# CENTRAL ARIZONA BANK

> **Failed bank** · SCOTTSDALE, AZ · failed 2013-05-14 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $5M

## What happened

CENTRAL ARIZONA BANK of SCOTTSDALE, AZ was closed by regulators on **2013-05-14**. The FDIC was named receiver.

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

Deposits were transferred to **WESTERN STATE BANK** (DEVILS LAKE, N). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 4046
- **FDIC Certificate:** 34527
- **FDIC FIN:** 10479
- **Bank name:** CENTRAL ARIZONA BANK
- **Location:** SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- **Failure date:** 2013-05-14
- **FDIC resolution date:** 2013-05-14
- **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:** $5M
- **Deposits at failure:** $31M
- **Assets at failure:** $32M
- **Acquiring bank:** WESTERN STATE BANK (DEVILS LAKE, N)

## Primary source

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

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, CENTRAL ARIZONA BANK (FDIC ID 4046), failed 2013-05-14. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/4046.

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