# THE JEFFERSON GUARANTY BANK

> **Failed bank** · METAIRIE, LA · failed 1988-01-13 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $58M

## What happened

THE JEFFERSON GUARANTY BANK of METAIRIE, LA was closed by regulators on **1988-01-13**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** A/A

Deposits were transferred to **THE JEFFERSON GUARANTY BANK** (METAIRIE, LA). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 1598
- **FDIC Certificate:** 19546
- **FDIC FIN:** 1967
- **Bank name:** THE JEFFERSON GUARANTY BANK
- **Location:** METAIRIE, LA
- **Failure date:** 1988-01-13
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1988-01-13
- **Charter type:** State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised)
- **Resolution type:** A/A
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $58M
- **Deposits at failure:** $274M
- **Assets at failure:** $292M
- **Acquiring bank:** THE JEFFERSON GUARANTY BANK (METAIRIE, LA)

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=THE%20JEFFERSON%20GUARANTY%20BANK

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, THE JEFFERSON GUARANTY BANK (FDIC ID 1598), failed 1988-01-13. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/1598.

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