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Failed banks taken over by Western Bank: 5

Western Bank took over 5 failed banks between June 17, 1983 and August 27, 1993, holding $256.3 million in assets and $248.3 million in deposits. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $58 million. The largest: Olympic National Bank ($82.4 million), The Merchants Bank of California ($62.4 million), Columbia National Bank ($47.6 million).

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Every bank it took over, newest first

BankCityStateClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
Maritime Bank of CaliforniaLos AngelesCAAugust 27, 1993$31.8 million$30.9 million$5.9 millionWestern Bank
Olympic National BankLos AngelesCAApril 2, 1993$82.4 million$80.5 million$25.2 millionWestern Bank
Columbia National BankSanta MonicaCAJanuary 22, 1993$47.6 million$47.6 million$17.6 millionWestern Bank
The Merchants Bank of CaliforniaBeverly HillsCAJune 8, 1990$62.4 million$61 million$3.4 millionWestern Bank
Community BankHartfordSDJune 17, 1983$32 million$28.3 million$5.9 millionWestern Bank

Other acquiring banks

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.