Failed Bank List

Bank failures in 2023

Five insured banks failed in 2023; none had failed in 2022. Together they reported $532 billion in assets, and the FDIC's estimated loss on them is $34.3 billion. The largest was First Republic Bank of San Francisco, California, at $213 billion. The costliest for the insurance fund was Silicon Valley Bank, at an estimated $18.7 billion.

Week by week

  • $1 billion or more
  • $100 million to $1 billion
  • under $100 million
Bank failures in 2023 by week of closingSilicon Valley Bank, 2023-03-10Signature Bank, 2023-03-12First Republic Bank, 2023-05-01Heartland Tri-State Bank, 2023-07-28Citizens Bank, 2023-11-03JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
One square per failed bank, stacked in the week it closed. 60% of these closings fell on a Friday. The median estimated loss was 9.0% of a failed bank's assets.

Where they failed

Failures by state in 2023: California 2, New York 1, Kansas 1, Iowa 1.

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All 5 failures in 2023, in closing order
ClosedBankLocationAcquired byTotal assetsEst. loss
March 10, 2023Silicon Valley BankSanta Clara, CAFirst-Citizens Bank & Trust Company$209 billion$18.7 billion
March 12, 2023Signature BankNew York, NYFlagstar Bank, N.A.$110 billionnone
May 1, 2023First Republic BankSan Francisco, CAJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.$213 billion$15.5 billion
July 28, 2023Heartland Tri-State BankElkhart, KSDream First Bank, N.A.$139 million$42.7 million
November 3, 2023Citizens BankSac City, IAIowa Trust & Savings Bank$60.4 million$12.5 million