Data / Bank failures / 1985 / Sun FS&LA
Sun FS&LA, Talahassee, FL: received FDIC assistance December 31, 1985
Sun FS&LA in Talahassee, Florida, received open bank assistance from the FDIC on December 31, 1985. It held $367.5 million in assets and $341 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $12.9 million (3.5% of its assets). By assets it was the 21st largest of 180 banks closed or assisted in 1985.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- December 31, 1985
- Type
- Open bank assistance
- How it was resolved
- Open bank assistance: the FDIC assisted the bank without closing it
- Acquirer
- Anchor Savings Bank FSB, Northport, NY
- Total assets
- $367,489,000
- Total deposits
- $341,031,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $12,854,000 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- Savings and loan association
- Insurance fund
- FSLIC
- FDIC certificate
- 30611
Other bank failures in Florida, 1983 to 1987
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNulty Banking Company | ST. Petersburg | August 14, 1987 | $56.6 million | $53.2 million | $6.8 million | Barnett BK of Pinellas C |
| Bayshore Bank of Florida | Miami | August 7, 1987 | $41.5 million | $40.3 million | $6.7 million | Eagle National Bank of M |
| Freedom S&LA | Tampa | July 23, 1987 | $1.89 billion | $1.24 billion | ||
| Liberty S&LA | New Port Richey | May 15, 1987 | $98.7 million | $115.5 million | ||
| Southern Floridabanc Sa | Boca Raton | April 16, 1987 | $219.1 million | $256.6 million | ||
| South Florida Savings Bank (assistance) | Davie | March 25, 1987 | $172 million | $176.3 million | $4.2 million | First FS&LA of Jacksonville |
| The County Bank | Manatee County | February 13, 1987 | $187.1 million | $159.6 million | $69.1 million | NCNB NB of Florida |
| Metropolitan FS&LA | Hialeah | August 27, 1986 | $49.8 million | $49.9 million |
Other failed banks Anchor Savings Bank FSB took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peachtree FS&LA (assistance) | Atlanta | GA | December 20, 1982 | $105 million | $77.1 million | $130,695 | Anchor Savings Bank FSB |
| First FS&LA of Crisp County (assistance) | Cordele | GA | December 20, 1982 | $44.6 million | $44.2 million | $36,201 | Anchor Savings Bank FSB |
| Ny & Suburban FS&LA (assistance) | New York | NY | May 31, 1981 | $547.6 million | $355.6 million | $145.8 million | Anchor Savings Bank FSB |
| Guardian FSB (assistance) | Northport | NY | April 30, 1981 | $125.9 million | $89.1 million | $31.4 million | Anchor Savings Bank 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.