# GUARANTY S&LA

> **Failed bank** · HARRISON, AR · failed 1985-12-06 · SL · FDIC cost $64M

## What happened

GUARANTY S&LA of HARRISON, AR was closed by state regulators on **1985-12-06**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** ABT

Deposits were transferred to **SUPERIOR FEDERAL BANK, FSB** (FORT SMITH, AR). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 1114
- **FDIC Certificate:** 31321
- **FDIC FIN:** 7524
- **Bank name:** GUARANTY S&LA
- **Location:** HARRISON, AR
- **Failure date:** 1985-12-06
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1987-01-07
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** ABT
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $64M
- **Deposits at failure:** $317M
- **Assets at failure:** $451M
- **Acquiring bank:** SUPERIOR FEDERAL BANK, FSB (FORT SMITH, AR)

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, GUARANTY S&LA (FDIC ID 1114), failed 1985-12-06. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/1114.

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