French Bank of California
| Status: | Inactive as of 03/18/1980 |
| Merger - Without Assistance | |
| Successor Bank: | Bank of the West |
| Headquarters: | French Bank of California 180 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94126 |
| Established: | 06/20/1972 |
| FDIC Insurance: | 06/20/1972 |
| FDIC Cert: | #20721 |
| Charter Class: | Commercial bank, state charter and Fed nonmember, supervised by the FDIC |
History
| 1972-06-20 | Institution established: Original name:French Bank of California | |
| 1980-03-18 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Bank of the West (3514) in SAN FRANCISCO, CA | |
| 1987-07-23 | Acquired Bank of Los Gatos, National Association (25285) in LOS GATOS, CA | |
| 1990-05-21 | Acquired Central Bank (17489) in SAN FRANCISCO, CA | |
| 1992-04-10 | Acquired Atlantic Financial Federal Savings Bank (33466) in SAN FRANCISCO, CA as part of a government assisted transaction. | |
| 1996-04-29 | Acquired Northbay Savings Bank, FSB (31483) in PETALUMA, CA | |
| 1998-11-01 | Acquired Pacific One Bank (34181) in PORTLAND, OR | |
| 1999-07-01 | Acquired SierraWest Bank (23323) in TRUCKEE, CA | |
| 2001-02-16 | Acquired First Security Bank of New Mexico, National Association (2233) in ALBUQUERQUE, NM | |
| 2002-04-01 | Acquired UNITED CALIFORNIA BANK (20589) in LOS ANGELES, CA | |
| 2004-01-01 | Reorganized. | |
| 2004-12-03 | Acquired Community First National Bank (3924) in FARGO, ND | |
| 2005-02-08 | Acquired Union Safe Deposit Bank (8473) in STOCKTON, CA | |
| 2005-12-03 | Acquired Commercial Federal Bank, a Federal Savings Bank (30341) in OMAHA, NE |