# COMMUNITY FS&LA

> **Failed bank** · HIALEAH, FL · failed 1983-08-31 · SL · FDIC cost $1M

## What happened

COMMUNITY FS&LA of HIALEAH, FL 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:** 816
- **FDIC Certificate:** 30932
- **FDIC FIN:** 1651
- **Bank name:** COMMUNITY FS&LA
- **Location:** HIALEAH, FL
- **Failure date:** 1983-08-31
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1983-08-31
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** A/A
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $1M
- **Deposits at failure:** $102M
- **Assets at failure:** $123M
- **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
- WASHINGTON FS&LA (NEW YORK, NY) — failed 1983-08-31 — /failed-bank/815

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, COMMUNITY FS&LA (FDIC ID 816), failed 1983-08-31. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/816.

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