# FOUNTAIN BANK

> **Failed bank** · SCOTTSDALE, AZ · failed 1992-01-31 · State commercial bank, Federal Reserve member · FDIC cost $5M

## What happened

FOUNTAIN BANK of SCOTTSDALE, AZ was closed by state regulators on **1992-01-31**. The FDIC was named receiver.

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

Deposits were transferred to **BANK OF ARIZONA** (SCOTTSDALE, AZ). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 3265
- **FDIC Certificate:** 26945
- **FDIC FIN:** 4445
- **Bank name:** FOUNTAIN BANK
- **Location:** SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- **Failure date:** 1992-01-31
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1992-01-31
- **Charter type:** State commercial bank, Federal Reserve member
- **Resolution type:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $5M
- **Deposits at failure:** $16M
- **Assets at failure:** $16M
- **Acquiring bank:** BANK OF ARIZONA (SCOTTSDALE, AZ)

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, FOUNTAIN BANK (FDIC ID 3265), failed 1992-01-31. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/3265.

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