Data / Bank failures / 1982 / First FS&LA
First FS&LA, Boston, MA: received FDIC assistance October 12, 1982
First FS&LA in Boston, Massachusetts, received open bank assistance from the FDIC on October 12, 1982. It held $236 million in assets and $177.7 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $3 million (1.3% of its assets). By assets it was the 38th largest of 119 banks closed or assisted in 1982.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- October 12, 1982
- Type
- Open bank assistance
- How it was resolved
- Open bank assistance: the FDIC assisted the bank without closing it
- Acquirer
- Northeast Savings FA, Hartford, CT
- Total assets
- $235,978,475
- Total deposits
- $177,713,387
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $3,025,517 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- Savings and loan association
- Insurance fund
- FSLIC
- FDIC certificate
- 28297
Other bank failures in Massachusetts, 1980 to 1984
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom FS&LA (assistance) | Worcester | October 12, 1982 | $790.7 million | $645 million | $9.8 million | Northeast Savings FA |
| Unity BK & TR Company | Boston | July 30, 1982 | $12.8 million | $11.5 million | $2.8 million | Boston Bank of Commerce |
| Mohawk BK & TR Co. | Greenfield | February 16, 1980 | $5.9 million | $5.4 million | $221,423 | Baybank 1ST Easthampton |
Other failed banks Northeast Savings FA took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom FS&LA (assistance) | Worcester | MA | October 12, 1982 | $790.7 million | $645 million | $9.8 million | Northeast Savings FA |
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Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-23. Assets and deposits are as of the last report before failure; the estimated cost is the FDIC's latest estimate of the loss to its insurance fund and changes as the receivership winds down. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.