Data / Bank failures / 2011 / Western National Bank
Western National Bank, Phoenix, AZ: failed December 16, 2011
Western National Bank in Phoenix, Arizona, failed on December 16, 2011. Washington Federal of Seattle, WA, took over its deposits. It held $162.9 million in assets and $144.5 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $41.7 million (25.6% of its assets). By assets it was the 59th largest of 92 banks closed or assisted in 2011.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- December 16, 2011
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Washington Federal, Seattle, WA
- Total assets
- $162,872,000
- Total deposits
- $144,491,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $41,735,494 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- National bank (supervised by the OCC)
- Insurance fund
- DIF
- FDIC certificate
- 57917
Other bank failures in Arizona, 2009 to 2013
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Bank of Arizona | Phoenix | August 23, 2013 | $202.2 million | $196.9 million | $15.4 million | First Fidelity Bank, National Association |
| Central Arizona Bank | Scottsdale | May 14, 2013 | $31.6 million | $30.8 million | $5.4 million | Western State Bank |
| Gold Canyon Bank | Gold Canyon | April 5, 2013 | $42.1 million | $41.7 million | $8.3 million | First Scottsdale, National Association |
| Summit Bank | Prescott | July 15, 2011 | $73.1 million | $67.5 million | $14.9 million | The Foothills Bank |
| Legacy Bank | Scottsdale | January 7, 2011 | $136.4 million | $119.7 million | $32.2 million | Enterprise Bank & Trust |
| Copper Star Bank | Scottsdale | November 12, 2010 | $204 million | $190.2 million | $52.6 million | Stearns Bank, National Association |
| First Arizona Savings, A FSB | Scottsdale | October 22, 2010 | $255.9 million | $190.6 million | $26.8 million | |
| Towne Bank of Arizona | Mesa | May 7, 2010 | $120.2 million | $113.2 million | $44.3 million | Commerce Bank of Arizona |
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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.