# FIRST FS&LA OF SYLVANIA

> **Failed bank** · SYLVANIA, GA · failed 1982-02-05 · SL

## What happened

FIRST FS&LA OF SYLVANIA of SYLVANIA, GA was closed by state regulators on **1982-02-05**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** A/A

Deposits were transferred to **CALIFORNIA FS&LA** (LOS ANGELES, CA). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 637
- **FDIC Certificate:** 31379
- **FDIC FIN:** 0
- **Bank name:** FIRST FS&LA OF SYLVANIA
- **Location:** SYLVANIA, GA
- **Failure date:** 1982-02-05
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1982-02-05
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** A/A
- **Deposits at failure:** $16M
- **Assets at failure:** $18M
- **Acquiring bank:** CALIFORNIA FS&LA (LOS ANGELES, CA)

## Other banks CALIFORNIA FS&LA has acquired in FDIC resolutions

- UNITED FS&LA OF BROWARD COUNTY (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL) — failed 1982-02-05 — /failed-bank/638
- PEACH STATE FS&LA (BREMEN, GA) — failed 1982-02-05 — /failed-bank/636
- GUARANTY FS&LA (ADEL, GA) — failed 1982-02-05 — /failed-bank/634

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, FIRST FS&LA OF SYLVANIA (FDIC ID 637), failed 1982-02-05. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/637.

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