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What happened to The Merchants National Bank of Terre Haute?
The Merchants National Bank of Terre Haute in Terre Haute, IN merged into The Merchants National Bank of Terre Haute of Terre Haute, IN on Apr 12, 1996. After 2 more changes of hands, what was The Merchants National Bank of Terre Haute is today part of Old National Bank (Evansville, IN).
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.
- 1934The Merchants National Bank of Terre Haute opens in Terre Haute, IN
- Apr 12, 1996MERGEDThe Merchants National Bank of Terre Haute merged into The Merchants National Bank of Terre Haute of Terre Haute, IN.FDIC certificate 13646 ends; its business continues under certificate 12849.
- Sep 9, 1999MERGEDThe Merchants National Bank of Terre Haute of Terre Haute, IN merged into Old National Bank in Evansville of Evansville, IN.FDIC certificate 12849 ends; its business continues under certificate 4393.
- Nov 5, 1999MERGEDOld National Bank in Evansville (by then renamed Old National Bank) of Evansville, IN merged into Old National Bank of Evansville, IN.FDIC certificate 4393 ends; its business continues under certificate 3832.
- TodayOPEN
Old National BankMain office Evansville, IN · FDIC certificate 3832 · 354 offices in 10 states on June 30, 2026Every Old National Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.oldnational.com
If you still have something from The Merchants National Bank of Terre Haute
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows The Merchants National Bank of Terre Haute as lienholder, start with Old National Bank. 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 Old National Bank to search for the account under the name The Merchants National Bank of Terre Haute. 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 Old National Bank which branch now holds boxes from the The Merchants National Bank of Terre Haute 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
9 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 2 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 2429 Poplar StTerre Haute, IN | OpenOld National Bank |
| 4675 S Us Highway 41Terre Haute, IN | OpenOld National Bank |
| 1010 West NationalWest Terre Haute, IN | No longer reported |
| 1211-17 Wabash AvenueTerre Haute, IN | No longer reported |
| 2550 Lafayette AvenueTerre Haute, IN | No longer reported |
| U.S. Highway 41 South & Gilchrist RoadHoney Creek Township, IN | No longer reported |
| 1284 Lafayette AvenueTerre Haute, IN | No longer reported |
| 2004 South Third StreetTerre Haute, IN | No longer reported |
| 2140 Fort Harrison RoadTerre Haute, IN | 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 13646 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.