Charter Bank
| Status: | Inactive as of 12/31/1973 |
| Merger - Without Assistance | |
| Successor Bank: | UNITED CALIFORNIA BANK |
| Headquarters: | Charter Bank 9735 Washington Boulevard Culver City, CA 90230 |
| Established: | 11/25/1963 |
| FDIC Insurance: | 11/25/1963 |
| FDIC Cert: | #18955 |
| Charter Class: | Commercial bank, state charter and Fed nonmember, supervised by the FDIC |
History
| 1963-11-25 | Institution established: Original name:Charter Bank | |
| 1973-12-31 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of The Sanwa Bank of California (20589) in SAN FRANCISCO, CA | |
| 1978-01-31 | Changed name to GOLDEN STATE SANWA BANK (20589) | |
| 1978-01-31 | Acquired Golden State Bank (16568) in DOWNEY, CA | |
| 1981-02-27 | Acquired First City Bank (5645) in ROSEMEAD, CA | |
| 1984-02-03 | Change trust powers from TRUST POWERS NOT GRANTED to FULL TRUST POWERS GRANTED | |
| 1986-09-02 | Changed name to Sanwa Bank California (20589) | |
| 1986-09-02 | Acquired Lloyds Bank California (18352) in LOS ANGELES, CA | |
| 1991-01-14 | Moved bank headquarters from SAN FRANCISCO, CA to LOS ANGELES, CA | |
| 2001-07-02 | Acquired Tokai Bank of California (18825) in LOS ANGELES, CA | |
| 2001-07-02 | Changed name to UNITED CALIFORNIA BANK (20589) | |
| 2002-04-01 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Bank of the West (3514) in SAN FRANCISCO, 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 |