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What happened to The State Bank of Oconto?
The State Bank of Oconto in Oconto, WI (earlier called The First National Bank of Oconto) merged into The Suring State Bank of Oconto, WI on Apr 1, 1986. After 4 more changes of hands, what was The State Bank of Oconto is today part of The Huntington National Bank (Columbus, 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.
- 1934The First National Bank of Oconto opens in Oconto, WI
- Mar 31, 1986renamed The State Bank of Oconto
- Apr 1, 1986MERGEDThe State Bank of Oconto merged into The Suring State Bank of Oconto, WI.FDIC certificate 14615 ends; its business continues under certificate 11621.
- Apr 1, 1989MERGEDThe Suring State Bank (by then renamed American Bank of Wisconsin) of Oconto, WI merged into First National Bank of Wisconsin of Kaukauna, WI.FDIC certificate 11621 ends; its business continues under certificate 5305.
- Apr 25, 2005MERGEDFirst National Bank of Wisconsin (by then renamed F & M Bank-Wisconsin) of Kaukauna, WI merged into Citizens Bank of Flint, MI.FDIC certificate 5305 ends; its business continues under certificate 986.
- Apr 12, 2013MERGEDCitizens Bank of Flint, MI merged into Firstmerit Bank, National Association of Akron, OH.FDIC certificate 986 ends; its business continues under certificate 13675.
- Aug 16, 2016MERGEDFirstmerit Bank, National Association of Akron, OH merged into The Huntington National Bank of Columbus, OH.FDIC certificate 13675 ends; its business continues under certificate 6560.
- TodayOPEN
The Huntington National BankMain office Columbus, OH · FDIC certificate 6560 · 1,452 offices in 21 states on June 30, 2026Every The Huntington National Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.huntington.com
If you still have something from The State Bank of Oconto
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows The State Bank of Oconto as lienholder, start with The Huntington 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 The Huntington National Bank to search for the account under the name The State Bank of Oconto. 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 The Huntington National Bank which branch now holds boxes from the The State Bank of Oconto 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.
Where the guidance comes from ▾
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 14615 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.