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Usm (U.S. Mutual) S&LA

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Closed November 26, 1985 · Ann Arbor, MI · FDIC Cert #31761.

Closing date
November 26, 1985
Headquarters
Ann Arbor, MI
FDIC Certificate
31761
Total assets at closing
$306.1M
Total deposits at closing
$287.0M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$31.1M
Insurance fund
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Great Lakes Bancorp

Context

On November 26, 1985, regulators closed Usm (U.S. Mutual) S&LA, headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. At closing, the institution held approximately $306.1M in assets and $287.0M in deposits. The FDIC record names Great Lakes Bancorp as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) was approximately $31.1M.

By assets at closing this is the 552nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 8th 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 Usm (U.S. Mutual) S&LA fail?

Usm (U.S. Mutual) S&LA was closed by regulators on November 26, 1985.

Who acquired Usm (U.S. Mutual) S&LA?

The FDIC record names Great Lakes Bancorp as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Usm (U.S. Mutual) S&LA.

How big was Usm (U.S. Mutual) S&LA when it failed?

Usm (U.S. Mutual) S&LA had approximately $306.1M in total assets and $287.0M in deposits at the time of failure.

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