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What happened to Central Bank, National Association?
Central Bank, National Association in Denver, CO (earlier called The Central Bank and Trust Company and 2 other names) merged into Bank Western National Association of Denver, CO on May 8, 1993. After 4 more changes of hands, what was Central Bank, National Association is today part of U.S. Bank National Association (Cincinnati, 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.
- 1892The Central Bank and Trust Company opens in Denver, CO
- May 2, 1975renamed The Central Bank and Trust Company D/B/A Central Bank of Denver, A Banki
- Mar 20, 1989renamed Central Bank Denver, National Association
- Dec 31, 1991renamed Central Bank, National Association
- May 8, 1993MERGEDCentral Bank, National Association merged into Bank Western National Association of Denver, CO.FDIC certificate 1139 ends; its business continues under certificate 28736.
- Jul 24, 1993MERGEDBank Western National Association of Denver, CO merged into Colorado National Bank of Denver, CO.FDIC certificate 28736 ends; its business continues under certificate 3010.
- Jun 1, 1997MERGEDColorado National Bank of Denver, CO merged into First Bank National Association of Minneapolis, MN.FDIC certificate 3010 ends; its business continues under certificate 5199.
- Jul 11, 1997MERGEDFirst Bank National Association of Minneapolis, MN merged into First National Bank of East Grand Forks of Minneapolis, MN.FDIC certificate 5199 ends; its business continues under certificate 5134.
- Aug 9, 2001MERGEDFirst National Bank of East Grand Forks (by then renamed U.S. Bank National Association) of Minneapolis, MN merged into U.S. Bank National Association of Cincinnati, OH.FDIC certificate 5134 ends; its business continues under certificate 6548.
- TodayOPEN
U.S. Bank National AssociationMain office Cincinnati, OH · FDIC certificate 6548 · 2,097 offices in 29 states on June 30, 2026Every U.S. Bank National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.usbank.com
If you still have something from Central Bank, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Central Bank, National Association as lienholder, start with U.S. Bank National Association. 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 U.S. Bank National Association to search for the account under the name Central Bank, National Association. 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 U.S. Bank National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Central Bank, National Association 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.
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.
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Banks folded into Central Bank, National Association
13 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 16 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Central Bank Glenwood Springs, National AssociationGlenwood Springs, CO | Dec 31, 1992 |
| Central Bank North Denver, National AssociationDenver, CO | Dec 31, 1992 |
| Central Bank Chapel Hills, National AssociationColorado Springs, CO | Dec 31, 1992 |
| Central Bank Colorado Springs, National AssociationColorado Springs, CO | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Central Bank Academy Boulevard, National AssociationColorado Springs, CO | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Central Bank Aurora, National AssociationAurora, CO | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Central Bank Chatfield, National AssociationJefferson County, CO | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Central Bank Bloomfield, National AssociationBroomfield, CO | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Central Bank Greeley, National AssoiciationGreeley, CO | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Central Bank Centennial, National AssociationLittleton, CO | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Central Bank Garden of the Gods, National AssociationColorado Springs, CO | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Central Bank Westminster, National AssociationWestminster, CO | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Capitol Federal Savings and Loan AssociationAurora, CO | Jul 12, 1991 |
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 1139 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.