Data / Bank failures / 1992 / The Financial Center Bank, N.A.
The Financial Center Bank, N.A., San Francisco, CA: failed May 4, 1992
The Financial Center Bank, N.A. in San Francisco, California, failed on May 4, 1992. It held $225.2 million in assets and $218.8 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $25.6 million (11.4% of its assets). By assets it was the 58th largest of 181 banks closed or assisted in 1992.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- May 4, 1992
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Payout: the FDIC paid insured depositors directly
- Total assets
- $225,189,000
- Total deposits
- $218,847,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $25,638,502 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- National bank (supervised by the OCC)
- Insurance fund
- BIF
- FDIC certificate
- 25059
Other bank failures in California, 1990 to 1994
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Bank FSB | Mission Viejo | December 16, 1994 | $44.3 million | $38.4 million | $4 million | California FB, A FSB |
| Capital Bank | Downey | August 26, 1994 | $76.9 million | $74.4 million | $17.8 million | Landmark Bank |
| Bank of Newport | Newport Beach | August 12, 1994 | $167.8 million | $161.8 million | $28.7 million | Union Bank |
| Western Community Bank | Corona | July 29, 1994 | $54 million | $53.1 million | $2.6 million | Bank of San Bernardino |
| Commerce Bank | Newport Beach | July 29, 1994 | $142.3 million | $138.3 million | $14.1 million | California State Bank |
| Bank of San Pedro | Los Angeles | July 15, 1994 | $132.6 million | $128.3 million | $28.8 million | Home Bank |
| Pioneer Bank | Fullerton | July 8, 1994 | $133.3 million | $128.4 million | $14.5 million | Chino Valley Bank |
| Encino Savings Bank, FSB | Encino | June 3, 1994 | $92.5 million | $89.1 million | $7.4 million | American SB, FA |
All bank failures in 1992 · All bank failures in California · 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.