The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is often
appointed as receiver for failed banks. These events
are also structured as bank mergers and/or consolidations.
Credit Union Failures are handled in much the same manner, and
deposits are insured by the National Credit Union Administration
(NCUA), the federal agency that charters, supervises and insures
federal credit unions. In this structure, take-over banks and credit
unions can avoid U.S. banking laws and U.S. anti-trust hearings.
The actual number of bank and credit union branch offices
are not accounted for in this list. Listing in descending order.