# EMPIRE STATE FS&LA

> **Failed bank** · WHITE PLAINS, NY · failed 1981-11-30 · SL · FDIC cost $10M

## What happened

EMPIRE STATE FS&LA of WHITE PLAINS, NY was closed by state regulators on **1981-11-30**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** A/A

Deposits were transferred to **EMPIRE SAVINGS FA** (BUFFALO, NY). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 615
- **FDIC Certificate:** 28675
- **FDIC FIN:** 1617
- **Bank name:** EMPIRE STATE FS&LA
- **Location:** WHITE PLAINS, NY
- **Failure date:** 1981-11-30
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1981-11-30
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** A/A
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $10M
- **Deposits at failure:** $217M
- **Assets at failure:** $291M
- **Acquiring bank:** EMPIRE SAVINGS FA (BUFFALO, NY)

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, EMPIRE STATE FS&LA (FDIC ID 615), failed 1981-11-30. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/615.

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