# WESTERN HERITAGE FS&LA

> **Failed bank** · PENDLETON, OR · failed 1985-08-01 · SL · FDIC cost $9M

## What happened

WESTERN HERITAGE FS&LA of PENDLETON, OR was closed by state regulators on **1985-08-01**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** A/A

Deposits were transferred to **BENJ FRANKLIN FS&LA** (PORTLAND, OR). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 1041
- **FDIC Certificate:** 29071
- **FDIC FIN:** 1670
- **Bank name:** WESTERN HERITAGE FS&LA
- **Location:** PENDLETON, OR
- **Failure date:** 1985-08-01
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1985-08-01
- **Charter type:** SL
- **Resolution type:** A/A
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $9M
- **Deposits at failure:** $134M
- **Assets at failure:** $175M
- **Acquiring bank:** BENJ FRANKLIN FS&LA (PORTLAND, OR)

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=WESTERN%20HERITAGE%20FS%26LA

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, WESTERN HERITAGE FS&LA (FDIC ID 1041), failed 1985-08-01. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/1041.

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