Western Financial Bank
| Status: | Inactive as of 03/01/2006 |
| Merger - Without Assistance Change in Location Name Change Change in Primary Regulatory Agency | |
| Successor Bank: | Wachovia Bank |
| Headquarters: | Western Financial Bank 23 Pasteur Road Irvine, CA 92618 |
| Established: | 12/13/1978 |
| FDIC Insurance: | 12/13/1978 |
| FDIC Cert: | #31954 |
| Charter Class: | Commercial bank, national (federal) charter and Fed member, supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) |
| Total Assets: | $15,878,043,000 |
| Total Deposits: | $2,367,163,000 |
History
| 1978-12-13 | Institution established: Original name:Western Financial Savings and Loan Association | |
| 1984-02-29 | Changed name to Western Financial Savings Bank | |
| 1989-11-15 | Moved bank headquarters from ORANGE, CA to IRVINE, CA | |
| 1992-06-15 | Changed name to Western Financial Savings Bank, F.S.B. | |
| 1992-06-15 | Changed organization type to STOCK SAVINGS BANK | |
| 1996-10-01 | Changed name to Western Financial Bank, F.S.B. | |
| 1997-10-01 | Changed name to Western Financial Bank | |
| 2006-03-01 | Changed name to Western Financial Bank, National Association | |
| 2006-03-01 | Changed primary regulatory agency from OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION to COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY | |
| 2006-03-01 | Changed organization type to COMMERCIAL BANK | |
| 2006-03-01 | Changed institution class to INSURED COMMERCIAL BANK, NATIONAL, MEMBER FRS | |
| 2006-03-01 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Wachovia Bank, National Association (33869) in CHARLOTTE, NC | |
| 2007-10-12 | Acquired World Savings Bank Interim, National Association (NY) (58838) in OCEANSIDE, NY | |
| 2008-06-01 | Acquired A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (35018) in ST. LOUIS, MO | |
| 2010-03-20 | Acquired Wachovia Bank of Delaware, National Association (33931) in WILMINGTON, DE | |
| 2010-03-20 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (3511) in SIOUX FALLS, SD | |
| 2010-04-10 | Acquired Wachovia Card Services, National Association (58496) in ATLANTA, GA | |
| 2010-05-10 | Acquired Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank, National Association (34075) in SAN FRANCISCO, CA | |
| 2010-11-01 | Acquired Wells Fargo Alaska Trust Company, National Association (57755) in ANCHORAGE, AK | |
| 2011-03-31 | Acquired Wells Fargo Central Bank (26839) in CALABASAS, CA | |
| 2011-05-06 | Reorganized. | |
| 2011-07-01 | Reorganized. | |
| 2011-07-15 | Reorganized. | |
| 2011-12-01 | Reorganized. | |
| 2012-02-01 | Reorganized. |