# COLUMBUS S&LA

> **Failed bank** · SAN RAFAEL, CA · failed 1986-04-14 · SL · FDIC cost $117M

## What happened

COLUMBUS S&LA of SAN RAFAEL, CA was closed by state regulators on **1986-04-14**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** A/A

Deposits were transferred to **COLUMBUS SAVINGS, A FS&LA** (WALNUT CREEK, CA). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 1179
- **FDIC Certificate:** 31943
- **FDIC FIN:** 1783
- **Bank name:** COLUMBUS S&LA
- **Location:** SAN RAFAEL, CA
- **Failure date:** 1986-04-14
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1988-12-31
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** A/A
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $117M
- **Deposits at failure:** $295M
- **Assets at failure:** $271M
- **Acquiring bank:** COLUMBUS SAVINGS, A FS&LA (WALNUT CREEK, CA)

## Other banks COLUMBUS SAVINGS, A FS&LA has acquired in FDIC resolutions

- FIRST SECURITY  SB (PLEASANT HILL, CA) — failed 1988-07-21 — /failed-bank/1798
- CAL AMERICA S&LA (WALNUT CREEK, CA) — failed 1986-09-19 — /failed-bank/1278

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, COLUMBUS S&LA (FDIC ID 1179), failed 1986-04-14. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/1179.

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