# AMERICAN FS&LA

> **Failed bank** · FORT WAYNE, IN · failed 1983-11-14 · SL · FDIC cost $3M

## What happened

AMERICAN FS&LA of FORT WAYNE, IN was closed by state regulators on **1983-11-14**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** A/A

Deposits were transferred to **STANDARD FS&LA** (TROY, MI). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 833
- **FDIC Certificate:** 31275
- **FDIC FIN:** 0
- **Bank name:** AMERICAN FS&LA
- **Location:** FORT WAYNE, IN
- **Failure date:** 1983-11-14
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1983-11-14
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** A/A
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $3M
- **Deposits at failure:** $46M
- **Assets at failure:** $55M
- **Acquiring bank:** STANDARD FS&LA (TROY, MI)

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

- FT. WAYNE FS&LA (FORT WAYNE, IN) — failed 1983-11-14 — /failed-bank/834
- SOUTH BEND FS&LA (SOUTH BEND, IN) — failed 1983-11-14 — /failed-bank/832
- FIRST FS&LA OF FT. WAYNE (FORT WAYNE, IN) — failed 1983-11-14 — /failed-bank/831
- FIRST OF NILES FS&LA (NILES, MI) — failed 1980-10-14 — /failed-bank/581

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, AMERICAN FS&LA (FDIC ID 833), failed 1983-11-14. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/833.

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