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Guaranty S&LA, Pittsburgh, PA: received FDIC assistance April 28, 1983

Guaranty S&LA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, received open bank assistance from the FDIC on April 28, 1983. It held $182.9 million in assets and $135.2 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $11.3 million (6.2% of its assets). By assets it was the 17th largest of 99 banks closed or assisted in 1983.

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The FDIC's record

Closed
April 28, 1983
Type
Open bank assistance
How it was resolved
Open bank assistance: the FDIC assisted the bank without closing it
Acquirer
Horizon Financial FA, Southampton, PA
Total assets
$182,851,942
Total deposits
$135,167,561
Estimated cost to the FDIC
$11,325,000 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
Charter
Savings and loan association
Insurance fund
FSLIC
FDIC certificate
27784

The FDIC record

Other bank failures in Pennsylvania, 1981 to 1985

BankCityClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
Provident S&LA (assistance)PhiladelphiaJuly 5, 1983$51 million$48 million$1.5 millionAtlantic Financial Federal
Garfield FS&LA (assistance)PottstownDecember 20, 1982$70.4 million$37.6 million$4.3 millionHorizon Financial FA
Mid-City FS&LA (assistance)North WalesDecember 20, 1982$47.8 million$40.9 million$1.2 millionHorizon Financial FA
First FS&LA of Pittston (assistance)PittstonJuly 16, 1982$45.8 million$43.3 million$7.1 millionFranklin First FS&LA
The Western Saving Fund Society of Philade (assistance)PhiladelphiaApril 2, 1982$2.13 billion$1.97 billion$29.3 millionPhiladelphia SVG Fund Socie

Other failed banks Horizon Financial FA took over

BankCityStateClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
Garfield FS&LA (assistance)PottstownPADecember 20, 1982$70.4 million$37.6 million$4.3 millionHorizon Financial FA
Mid-City FS&LA (assistance)North WalesPADecember 20, 1982$47.8 million$40.9 million$1.2 millionHorizon Financial 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.