# FIRST CALIFORNIA BANK

> **Failed bank** · LA MESA, CA · failed 1993-07-09 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $14M

## What happened

FIRST CALIFORNIA BANK of LA MESA, CA was closed by regulators on **1993-07-09**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** Payout / Insured deposits — FDIC paid insured deposits directly to depositors

Deposits were transferred to **VALLE DE ORO BANK NA** (SPRING VALLEY, CA). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 3466
- **FDIC Certificate:** 26488
- **FDIC FIN:** 4591
- **Bank name:** FIRST CALIFORNIA BANK
- **Location:** LA MESA, CA
- **Failure date:** 1993-07-09
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1993-07-09
- **Charter type:** State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised)
- **Resolution type:** Payout / Insured deposits — FDIC paid insured deposits directly to depositors
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $14M
- **Deposits at failure:** $77M
- **Assets at failure:** $79M
- **Acquiring bank:** VALLE DE ORO BANK NA (SPRING VALLEY, CA)

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, FIRST CALIFORNIA BANK (FDIC ID 3466), failed 1993-07-09. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/3466.

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