# LEWIS FS&LA

> **Failed bank** · CHEHALIS, WA · failed 1985-11-01 · SL · FDIC cost $2M

## What happened

LEWIS FS&LA of CHEHALIS, WA was closed by state regulators on **1985-11-01**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** A/A

Deposits were transferred to **STERLING SAVINGS ASSN** (SPOKANE, WA). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 1094
- **FDIC Certificate:** 27972
- **FDIC FIN:** 1675
- **Bank name:** LEWIS FS&LA
- **Location:** CHEHALIS, WA
- **Failure date:** 1985-11-01
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1985-11-01
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** A/A
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $2M
- **Deposits at failure:** $52M
- **Assets at failure:** $52M
- **Acquiring bank:** STERLING SAVINGS ASSN (SPOKANE, WA)

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=LEWIS%20FS%26LA

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, LEWIS FS&LA (FDIC ID 1094), failed 1985-11-01. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-07 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/1094.

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