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What happened to Western Federal Savings Bank?
Western Federal Savings Bank in Marina Del Rey, CA was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to Home Savings of America, FSB of Irwindale, CA on Sep 9, 1994. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Western Federal Savings Bank is today part of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (Columbus, OH).
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.
- 1993Western Federal Savings Bank opens in Marina Del Rey, CA
- Sep 9, 1994RESOLVEDWestern Federal Savings Bank was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to Home Savings of America, FSB of Irwindale, CA.FDIC certificate 33811 ends; its business continues under certificate 15919.
- Oct 3, 1998MERGEDHome Savings of America, FSB of Irwindale, CA merged into Washington Mutual Bank, FA of Henderson, NV.FDIC certificate 15919 ends; its business continues under certificate 32633.
- Sep 25, 2008FAILEDWashington Mutual Bank, FA (by then renamed Washington Mutual Bank) of Henderson, NV failed, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association of Columbus, OH took it over.FDIC certificate 32633 ends; its business continues under certificate 628.
- TodayOPEN
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationMain office Columbus, OH · FDIC certificate 628 · 5,141 offices in 49 states on June 30, 2026Every JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.jpmorganchase.com
If you still have something from Western Federal Savings Bank
A lien that was never released
Western Federal Savings Bank was closed in a federal resolution on Sep 9, 1994. The FDIC's lien-release page covers failed banks and savings and loans placed in FDIC receivership; it does not say how releases work for resolutions this old.
Call FDIC Resolution Inquiries at 888-206-4662 (8am–4pm Central, weekdays) and ask whether the FDIC holds this institution's receivership. Ask JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association as well: the chain above leads there. The FDIC's own instructions are at FDIC, Obtaining a Lien Release.
An old account, passbook or CD
When a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, insured depositors become its customers right away (here, Home Savings of America, FSB). Start with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, and ask them to search under the name Western Federal Savings Bank.
This failure is older than the current federal rule on unclaimed deposits (mid-1993), so different rules apply. Search FDIC unclaimed funds search, search the unclaimed-property program of the state of the owner's last known address on the bank's records, and ask FDIC Resolution Inquiries at 888-206-4662 what applies to this institution.
A safe deposit box
The FDIC says that when a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, the branches usually reopen the next business day with box access. Today, ask JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. A box abandoned for years may have been 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
25 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 5 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 101 N Larchmont BlvdLos Angeles, CA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 4676 Admiralty WayMarina Del Rey, CA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 1455 Baker StCosta Mesa, CA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 3520 W Century BlvdInglewood, CA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 8501 Van Nuys BlvdPanorama City, CA | OpenMechanics Bank |
| 22001 Ventura BoulevardWoodland Hills, CA | No longer reported |
| 3301 South Hoover StreetLos Angeles, CA | No longer reported |
| 21660 Hawthorne BoulevardTorrance, CA | No longer reported |
| 17660 Ventura Blvd.Encino, CA | No longer reported |
| 742 Foothill Blvd,LA Canada, CA | No longer reported |
| 1801 Century Park EastLos Angeles, CA | No longer reported |
| 888 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles, CA | No longer reported |
| 14600 Roscoe Blvd.Panorama City, CA | No longer reported |
| 27450 Hawthorne Blvd.Rolling Hills Estates, CA | No longer reported |
| 332 Wilshire Blvd.Santa Monica, CA | No longer reported |
| 12175 Ventura Blvd.Studio City, CA | No longer reported |
| 3500 College BoulevardOceanside, CA | No longer reported |
| 2625 Vista WayOceanside, CA | No longer reported |
| 3500 College Blvd.Oceanside, CA | No longer reported |
| 2233 North Tustin AvenueOrange, CA | No longer reported |
| 12220 Seal Beach BoulevardSeal Beach, CA | No longer reported |
| 1130 S. Beach Blvd.LA Habra, CA | No longer reported |
| 26980 Crown Valley Pkwy.Mission Viejo, CA | No longer reported |
| 4 Corporate PlazaNewport Beach, CA | No longer reported |
| 13960 Seal Beach Blvd.Seal Beach, CA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Western Federal Savings Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 3 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Western Federal Savings and LoanMarina Del Rey, CA | Jun 4, 1993 |
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 33811 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.