De Novo Bank Charters fact sheet (data as of 2026-08-05)
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De Novo Bank Charters
A de novo bank is a newly chartered bank
De Novo
Year Approvals
Charter Volume
1990 69 55
Number of Applications
Total Applications 1991 97 81
140 1992 23 20
Approved 1993 26 24
1994 57 54
1995 67 59
120 1996 94 86
1997 116 101
1998 138 116
1999 126 99
2000 70 50
100
2001 50 44
2002 32 25
2003 42 32
2004 40 28
80 2005 43 36
2006 57 47
2007 47 40
2008 42 28
60 2009 22 13
2010 15 9
2011 1 1
2012 0 0
40 2013 2 1
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 1 1
2017 2 2
20
2018 5 3
2019 4 2
2020 15 6
2021 6 2
0
2022 6 5
‘90 ‘92 ‘94 ‘96 ‘98 ‘00 ‘02 ‘04 ‘06 ‘08 ‘10 ‘12 ‘14 ‘16 ‘18 ‘20 ‘22 ‘24 ‘26 2023 5 2
2024 1 0
Year
2025 18 7
As of August 5, 2026 2026 22 14