# COLUMBIA BANK

> **Failed bank** · AVONDALE, AZ · failed 1992-02-27 · State commercial bank, Federal Reserve member · FDIC cost $4M

## What happened

COLUMBIA BANK of AVONDALE, AZ was closed by state regulators on **1992-02-27**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** Insured Deposit Transfer — insured deposits transferred to another bank

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


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 3277
- **FDIC Certificate:** 25907
- **FDIC FIN:** 4455
- **Bank name:** COLUMBIA BANK
- **Location:** AVONDALE, AZ
- **Failure date:** 1992-02-27
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1992-02-27
- **Charter type:** State commercial bank, Federal Reserve member
- **Resolution type:** Insured Deposit Transfer — insured deposits transferred to another bank
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $4M
- **Deposits at failure:** $17M
- **Assets at failure:** $17M
- **Acquiring bank:** VALLEY NB OF ARIZONA (PHOENIX, AZ)

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, COLUMBIA BANK (FDIC ID 3277), failed 1992-02-27. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/3277.

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