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What happened to Mellon Bank Delaware, National Association?
Mellon Bank Delaware, National Association in Wilmington, DE (earlier called Farmers Bank of the State of Delaware and 2 other names) merged into Mellon Bank, National Association of Pittsburgh, PA on Sep 15, 2003. That bank is now called BNY Mellon, National Association (Pittsburgh, PA).
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.
- 1807Farmers Bank of the State of Delaware opens in Wilmington, DE
- Dec 30, 1981renamed Girard Bank Delaware
- Feb 17, 1983renamed Girard Bank Delaware, National Association
- Jun 25, 1984renamed Mellon Bank Delaware, National Association
- Sep 15, 2003MERGEDMellon Bank Delaware, National Association merged into Mellon Bank, National Association of Pittsburgh, PA.FDIC certificate 11653 ends; its business continues under certificate 7946.
- TodayOPEN
BNY Mellon, National AssociationMain office Pittsburgh, PA · FDIC certificate 7946 · 26 offices in 16 states on June 30, 2026Every BNY Mellon, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bny.com
If you still have something from Mellon Bank Delaware, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Mellon Bank Delaware, National Association as lienholder, start with BNY Mellon, 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 BNY Mellon, National Association to search for the account under the name Mellon Bank Delaware, 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 BNY Mellon, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Mellon Bank Delaware, 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. 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
45 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 14 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 8 W Loockerman StDover, DE | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 40 Chestnut Hill PlzNewark, DE | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 130 N Dupont HwyNew Castle, DE | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 3900 Concord PikeWilmington, DE | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 4345 Kirkwood HighwayWilmington, DE | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 1422 N Dupont StWilmington, DE | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 22870 Sussex HwySeaford, DE | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 1399 Forrest AveDover, DE | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 28280 Clayton StDagsboro, DE | OpenBurke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company |
| 200 E Market StLaurel, DE | OpenBurke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company |
| 7 W Glenwood AveSmyrna, DE | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 610 N Dupont BlvdMilford, DE | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 4720 Limestone RdWilmington, DE | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 4005 Kennett Pike, Fl 1Greenville, DE | OpenBNY Mellon, National Association |
| 2098 Naamans RdWilmington, DE | No longer reported |
| 1 University PlzNewark, DE | No longer reported |
| 117 East Main StreetNewark, DE | No longer reported |
| 1 Germay DriveWilmington, DE | No longer reported |
| 4005 Kennett PikeGreenville, DE | No longer reported |
| 131 Second StLewes, DE | No longer reported |
| 13 The CircleGeorgetown, DE | No longer reported |
| 8 Rehoboth Beach PlazaRehoboth Beach, DE | No longer reported |
| 1001 North Dupont HighwayDover, DE | No longer reported |
| Rodney Village Shopping CenterDover, DE | No longer reported |
| 146 Fox Hunt DriveBear, DE | No longer reported |
| 128 Lantana DriveHockessin, DE | No longer reported |
| 950 Elkton RoadNewark, DE | No longer reported |
| 1308 Centerville RoadWilmington, DE | No longer reported |
| 4735 Concord PikeWilmington, DE | No longer reported |
| Nylon Capitol Shopping CenterSeaford, DE | No longer reported |
| 13 Rehoboth AvenueRehoboth Beach, DE | No longer reported |
| 5062 Dover Mall, Route 13Dover, DE | No longer reported |
| Rodney Village Shopping CenterDover, DE | No longer reported |
| Route 113 and Blue Hen MallDover, DE | No longer reported |
| Building 267, Dover StreetDover Air Force Base, DE | No longer reported |
| University Of DelawareNewark, DE | No longer reported |
| 301 Market StreetWilmington, DE | No longer reported |
| 9th & Shipley St.Wilmington, DE | No longer reported |
| 4537 Highway OneLewes, DE | No longer reported |
| 323-B Rehoboth AvenueRehoboth Beach, DE | No longer reported |
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 11653 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.