This Week in Bank History
Every Thursday we look back at the coming week in American banking history, using only official FDIC records: which of today's banks were established on these dates, the mergers and name changes that created today's big banks, and the bank failures that fell in the same calendar week. Every item is dated and sourced to the FDIC BankFind Suite.
This week: November 12–18
45 of the 4,212 active FDIC-insured banks have an FDIC established date that falls between November 12 and 18, led by BayCoast Bank of Swansea, MA, established November 15, 1851 — 175 years ago this week.
Active banks established this week
45
FDIC Institutions file, November 6, 2026
Failures on these dates since 1934
63
FDIC Failures file, August 25, 2026
Mergers on these dates since 1934
327
FDIC History file, November 6, 2026
Archive
- November 12–18, 2026 (published November 12, 2026) — 45 bank anniversaries, 63 historical failures
More weekly features: Banks on the Move (the latest FDIC branch openings, closings and mergers), the State Banking Snapshot, and Bank of the Week.