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Bank Failure

First Western Bank, N.A.

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Closed April 15, 1993 · San Diego, CA · FDIC Cert #24676.

Closing date
April 15, 1993
Headquarters
San Diego, CA
FDIC Certificate
24676
Total assets at closing
$16.2M
Total deposits at closing
$15.3M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$3.1M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Peninsula Bank of San Di

Context

On April 15, 1993, regulators closed First Western Bank, N.A., headquartered in San Diego, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $16.2M in assets and $15.3M in deposits. The FDIC record names Peninsula Bank of San Di as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $3.1M.

By assets at closing this is the 2490th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 44th of 50 in 1993. It falls in the period the record labels S&L / Banking Crisis (1980-1995), a period with 2,367 failures peaking at 530 in 1989.

Deregulation, interest-rate shocks, and commercial real estate blowups produced the worst US banking failure wave since the Depression. Resulted in FIRREA (1989) and the RTC.

Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.

Common questions

When did First Western Bank, N.A. fail?

First Western Bank, N.A. was closed by regulators on April 15, 1993.

Who acquired First Western Bank, N.A.?

The FDIC record names Peninsula Bank of San Di as the acquiring institution in the resolution of First Western Bank, N.A.

How big was First Western Bank, N.A. when it failed?

First Western Bank, N.A. had approximately $16.2M in total assets and $15.3M in deposits at the time of failure.

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Date Bank HQ Assets
Nov 5, 1993 Century Thrift and Loan Los Angeles, CA $31.9M
Oct 29, 1993 The Bank of San Diego San Diego, CA $294.3M
Oct 21, 1993 Mid City Bank, N.A. Brea, CA $105.7M
Oct 15, 1993 Brentwood Thrift and Loan Association Los Angeles, CA $12.9M
Oct 14, 1993 Plaza Bank, N.A. of New Braunfels New Braunfels, TX $54.6M
Sep 24, 1993 Westside Bank, FSB Los Angeles, CA $81.7M
Sep 24, 1993 Western United National Bank Los Angeles, CA $23.7M
Sep 17, 1993 Regent Thrift and Loan Association San Francisco, CA $35.8M