1995: No. 1 Barnett Banks, Jacksonville, acquires Community Bank of the Islands and First Federal Savings and Loan of Lake Wales for $20 million

1996: Barnett
consolidates its 28
individual banks into one statewide bank, setting
the stage for acquisition

1998: Acquired by NationsBank for $15.5 billion in stock. NationsBank moves to No. 3

1999: NationsBank acquires Bank of America for $43 billion. Takes Bank of America name. Moves to No. 1

2009: No. 1 Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C

1995: No. 2 First Union acquires Society First Federal Savings Bank ($1.47 billion in assets), Fort Myers, for $188 million

1996: Buys the parent of Home Savings, Hollywood, ($1.2 billion in assets)
for $336 million

2001: First Union wins a fight with SunTrust to acquire Wachovia. Takes Wachovia name

2004: Wachovia
($437 billion in assetspays $14.3 billion to acquire SouthTrust ($54 billion in assets), Birmingham, Ala

2006: Wachovia acquires Golden West Financial, parent of World Savings and Loan, for $25.5 billion. Briefly becomes No. 1

2008: Acquired by Wells Fargo, San Francisco

2009: No. 2 Wells Fargo,
San Francisco

1995: No. 3 SunTrust Banks, Atlanta

2001: Buys 141 Florida branches of Ohio-based Huntington National Bank for $705 million

2006: Acquires Ponte Vedra National Bank

2008: Acquires $225 million in deposits of the failed First Priority Bank, Bradenton, from the FDIC

2009: No. 3 SunTrust, Atlanta

1995: No. 4 NationsBank acquires Intercontinental Bank, Miami, for $218 million in stock

1996: Acquires Chase Federal Bank, Miami, for $280 million. Acquires Citizens Federal Savings for $516 million

1998: Acquires Barnett Banks for $15.5 billion in stock. Moves to No. 3

1999: NationsBank acquires Bank of America for $43 billion. Takes Bank of America name. Moves to No. 1

2009: No. 1 Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C

1995: No. 5 Great Western Bank, Chatsworth, Calif.

1997: Acquired by Washington Mutual, Seattle, for $6.8 billion

2008: WaMu is acquired by JPMorgan Chase Bank, New York, from FDIC for $1.9 billion in the largest bank failure in U.S. history.

2009: No. 6 JPMorgan Chase Bank, New York

1995: No. 6 AmSouth Bank,Birmingham, Ala

2006: Acquired by Regions Bank, Birmingham, Ala., for $9.8 billion

2009: No. 4 Regions Bank,Birmingham, Ala.

1995: No. 7 Home Savings of America, Irwindale, Calif.

1997: Florida branches acquired by SouthTrust

2004: SouthTrust buys FloridaFirst Bancorp, Lakeland, for $146 million. Acquired by Wachovia

2004: Wachovia
($437 billion in assetspays $14.3 billion to acquire SouthTrust ($54 billion in assets), Birmingham, Ala

2006: Wachovia acquires Golden West Financial, parent of World Savings and Loan, for $25.5 billion. Briefly becomes No. 1

2008: Acquired by Wells Fargo, San Francisco

2009: No. 2 Wells Fargo,
San Francisco

1995: No. 8 Citizens Federal Bank, Miami

1996: Acquired by NationsBank

1998: NationsBank acquires Barnett Banks for $15.5 billion in stock. Moves to No. 3

1999: NationsBank acquires Bank of America for $43 billion. Takes Bank of America name. Moves to No. 1

2009: No. 1 Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C

1995: No. 9 SouthTrust, Birmingham, Ala.

1996: Acquires Preferred Bank, Palmetto, for $8.8 million. Acquires FirstMerit Bank, Clearwater, a unit of First Merit Corp

2004: Buys FloridaFirst Bancorp, Lakeland, for $146 million. Acquired by Wachovia

2006: Wachovia acquires Golden West Financial, parent of World Savings and Loan, for $25.5 billion. Briefly becomes No. 1

2008: Acquired by Wells Fargo, San Francisco

2009: No. 2 Wells Fargo,
San Francisco

1995: No. 10 World Savings and Loan, Oakland, Calif.

2006: Acquired by Wachovia

2008: Wachovia acquired by Wells Fargo, San Francisco

2009: No. 2 Wells Fargo,
San Francisco

1996: Colonial Bank, Montgomery, Ala., enters the Florida market by acquiring Southern Bank of Central Florida, Orlando

2002: BB&T, Winston-Salem, N.C., enters the Florida market

2004: After acquiring 18 institutions, Colonial enters the top 10 in Florida market share at No. 8

2007: Purchases Commercial Bank of Florida, Miami, and Citrus & Chemical Bank, Lakeland

2009: Colonial (then No.5) fails. BB& T acquires Colonial’s branches and deposits in an FDIC-brokered sale

2009: No. 5 BB&T, Winston-Salem, N.C.