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Bank Failure

State FS&LA

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Closed December 6, 1985 · Corvallis, OR · FDIC Cert #31354.

Closing date
December 6, 1985
Headquarters
Corvallis, OR
FDIC Certificate
31354
Total assets at closing
$563.9M
Total deposits at closing
$443.9M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$249.0M
Insurance fund
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Washington FS&LA

Context

On December 6, 1985, regulators closed State FS&LA, headquartered in Corvallis, OR. At closing, the institution held approximately $563.9M in assets and $443.9M in deposits. The FDIC record names Washington FS&LA as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) was approximately $249.0M.

By assets at closing this is the 341st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 4th of 139 in 1985. 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 State FS&LA fail?

State FS&LA was closed by regulators on December 6, 1985.

Who acquired State FS&LA?

The FDIC record names Washington FS&LA as the acquiring institution in the resolution of State FS&LA.

How big was State FS&LA when it failed?

State FS&LA had approximately $563.9M in total assets and $443.9M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 20, 1985 First City Bank Glendale, CA $35.8M
Dec 20, 1985 State Bank of Frost Frost, MN $7.7M
Dec 19, 1985 Princeton State Bank Princeton, MO $18.4M
Dec 19, 1985 Farmers State Bank Sargent, NE $12.5M
Dec 19, 1985 Bank of Panama Panama, NE $4.4M
Dec 19, 1985 Farmers & Merchants Bank Comstock, NE $3.3M
Dec 13, 1985 The First National Bank in Lincoln County Ruidoso, NM $32.0M
Dec 13, 1985 Lake National Bank Lake Ozark, MO $19.8M