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Bank failure · GA

Great Southern Federal Savings (Savannah, GA) — failed June 22, 1989

Great Southern Federal Savings of Savannah, Georgia was closed on June 22, 1989 and resolved through a purchase and assumption. First Wachovia (GA) took over its insured deposits. At failure it held $880.2M in assets and $629.9M in deposits. The FDIC's estimated loss on the failure is $146.5M (16.6% of assets).

Closing date
June 22, 1989
FDIC certificate #
29507
Resolution
Purchase and assumption (failure)
Acquiring institution
First Wachovia
Insurance fund
RTC

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