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Bank of San Marino, San Marino, CA: failed April 8, 1983

Bank of San Marino in San Marino, California, failed on April 8, 1983. Trans American National of Monterey Park, CA, took over its deposits. It held $13 million in assets and $12.8 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $1.7 million (13.2% of its assets). By assets it was the 91st largest of 99 banks closed or assisted in 1983.

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The FDIC's record

Closed
April 8, 1983
Type
Failure
How it was resolved
Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
Acquirer
Trans American National, Monterey Park, CA
Total assets
$12,997,000
Total deposits
$12,754,000
Estimated cost to the FDIC
$1,717,412 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
Charter
State nonmember bank (FDIC)
Insurance fund
FDIC
FDIC certificate
23143

The FDIC record

Other bank failures in California, 1981 to 1985

BankCityClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
First City BankGlendaleDecember 20, 1985$35.8 million$28.8 million$5.9 millionSterling Bank
California Heritage BankSan DiegoNovember 22, 1985$24.1 million$22.4 million$3.2 millionGrossmont Bank
Farmers Savings BankDavisOctober 18, 1985$590.3 million$526.4 million$137.8 million
Golden Pacific S&LA (assistance)WindsorSeptember 27, 1985$45.6 million$46.2 million$6.1 millionEmpire of America-Californi
Presidio S&LAPortervilleAugust 28, 1985$284.5 million$244.9 million$96.6 millionGibralter Savings
Centennial S&LAGuernevilleAugust 20, 1985$368.2 million$367.8 million$148.9 millionCitizens FS&LA
Butterfield S&LA (assistance)Santa AnaAugust 7, 1985$708.3 million$768.3 million$371.3 millionDowney S&LA
Bell S&LA (assistance)San MateoJuly 25, 1985$1.64 billion$1.31 billion$829.7 millionWestern FS&LA

Other failed banks Trans American National took over

BankCityStateClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
Newport Harbour National BankNewport BeachCAMarch 11, 1983$47.3 million$44 million$9.7 millionTrans American National

All bank failures in 1983 · All bank failures in California · Every failed bank Trans American National took over · The full failed bank list

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.