# LAFAYETTE FS&LA

> **Failed bank** · WARSON WOODS, MO · failed 1981-10-02 · SL · FDIC cost $799M

## What happened

LAFAYETTE FS&LA of WARSON WOODS, MO was closed by state regulators on **1981-10-02**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** A/A

Deposits were transferred to **UNITED POSTAL** (ST LOUIS, MO). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 607
- **FDIC Certificate:** 28604
- **FDIC FIN:** 1614
- **Bank name:** LAFAYETTE FS&LA
- **Location:** WARSON WOODS, MO
- **Failure date:** 1981-10-02
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1981-10-02
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** A/A
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $799M
- **Deposits at failure:** $254M
- **Assets at failure:** $416M
- **Acquiring bank:** UNITED POSTAL (ST LOUIS, MO)

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, LAFAYETTE FS&LA (FDIC ID 607), failed 1981-10-02. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/607.

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