Article: Chevy Chase S&L Falls Below Federal Soundness Standards; Thrift Reports $16 Million Loss in SEC Filing

Chevy Chase Federal Savings Bank, long considered by analysts to be one of the area's healthiest savings and loans, has fallen below federal standards for financial soundness, according to a filing made this week with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Failure to meet these standards, while a serious sign of financial distress, does not mean that Chevy Chase is in danger of collapsing, and the S&L's deposits remain federally insured up to $100,000 per customer account.

The S&L lost more than $16 million in its fiscal third quarter ended June 30, the filing said, and it no longer meets one of the three standards for capital - the cash and assets that S&L owners

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