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Bank Failures

Failed Bank Information for County Bank, Merced, CA

On Friday, February 6, 2009, County Bank was closed by the California Department of Financial Institutions. The FDIC was named Receiver. Westamerica Bank, San Rafael, CA acquired all deposit accounts.

The FDIC as Receiver for County Bank, Merced, CA has taken all actions necessary to terminate the Receivership Estate. The Receiver published a legal notice of intent to terminate the receivership on February 8, 2019 and has made all dividend distributions required by law.

Effective September 1, 2019, the Receiver was discharged and the Receivership Estate was terminated and ceased existence as a legal entity.

Receivership Status: TERMINATED

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Notice of Termination

Effective Date: September 1, 2019
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Notice of Intent to Terminate

Publication Date: February 8, 2019
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Dividend Information

Report on dividends paid
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Press Release

Official press release

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ACQUIRING INSTITUTION: WESTAMERICA BANK

About Westamerica Bank

All deposit accounts, including brokered depositors, were transferred to Westamerica Bank, San Rafael, CA ("assuming institution"). Former County Bank locations reopened as branches of Westamerica Bank.

Your transferred deposits were separately insured from any accounts you may have already had at Westamerica Bank for at least six months after the failure of County Bank.

You may withdraw your funds from any transferred account without an early withdrawal penalty until you enter into a new deposit agreement with Westamerica Bank as long as the deposits are not pledged as collateral for loans.

Contacting Westamerica Bank

You can contact Westamerica Bank:

Westamerica Bank
1108 Fifth Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901

Westamerica Bank (www.westamerica.com)

Transaction Documentation

Purchase & Assumption Agreement - PDF (3Mb)
Agreement between FDIC and acquiring institution

Last Updated: September 16, 2019