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United FS&LA

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Closed June 29, 1987 · Durant, OK · FDIC Cert #29862.

Closing date
June 29, 1987
Headquarters
Durant, OK
FDIC Certificate
29862
Total assets at closing
$89.8M
Total deposits at closing
$78.2M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$46.4M
Insurance fund
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Midwest FS&LA of Minneapoli

Context

On June 29, 1987, regulators closed United FS&LA, headquartered in Durant, OK. At closing, the institution held approximately $89.8M in assets and $78.2M in deposits. The FDIC record names Midwest FS&LA of Minneapoli as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) was approximately $46.4M.

By assets at closing this is the 1273rd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 37th of 217 in 1987. 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 United FS&LA fail?

United FS&LA was closed by regulators on June 29, 1987.

Who acquired United FS&LA?

The FDIC record names Midwest FS&LA of Minneapoli as the acquiring institution in the resolution of United FS&LA.

How big was United FS&LA when it failed?

United FS&LA had approximately $89.8M in total assets and $78.2M in deposits at the time of failure.

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