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What happened to PremierWest Bank?
PremierWest Bank in Medford, OR (earlier called Bank of Southern Oregon) merged into AmericanWest Bank of Spokane, WA on Apr 9, 2013. After 1 more change of hands, what was PremierWest Bank is today part of Banner Bank (Walla Walla, WA).
The chain, step by step
From the day it opened to the bank at the end of the chain today. Each step is one entry in the FDIC's record.
- 1990Bank of Southern Oregon opens in Medford, OR
- May 8, 2000renamed PremierWest Bank
- Apr 9, 2013MERGEDPremierWest Bank merged into AmericanWest Bank of Spokane, WA.FDIC certificate 32975 ends; its business continues under certificate 22441.
- Oct 2, 2015MERGEDAmericanWest Bank of Spokane, WA merged into Banner Bank of Walla Walla, WA.FDIC certificate 22441 ends; its business continues under certificate 28489.
- TodayOPEN
Banner BankMain office Walla Walla, WA · FDIC certificate 28489 · 137 offices in 4 states on June 30, 2026Every Banner Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bannerbank.com
If you still have something from PremierWest Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows PremierWest Bank as lienholder, start with Banner Bank. In a merger the surviving bank takes over the other bank's loans, so it is the bank to ask for a recordable lien release; if the loan was sold along the way, it can tell you to whom.
The FDIC says it cannot process lien releases for banks that merged or were acquired without government assistance, which is what the record shows here.
Record the release with the same county office that recorded the original mortgage or deed of trust.
An old account, passbook or CD
Ask Banner Bank to search for the account under the name PremierWest Bank. A passbook or certificate shows an account existed. It doesn't show the money is still there, and the OCC notes that federal rules require banks to keep most account records for five years.
Accounts nobody touches are eventually turned over to a state. The OCC puts the usual wait at three to five years with no activity, set by each state's law. Search the unclaimed-property program of the state of the owner's last known address on the bank's records, and any other state they lived in. It is free to search and to claim through a state's own site, and MissingMoney.com, an official site of the state administrators' association, searches most states at once.
A safe deposit box
Ask Banner Bank which branch now holds boxes from the PremierWest Bank office you used. The OCC says a box with no activity for three to five years (the period is set by state statute) is likely treated as dormant, and its contents may be turned over to the state's unclaimed-property program.
Box contents are not covered by FDIC insurance.
Not sure this is your bank?
Many banks shared a name. Match the city and the years above against your paperwork, or search again with the town.
Credit unions were never FDIC-insured and are not in this record; the NCUA credit union lookup covers those. Banks that closed before about 1970 are not in the FDIC's list either.
One caution: banks also sell single branches. If the office you used was sold to a different bank along the way, the account went with the branch, not with this chain. The office list below shows which bank each office reports under now.
This page is drawn from FDIC records and federal guidance. It is not legal advice, and BankBranches is not a bank or a government office. More detail: lien releases · old passbooks and CDs · safe deposit boxes · unclaimed money.
Where the guidance comes from ▾
Its offices in the FDIC deposit reports
52 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 19 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1689 Williams HwyGrants Pass, OR | OpenBanner Bank |
| 350 Ne Garden Valley BlvdRoseburg, OR | OpenBanner Bank |
| 950 Main StRed Bluff, CA | OpenBanner Bank |
| 40 Nw Glenhart AveWinston, OR | OpenBanner Bank |
| 701 E Bidwell StFolsom, CA | OpenBanner Bank |
| 9340 E Stockton BlvdElk Grove, CA | OpenBanner Bank |
| 2600 E Barnett RdMedford, OR | OpenBanner Bank |
| 421 S 7th StKlamath Falls, OR | OpenFirst Interstate Bank |
| 333 F St, Ste ADavis, CA | OpenBanner Bank |
| 701 C StGalt, CA | OpenBanner Bank |
| 123 N Main StYreka, CA | OpenBanner Bank |
| 312 Maple StMount Shasta, CA | OpenBanner Bank |
| 115 W Mcknight WayGrass Valley, CA | OpenBanner Bank |
| 1201 Solano StCorning, CA | OpenBanner Bank |
| 1409 Ne 7th StGrants Pass, OR | OpenBanner Bank |
| 6701 North Highway 3Greenview, CA | OpenBanner Bank |
| 731 W Central AveSutherlin, OR | OpenBanner Bank |
| 44 W Linn RdEagle Point, OR | OpenBanner Bank |
| 880 Cypress AveRedding, CA | OpenBanner Bank |
| 2155 N.E. Highway 20Bend, OR | No longer reported |
| 875 Sw Rimrock WayRedmond, OR | No longer reported |
| 2590 North StreetAnderson, CA | No longer reported |
| 300 East Pine StreetCentral Point, OR | No longer reported |
| 2235 Hwy 66Ashland, OR | No longer reported |
| 3369 Crater Lake HighwayMedford, OR | No longer reported |
| 300 E. Main StreetMedford, OR | No longer reported |
| 1200 Mira Mar AvenueMedford, OR | No longer reported |
| 503 Airport RoadMedford, OR | No longer reported |
| 1834 Mangrove Ave #1Chico, CA | No longer reported |
| 1100 Main Street, Suite 240Woodland, CA | No longer reported |
| 555 S.E. Kane StreetRoseburg, OR | No longer reported |
| 4875 Granite DriveRocklin, CA | No longer reported |
| Third and California StreetsDorris, CA | No longer reported |
| 5800 Dunsmuir AvenueDunsmuir, CA | No longer reported |
| 328 Main StreetMccloud, CA | No longer reported |
| 398 Main StreetTulelake, CA | No longer reported |
| 150 AlamoWeed, CA | No longer reported |
| 2920 Bechelli LaneRedding, CA | No longer reported |
| 5408 Running Y RoadKlamath Falls, OR | No longer reported |
| 503 Airport RoadMedford, OR | No longer reported |
Banks folded into PremierWest Bank
4 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Stockmans BankElk Grove, CA | Jan 28, 2008 |
| Mid Valley BankRed Bluff, CA | Jan 23, 2004 |
| Timberline Community BankYreka, CA | Apr 16, 2001 |
| Douglas National BankRoseburg, OR | May 8, 2000 |
Source: FDIC BankFind institution and history records, read Nov 15, 2026. The FDIC's list covers banks that ended in about 1970 or later. Look up certificate 32975 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.