# FRONTIER NATIONAL BANK

> **Failed bank** · VISTA, CA · failed 1986-10-02 · National commercial bank (OCC-chartered) · FDIC cost $2M

## What happened

FRONTIER NATIONAL BANK of VISTA, CA was closed by the OCC on **1986-10-02**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets

Deposits were transferred to **RANCHO VISTA NATIONAL BA** (VISTA, CA). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 1285
- **FDIC Certificate:** 24270
- **FDIC FIN:** 2604
- **Bank name:** FRONTIER NATIONAL BANK
- **Location:** VISTA, CA
- **Failure date:** 1986-10-02
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1986-10-02
- **Charter type:** National commercial bank (OCC-chartered)
- **Resolution type:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $2M
- **Deposits at failure:** $11M
- **Assets at failure:** $10M
- **Acquiring bank:** RANCHO VISTA NATIONAL BA (VISTA, CA)

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=FRONTIER%20NATIONAL%20BANK

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, FRONTIER NATIONAL BANK (FDIC ID 1285), failed 1986-10-02. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/1285.

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