FDIC Open-Bank Assistance

First FS&LA of Alexandria

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Assistance provided December 30, 1987 · Alexandria, LA · FDIC Cert #30047.

Assistance date: December 30, 1987
Headquarters: Alexandria, LA
FDIC Certificate: 30047
Total assets at the time: $148.7M
Total deposits at the time: $149.4M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund: $48.9M
Insurance fund: Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)
Resolution: Open-bank assistance (the institution stayed open)
Acquirer: Pelican Homestead&svg Assn

Context

On December 30, 1987, the FDIC provided open-bank assistance to First FS&LA of Alexandria, headquartered in Alexandria, LA. The institution continued operating. At the time it held approximately $148.7M in assets and $149.4M in deposits. The FDIC record names Pelican Homestead&svg Assn as the acquiring institution in the assisted transaction. The estimated cost to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) was approximately $48.9M.

The FDIC record for 1987 holds 217 failures and 45 open-bank assistance transactions. It falls in the period the record labels S&L / Banking Crisis (1980-1995), a period with 2,367 failures peaking at 530 in 1989.

Deregulation, interest-rate shocks, and commercial real estate blowups produced the worst US banking failure wave since the Depression. Resulted in FIRREA (1989) and the RTC.

Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.

Common questions

When did the FDIC provide assistance to First FS&LA of Alexandria?

First FS&LA of Alexandria received FDIC open-bank assistance on December 30, 1987; it did not fail.

How big was First FS&LA of Alexandria at the time of assistance?

First FS&LA of Alexandria had approximately $148.7M in total assets and $149.4M in deposits at the time of assistance.

Bank failures in 1987

Date	Bank	HQ	Assets
Dec 18, 1987	First State Bank at Shoshoni	Shoshoni, WY	$4.6M
Dec 17, 1987	Usbank	Denton, TX	$86.0M
Dec 17, 1987	Bank of Mabank	Mabank, TX	$43.8M
Dec 17, 1987	American Bank of Commerce	Lake Charles, LA	$35.5M
Dec 11, 1987	First Interstate Bank of Alaska	Anchorage, AK	$367.7M
Dec 11, 1987	Lewis and Clark State Bank	Lake Oswego, OR	$20.3M
Dec 10, 1987	Heritage National Bank	Austin, TX	$53.2M
Dec 10, 1987	Bancfirst-Austin, N.A.	Austin, TX	$25.3M

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