# WESTERN S&LA

> **Failed bank** · DALLAS, TX · failed 1986-09-12 · SL · FDIC cost $2,337M

## What happened

WESTERN S&LA of DALLAS, TX was closed by state regulators on **1986-09-12**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** MGR

Deposits were transferred to **SUNBELT SAVINGS, FSB** (DALLAS, TX). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 1275
- **FDIC Certificate:** 30438
- **FDIC FIN:** 1798
- **Bank name:** WESTERN S&LA
- **Location:** DALLAS, TX
- **Failure date:** 1986-09-12
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1988-08-19
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** MGR
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $2,337M
- **Deposits at failure:** $1,806M
- **Assets at failure:** $1,960M
- **Acquiring bank:** SUNBELT SAVINGS, FSB (DALLAS, TX)

## Other banks SUNBELT SAVINGS, FSB has acquired in FDIC resolutions

- INDEPENDENT AMERICAN SA (IRVING, TX) — failed 1987-05-20 — /failed-bank/1438

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, WESTERN S&LA (FDIC ID 1275), failed 1986-09-12. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/1275.

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