Private company

Western Savings and Loan

Financial institution in Arizona (1929–1990)

Western Savings and Loan was an American financial institution founded by the Driggs family. The Driggs family came to Arizona in 1921 after trading everything they owned—a bank, drugstore, hotel, and wheat farm in Driggs, Idaho—for a section of cotton land in Maricopa County.2 It is headquartered in Phoenix.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1929Founded1
  • Industrysavings and loan association1
  • HeadquartersPhoenix1

Western Savings and Loan was an American financial institution founded by the Driggs family. The Driggs family came to Arizona in 1921 after trading everything they owned—a bank, drugstore, hotel, and wheat farm in Driggs, Idaho—for a section of cotton land in Maricopa County.2

Timeline

  1. 1929Founded Founded1

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