Western Savings and Loan was an American financial institution founded by the Driggs family.
Their timing was unfortunate as cotton prices plummeted just as their crop came in and they were forced to take jobs selling building and loan certificates.
[2][3] In 1995, President Gary Driggs pleaded guilty to two felony charges and was fined $10,000 and placed on probation for five years.
[4] American Newcomen honored Western Savings and Loan Association in the year of the company's 40th anniversary.
Over those years, more than 30,000 first mortgage loans had been made, totaling more than 390 million dollars, thus becoming a significant factor in the growth and development of Arizona.