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FDIC Open-Bank Assistance

First S&LA

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Assistance provided February 1, 1980 · Honolulu, HI · FDIC Cert #31431.

Assistance date
February 1, 1980
Headquarters
Honolulu, HI
FDIC Certificate
31431
Total assets at the time
$33.2M
Total deposits at the time
$26.1M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$127K
Insurance fund
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)
Resolution
Open-bank assistance (the institution stayed open)
Acquirer
First FS&LA of America

Context

On February 1, 1980, the FDIC provided open-bank assistance to First S&LA, headquartered in Honolulu, HI. The institution continued operating. At the time it held approximately $33.2M in assets and $26.1M in deposits. The FDIC record names First FS&LA of America as the acquiring institution in the assisted transaction. The estimated cost to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) was approximately $127K.

The FDIC record for 1980 holds 10 failures and 12 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 S&LA?

First S&LA received FDIC open-bank assistance on February 1, 1980; it did not fail.

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

First S&LA had approximately $33.2M in total assets and $26.1M in deposits at the time of assistance.

Bank failures in 1980

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 31, 1980 East Gadsden Bank Gadsden, AL $44.0M
Nov 21, 1980 Citizens State BK of Galena Galena, KS $10.3M
Oct 11, 1980 The Rochelle BK & TR Co. Rochelle, IL $8.4M
Sep 12, 1980 The Metro BK of Huntington, Inc. Huntington, WV $27.0M
Aug 8, 1980 The Mission State BK & TR Co. Mission, KS $86.4M
Jun 28, 1980 City & County BK of Campbell CTY Jellico, TN $39.8M
Jun 4, 1980 The Citizens State Bank Viola, KS $2.0M
Feb 16, 1980 Mohawk BK & TR Co. Greenfield, MA $5.9M