American Savings and Loan

American Savings and Loan Association
Company typeSavings and loan association
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1922 (1922) in Stockton, California, United States
DefunctSeptember 1988 (1988-09)
FateReceivership
Headquarters,
Area served
California
ProductsMortgages

American Savings and Loan Association was an American savings and loan based in Stockton, California. In 1988 it was the largest thrift failure and the federal government's costliest resolution during the savings and loan crisis at an estimated cost of $5.4 billion.