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Guaranty Federal Bank FSB

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Closed December 12, 1986 · Casper, WY · FDIC Cert #29648.

Closing date
December 12, 1986
Headquarters
Casper, WY
FDIC Certificate
29648
Total assets at closing
$63.8M
Total deposits at closing
$73.5M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$18.9M
Insurance fund
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)

Context

On December 12, 1986, regulators closed Guaranty Federal Bank FSB, headquartered in Casper, WY. At closing, the institution held approximately $63.8M in assets and $73.5M in deposits. The FDIC record does not name an acquiring institution. The estimated cost to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) was approximately $18.9M.

By assets at closing this is the 1481st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 40th of 162 in 1986. 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 Federal Bank FSB fail?

Guaranty Federal Bank FSB was closed by regulators on December 12, 1986.

How big was Guaranty Federal Bank FSB when it failed?

Guaranty Federal Bank FSB had approximately $63.8M in total assets and $73.5M in deposits at the time of failure.

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