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Bank failures in Maryland: 32 banks since 1938

32 banks in Maryland failed between 1938 and 2014, holding $10.27 billion in assets and $8.57 billion in deposits. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $1.94 billion. The FDIC also assisted 4 open banks without closing them. The largest: Standard FSB ($1.72 billion), Second National, FSB ($1.57 billion), Baltimore Federal Financial ($1.57 billion). By decade: 1930s 4, 1940s 1, 1980s 8, 1990s 13, 2000s 2, 2010s 8.

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BankCityClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
NBRS Financial BankRising SunOctober 17, 2014$155.4 million$151.6 million$19.8 millionHoward Bank
Slavie Federal Savings BankBel AirMay 30, 2014$140.1 million$111.1 million$11 millionBay Bank, FSB
Harvest Bank of MarylandGaithersburgApril 27, 2012$163 million$145.5 million$26.7 millionSonabank
Bank of the Eastern ShoreCambridgeApril 27, 2012$162.5 million$151 million$57.9 million
K BankRandallstownNovember 5, 2010$538.3 million$500.1 million$136.3 millionManufacturers and Traders Trust Company
Bay National BankBaltimoreJuly 9, 2010$217.7 million$212.6 million$21.1 millionBay Bank, FSB
Ideal Federal Savings BankBaltimoreJuly 9, 2010$6.2 million$5.8 million$3.7 million
Waterfield BankGermantownMarch 5, 2010$155.6 million$156.2 million$11.3 million
Bradford BankBaltimoreAugust 28, 2009$451.9 million$382.2 million$46.9 millionManufacturers and Traders Trust Company
Suburban Federal Savings BankCroftonJanuary 30, 2009$347.4 million$301.8 million$73.8 millionBank of Essex
Second National, FSBSalisburyDecember 4, 1992$1.57 billion$1.16 billion$78 million
Standard FSBGaithersburgOctober 21, 1992$1.72 billion$1.54 billion$527.6 million
Universal BankLanhamOctober 16, 1992$18 million$18.1 million$6 million
Potomac FSBSilver SpringAugust 28, 1992$72.3 million$68.8 million$32 millionMaryland FS&LA
Irvington FSBGlen BurnieFebruary 28, 1992$43.8 million$43.2 million$5.1 millionArundel FSB
The Washington Bank (of Maryland)BaltimoreMay 10, 1991$39 million$39 million$968,346The First National Bank of
John Hanson FSBBeltsvilleApril 26, 1991$840.7 million$658.6 million$147.7 million
Augusta FsaBaltimoreApril 26, 1991$151.3 million$132.6 million$5.6 million
Republic SB, FSBRockvilleMarch 22, 1991$26.4 million$26.5 million$8.4 millionFirst FSB of de
Royal Oak FS & LaRandallstownJanuary 4, 1991$27.3 million$29.2 million$2,073Royal Oak SB, FSB
First Annapolis SavingsAnnapolisJune 1, 1990$720.1 million$618.3 million$176.9 million
Liberty Savings Bank FSBRandallstownFebruary 9, 1990$49.5 million$42 million$15.3 millionRoyal Oak SB, Fsa
Vermont SaTimoniumFebruary 9, 1990$334.9 million$254.3 million$41.9 millionFirst NB of MD
Yorkridge-Calvert Federal SavingsBaltimoreDecember 14, 1989$585.8 million$372.2 million$40.1 millionHousehold Bank, FSB
Gibraltar S & L Assoc.AnnapolisMarch 2, 1989$71.8 million$71.3 million$7.5 millionAnnapolis NB
Baltimore Federal FinancialBaltimoreFebruary 7, 1989$1.57 billion$1.25 billion$357.9 millionHousehold Bank, FSB
First FS&LAHagerstownMarch 20, 1987$95.7 million$124.7 million$77.9 million
Fidelity FS&LA (assistance)BaltimoreAugust 28, 1984$137.8 million$79.2 million$23.7 millionHousehold Bank FSB
Guardian FS&LA (assistance)Silver SpringAugust 2, 1982$184.4 million$108.9 million$10 millionPerpetual American FS&LA
United FS&LA (assistance)BaltimoreMay 31, 1982$172.4 million$132.2 millionBaltimore FS&LA
County FS&LA (assistance)RockvilleAugust 9, 1981$144.1 million$95.1 million$25.8 millionMetropolitan FS&LA
Savings Bank of NanticokeNanticokeOctober 4, 1940$190,000$159,000
The Hillsboro-Queen Anne Bank, Inc.HillsboroJanuary 21, 1939$249,000
The Harford BankBel AirDecember 31, 1938$893,000$669,000
Takoma Park BankTakoma ParkJuly 23, 1938$2 million
Commercial Bank of MarylandFrederickJuly 1, 1938$1.4 million

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Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-23. Assets and deposits are as of the last report before failure; the estimated cost is the FDIC's latest estimate of the loss to its insurance fund and changes as the receivership winds down. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.