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The Lasalle State Bank

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Closed September 7, 1989 · Jena, LA · FDIC Cert #8805.

Closing date
September 7, 1989
Headquarters
Jena, LA
FDIC Certificate
8805
Total assets at closing
$38.8M
Total deposits at closing
$37.1M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$631K
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Jonesville Bank & Trust Com

Context

On September 7, 1989, regulators closed The Lasalle State Bank, headquartered in Jena, LA. At closing, the institution held approximately $38.8M in assets and $37.1M in deposits. The FDIC record names Jonesville Bank & Trust Com as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $631K.

By assets at closing this is the 1841st largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 350th 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 The Lasalle State Bank fail?

The Lasalle State Bank was closed by regulators on September 7, 1989.

Who acquired The Lasalle State Bank?

The FDIC record names Jonesville Bank & Trust Com as the acquiring institution in the resolution of The Lasalle State Bank.

How big was The Lasalle State Bank when it failed?

The Lasalle State Bank had approximately $38.8M in total assets and $37.1M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1989

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 21, 1989 Columbia FSA Nassau Bay, TX $77.1M
Dec 21, 1989 Silver Savings Assoc. Silver City, NM $32.2M
Dec 20, 1989 First City National Bank and Trust New York, NY $39.5M
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