Data / Bank failures / 1988 / Peoples FS&LA
Peoples FS&LA, Waterloo, IA: received FDIC assistance March 11, 1988
Peoples FS&LA in Waterloo, Iowa, received open bank assistance from the FDIC on March 11, 1988. It held $151.3 million in assets and $139.2 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $27.1 million (17.9% of its assets). By assets it was the 139th largest of 470 banks closed or assisted in 1988.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- March 11, 1988
- Type
- Open bank assistance
- How it was resolved
- Open bank assistance: the FDIC assisted the bank without closing it
- Acquirer
- Statesman Bank for SVG FSB, Waterloo, IA
- Total assets
- $151,264,000
- Total deposits
- $139,171,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $27,054,460 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- Savings and loan association
- Insurance fund
- FSLIC
- FDIC certificate
- 30818
Other bank failures in Iowa, 1986 to 1990
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesman Bank for Savings, FSB | Des Moines | July 27, 1990 | $540.4 million | $445.1 million | $20.4 million | |
| Sun Federal Savings Assoc. | Fort Dodge | March 16, 1990 | $24.3 million | $19 million | $1.8 million | Ida County State Bank |
| American Federal Savings Assoc. | Des Moines | February 9, 1990 | $910.7 million | $817.9 million | $23.5 million | |
| First Central Federal Savings Bank | Chariton | January 4, 1990 | $112.8 million | $104.9 million | $372,113 | |
| Banc Iowa Federal Savings Bank | Cedar Rapids | October 16, 1989 | $161.9 million | $140.2 million | $21.9 million | |
| Sioux Valley S & La | Cherokee | April 6, 1989 | $61.8 million | $90.8 million | $41.9 million | |
| First FS & La of Estherville | Estherville | April 6, 1989 | $60.6 million | $58.9 million | $9.7 million | |
| Home FS&LA (assistance) | Spencer | December 30, 1988 | $46.5 million | $51.6 million | $9 million | Northwest FSB |
Other failed banks Statesman Bank for SVG FSB took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Federated Savings Bank (assistance) | N. Palm Beach | FL | March 11, 1988 | $141.7 million | $155.2 million | $90.6 million | Statesman Bank for SVG FSB |
| Perpetual S&LA (assistance) | Waterloo | IA | March 11, 1988 | $112.8 million | $110.9 million | $20.9 million | Statesman Bank for SVG FSB |
| First Federal Savings Bank (assistance) | Waterloo | IA | March 11, 1988 | $152.3 million | $174 million | $82.5 million | Statesman Bank for SVG FSB |
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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.