Data / Bank failures / 2009 / Pacific Coast National Bank
Pacific Coast National Bank, San Clemente, CA: failed November 13, 2009
Pacific Coast National Bank in San Clemente, California, failed on November 13, 2009. Sunwest Bank of Tustin, CA, took over its deposits. It held $131.4 million in assets and $128.9 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $33.5 million (25.5% of its assets). By assets it was the 112th largest of 148 banks closed or assisted in 2009.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- November 13, 2009
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Sunwest Bank, Tustin, CA
- Total assets
- $131,418,000
- Total deposits
- $128,867,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $33,470,482 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- National bank (supervised by the OCC)
- Insurance fund
- DIF
- FDIC certificate
- 57914
Other bank failures in California, 2007 to 2011
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Butte Community Bank | Chico | August 20, 2010 | $498.8 million | $471.3 million | $1.7 million | Rabobank, National Association |
| Los Padres Bank | Solvang | August 20, 2010 | $866.5 million | $770.9 million | $3.4 million | Pacific Western Bank |
Other failed banks Sunwest Bank took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syringa Bank | Boise | ID | January 31, 2014 | $153.4 million | $145.8 million | $3.5 million | Sunwest Bank |
| Westside Community Bank | University Place | WA | January 11, 2013 | $91.9 million | $91.9 million | $22.9 million | Sunwest Bank |
| First State Bank | Flagstaff | AZ | September 4, 2009 | $107.2 million | $95.7 million | $49.8 million | Sunwest Bank |
| Metropacific Bank | Irvine | CA | June 26, 2009 | $75.3 million | $70.1 million | $32.2 million | Sunwest Bank |
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Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-24. 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.