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Guaranty Fed. S & L Assoc.

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Closed February 17, 1989 · Birmingham, AL · FDIC Cert #29965.

Closing date
February 17, 1989
Headquarters
Birmingham, AL
FDIC Certificate
29965
Total assets at closing
$381.3M
Total deposits at closing
$398.6M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$55.9M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Southtrust Affliated Banks

Context

On February 17, 1989, regulators closed Guaranty Fed. S & L Assoc., headquartered in Birmingham, AL. At closing, the institution held approximately $381.3M in assets and $398.6M in deposits. The FDIC record names Southtrust Affliated Banks as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $55.9M.

By assets at closing this is the 472nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 77th of 530 in 1989. 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 Guaranty Fed. S & L Assoc. fail?

Guaranty Fed. S & L Assoc. was closed by regulators on February 17, 1989.

Who acquired Guaranty Fed. S & L Assoc.?

The FDIC record names Southtrust Affliated Banks as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Guaranty Fed. S & L Assoc.

How big was Guaranty Fed. S & L Assoc. when it failed?

Guaranty Fed. S & L Assoc. had approximately $381.3M in total assets and $398.6M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 21, 1989 Columbia FSA Nassau Bay, TX $77.1M
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Dec 20, 1989 United Community Bank Westlake Village, CA $32.3M
Dec 15, 1989 First American Bank and Trust North Palm Beach, FL $1.38B
Dec 14, 1989 Yorkridge-Calvert Federal Savings Baltimore, MD $585.8M
Dec 14, 1989 Louisiana Savings Assn. Lake Charles, LA $449.3M
Dec 14, 1989 First Acadiana Bank Eunice, LA $46.8M