# WASHINGTON FS&LA

> **Failed bank** · NEW YORK, NY · failed 1983-08-31 · SL · FDIC cost $12M

## What happened

WASHINGTON FS&LA of NEW YORK, NY was closed by state regulators on **1983-08-31**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** A/A

Deposits were transferred to **ENSIGN BANK FSB** (HIALEAH, FL). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 815
- **FDIC Certificate:** 30170
- **FDIC FIN:** 1651
- **Bank name:** WASHINGTON FS&LA
- **Location:** NEW YORK, NY
- **Failure date:** 1983-08-31
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1983-08-31
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** A/A
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $12M
- **Deposits at failure:** $548M
- **Assets at failure:** $645M
- **Acquiring bank:** ENSIGN BANK FSB (HIALEAH, FL)

## Other banks ENSIGN BANK FSB has acquired in FDIC resolutions

- FORT LEE S&LA (FORT LEE, NJ) — failed 1987-06-30 — /failed-bank/1462
- COMMUNITY FS&LA (HIALEAH, FL) — failed 1983-08-31 — /failed-bank/816

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, WASHINGTON FS&LA (FDIC ID 815), failed 1983-08-31. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/815.

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