Data / Bank failures / 1981 / Hamiltonian FS&LA
Hamiltonian FS&LA, Ladue, MO: received FDIC assistance December 17, 1981
Hamiltonian FS&LA in Ladue, Missouri, received open bank assistance from the FDIC on December 17, 1981. It held $239.5 million in assets and $198.9 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $1.8 million (0.7% of its assets). By assets it was the 15th largest of 40 banks closed or assisted in 1981.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- December 17, 1981
- Type
- Open bank assistance
- How it was resolved
- Open bank assistance: the FDIC assisted the bank without closing it
- Acquirer
- Home Sa of America, Los Angeles, CA
- Total assets
- $239,539,768
- Total deposits
- $198,865,979
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $1,778,495 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- Savings and loan association
- Insurance fund
- FSLIC
- FDIC certificate
- 27851
Other bank failures in Missouri, 1979 to 1983
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemian S&LA (assistance) | ST. Louis | December 1, 1983 | $168.6 million | $173.2 million | $2.5 million | Bohemian S&LA |
| Gibraltar S&LA (assistance) | Maplewood | August 12, 1983 | $48.9 million | $43.7 million | $2 million | Roosevelt FS&LA |
| Northwestern S&LA (assistance) | Normandy | April 11, 1983 | $82.5 million | $69.3 million | $11.9 million | Roosevelt FS&LA |
| Carondelet S&LA Also Case 115 (assistance) | ST. Louis | February 28, 1983 | $740.6 million | $645.6 million | $51.3 million | Community FS&LA |
| First FS&LA of Moberly (assistance) | Moberly | February 28, 1983 | $38.7 million | $30 million | $2.3 million | Community FS&LA |
| The Madison County Bank | Fredericktown | January 21, 1983 | $7 million | $6.8 million | $729,623 | Madison Exchange Bank |
| Bollinger County Bank | Lutesville | December 10, 1982 | $15.9 million | $14.6 million | $1.6 million | Security BK Bollinger CN |
| Tri-Lakes FS&LA (assistance) | Branson | July 15, 1982 | $13.9 million | $12.8 million | $700,000 | Great Southern S&LA |
Other failed banks Home Sa of America took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Centro FS&LA (assistance) | Dallas | TX | January 15, 1982 | $11.2 million | $7.9 million | $2.3 million | Home Sa of America |
| Civic S&LA (assistance) | Irving | TX | January 15, 1982 | $36.8 million | $12.9 million | $7.1 million | Home Sa of America |
| Buffalo S&LA (assistance) | Houston | TX | January 15, 1982 | $155.3 million | $123.7 million | $25.3 million | Home Sa of America |
| Hyde Park FS&LA (assistance) | Chicago | IL | January 15, 1982 | $308.5 million | $170.9 million | $66.7 million | Home Sa of America |
| Royal FS&LA (assistance) | Dallas | TX | January 15, 1982 | $167.6 million | $66.1 million | $26.5 million | Home Sa of America |
| Republic of Texas Sa (assistance) | Houston | TX | January 15, 1982 | $257.6 million | $188.3 million | $63.7 million | Home Sa of America |
| Southern FS&LA of Broward County (assistance) | Pompano Beach | FL | December 17, 1981 | $615.4 million | $495.7 million | $5.2 million | Home Sa of America |
| Security FS&LA of Sikeston (assistance) | Sikeston | MO | December 17, 1981 | $84.5 million | $67.1 million | $795,145 | Home Sa of America |
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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.