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FDIC Open-Bank Assistance

Security S&LA

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Assistance provided September 1, 1980 · Marion, IA · FDIC Cert #31312.

Assistance date
September 1, 1980
Headquarters
Marion, IA
FDIC Certificate
31312
Total assets at the time
$54.6M
Total deposits at the time
$44.3M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$2.0M
Insurance fund
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)
Resolution
Open-bank assistance (the institution stayed open)
Acquirer
Midland Financial S&LA

Context

On September 1, 1980, the FDIC provided open-bank assistance to Security S&LA, headquartered in Marion, IA. The institution continued operating. At the time it held approximately $54.6M in assets and $44.3M in deposits. The FDIC record names Midland Financial S&LA as the acquiring institution in the assisted transaction. The estimated cost to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) was approximately $2.0M.

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 Security S&LA?

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

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

Security S&LA had approximately $54.6M in total assets and $44.3M 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