett Banks, Inc.
| NationsBank Corp.
|
| 1998
| First Union Corp.
| CoreStates Financial Corp.
| First Union Corp.
|
| 1998
| NationsBank Corp.
| BankAmerica Corp.
| Bank of America Corp.
|
| 1998
| Golden State Bancorp, Inc.
| First Nationwide Holdings, Inc.
| Golden State Bancorp, Inc.
|
| 1998
| Norwest Corp.
| Wells Fargo & Co.
| Wells Fargo & Co.
|
| 1998
| Star Banc Corp.
| Firstar Holdings Corp.
| Firstar Corp.
|
| 1998
| Banc One Corp.
| First Chicago NBD Corp.
| Bank One Corp.
|
| 1998
| Travelers Group
| Citicorp
| Citigroup
|
| 1998
| SunTrust Banks, Inc.
| Crestar Financial Corp.
| SunTrust Banks, Inc.
|
| 1998
| Washington Mutual, Inc.
| H.F. Ahmanson & Co.
| Washington Mutual, Inc.
|
| 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 Holdings, plc
|
| 1999
| Firstar Corp.
| Mercantile Bancorporation, Inc.
| Firstar Corp.
|
| 2000
| Chase Manhattan Corp.
| J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc.
| J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
|
| 2000
| Wells Fargo & Co.
| First Security Corp.
| Wells Fargo & Co.
|
| 2001
| Firstar Corp.
| 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
| FleetBoston Financial Corp.
| Summit Bancorp
| FleetBoston Financial Corp.
|
| 2002
| Citigroup Inc.
| Golden State Bancorp, Inc.
| Citigroup Inc.
|
| 2002
| Washington Mutual, Inc.
| Dime Bancorp, Inc.
| Washington Mutual, Inc.
|
| 2003
| BB&T Corp.
| First Virginia Banks, Inc.
| BB&T Corp.
|
| 2003
| Den norske Bank ASA
| Gjensidige NOR Sparebank ASA
| DnB NOR Bank ASA
|
| 2004
| Bank of America Corp.
| FleetBoston Financial Corp.
| Bank of America Corp.
|
| 2004
| J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
| Bank One
| JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
| 2004
| Crédit Agricole
| Crédit Lyonnais
| Calyon
|