# GUARANTY S&LA

> **Failed bank** · PITTSBURGH, PA · failed 1983-04-28 · SL · FDIC cost $11M

## What happened

GUARANTY S&LA of PITTSBURGH, PA was closed by state regulators on **1983-04-28**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** A/A

Deposits were transferred to **HORIZON FINANCIAL FA** (SOUTHAMPTON, PA). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 774
- **FDIC Certificate:** 27784
- **FDIC FIN:** 1641
- **Bank name:** GUARANTY S&LA
- **Location:** PITTSBURGH, PA
- **Failure date:** 1983-04-28
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1983-04-28
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** A/A
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $11M
- **Deposits at failure:** $135M
- **Assets at failure:** $183M
- **Acquiring bank:** HORIZON FINANCIAL FA (SOUTHAMPTON, PA)

## Other banks HORIZON FINANCIAL FA has acquired in FDIC resolutions

- GARFIELD FS&LA (POTTSTOWN, PA) — failed 1982-12-20 — /failed-bank/739
- MID-CITY FS&LA (NORTH WALES, PA) — failed 1982-12-20 — /failed-bank/738

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, GUARANTY S&LA (FDIC ID 774), failed 1983-04-28. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/774.

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