# THE BANK OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

> **Failed bank** · SAN JOSE, CA · failed 1986-11-14 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $0M

## What happened

THE BANK OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA of SAN JOSE, CA was closed by regulators on **1986-11-14**. The FDIC was named receiver.

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

Deposits were transferred to **PACIFIC VALLEY BANK** (SAN JOSE, CA). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 1307
- **FDIC Certificate:** 24395
- **FDIC FIN:** 2616
- **Bank name:** THE BANK OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
- **Location:** SAN JOSE, CA
- **Failure date:** 1986-11-14
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1986-11-14
- **Charter type:** State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised)
- **Resolution type:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $0M
- **Deposits at failure:** $16M
- **Assets at failure:** $16M
- **Acquiring bank:** PACIFIC VALLEY BANK (SAN JOSE, CA)

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=THE%20BANK%20OF%20NORTHERN%20CALIFORNIA

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, THE BANK OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (FDIC ID 1307), failed 1986-11-14. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/1307.

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