UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 23, 2005

Westcorp

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


California (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		001-09910 (Commission File Number)		51-0308535 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

23 Pasteur, Irvine, California 92618-3804
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(949) 727-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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	Item 8.01 Other Events.
	Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
Index to Exhibits
EXHIBIT 99.1

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 23, 2005, Westcorp issued the press release that is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Form 8-K by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


			99.1			Press release issued on August 23, 2005

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	WESTCORP, a California corporation
Date: August 24, 2005	By:	/s/ Robert J. Costantino
		Robert J. Costantino
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

Index to Exhibits


Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press release issued on August 23, 2005

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