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What happened to Meridian Bank?
Meridian Bank in Reading, PA (earlier called American Bank and Trust Co. of Pa.) merged into Corestates Bank, National Association of Philadelphia, PA on Jun 27, 1996. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Meridian Bank is today part of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Sioux Falls, SD).
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.
- 1932American Bank and Trust Co. of Pa. opens in Reading, PA
- laterrenamed Meridian Bank
- Jun 27, 1996MERGEDMeridian Bank merged into Corestates Bank, National Association of Philadelphia, PA.FDIC certificate 11870 ends; its business continues under certificate 719.
- May 15, 1998MERGEDCorestates Bank, National Association of Philadelphia, PA merged into First Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 719 ends; its business continues under certificate 33869.
- Mar 20, 2010MERGEDFirst Union National Bank (by then renamed Wachovia Bank, National Association) of Charlotte, NC merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 33869 ends; its business continues under certificate 3511.
- TodayOPEN
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationMain office Sioux Falls, SD · FDIC certificate 3511 · 4,157 offices in 40 states on June 30, 2026Every Wells Fargo Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.wellsfargo.com
If you still have something from Meridian Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Meridian Bank as lienholder, start with Wells Fargo 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name Meridian Bank. 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Meridian Bank 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
284 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 71 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 679 Heacock RdYardley, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 24 E Lancaster AvePaoli, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2901 S Eagle RdNewtown, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1601 N Cedar Crest BlvdAllentown, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2672 Egypt RdNorristown, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 7103 Hamilton BlvdTrexlertown, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2730 Dekalb PikeEast Norriton, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 120 College DrAllentown, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1155 Schadt AveWhitehall, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 702 Lancaster AveWayne, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 27 Ridge RdHershey, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1901 S 4th StAllentown, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 17 W Broad StTamaqua, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 224 Broad StMilford, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 755 S West End BlvdQuakertown, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1602 Union BlvdAllentown, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 833 W Trenton AveMorrisville, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 77 Lancaster AveMalvern, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1 S Main StPittston, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1758 Allentown RdLansdale, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 53 W Main StCanton, PA | OpenFirst Citizens Community Bank |
| 1294 Route 739Milford, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 520 Pottsville Park PlzPottsville, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 604 E High StCarlisle, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 36 Public AveMontrose, PA | OpenNBT Bank, National Association |
| 3205 Trindle RdCamp Hill, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 709 E Philadelphia AveBoyertown, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 659 Main StHellertown, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1470 E High StPottstown, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 301 E Main StMacungie, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 506 N 19th StAllentown, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 302 N East StCoudersport, PA | OpenNorthwest Bank |
| 628 Gravel PikeEast Greenville, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2 S Lehigh AveFrackville, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 273 N 3rd StOxford, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1001 Gap Newport PikeAvondale, PA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 4950 Kutztown RdTemple, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 100 E Main StWestfield, PA | OpenNorthwest Bank |
| 111 Main St, # 113Towanda, PA | OpenFirst Citizens Community Bank |
| 4215 Perkiomen AveReading, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
Banks folded into Meridian Bank
19 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 48 charters end up inside it.
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 11870 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.