Data / Bank failures / 2010 / Butte Community Bank
Butte Community Bank, Chico, CA: failed August 20, 2010
Butte Community Bank in Chico, California, failed on August 20, 2010. Rabobank, National Association of El Centro, CA, took over its deposits. It held $498.8 million in assets and $471.3 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $1.7 million (0.3% of its assets). By assets it was the 43rd largest of 157 banks closed or assisted in 2010.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- August 20, 2010
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Rabobank, National Association, El Centro, CA
- Total assets
- $498,751,000
- Total deposits
- $471,256,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $1,662,779 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- DIF
- FDIC certificate
- 33219
Other bank failures in California, 2008 to 2012
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Desert National Bank | Palm Desert | April 27, 2012 | $129.3 million | $129 million | $26.3 million | Pacific Premier Bank |
| Citizens Bank of Northern California | Nevada City | September 23, 2011 | $288.8 million | $253.1 million | $40.9 million | Tri Counties Bank |
| Charter Oak Bank | Napa | February 18, 2011 | $120.8 million | $105.3 million | $20.1 million | Bank of Marin |
| San Luis Trust Bank, FSB | San Luis Obispo | February 18, 2011 | $332.6 million | $272.2 million | $72.9 million | First California Bank |
| Canyon National Bank | Palm Springs | February 11, 2011 | $210.9 million | $205.3 million | $15.6 million | Pacific Premier Bank |
| Western Commercial Bank | Woodland Hills | November 5, 2010 | $98.6 million | $101.1 million | $16.9 million | First California Bank |
| First Vietnamese American Bank | Westminster | November 5, 2010 | $48 million | $47 million | $14.3 million | Grandpoint Bank |
| Los Padres Bank | Solvang | August 20, 2010 | $866.5 million | $770.9 million | $3.4 million | Pacific Western Bank |
Other failed banks Rabobank, National Association took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific State Bank | Stockton | CA | August 20, 2010 | $312.1 million | $278.8 million | $34 million | Rabobank, National Association |
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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.