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What happened to NationsBank of Florida, N.A.?
NationsBank of Florida, N.A. in Tampa, FL (earlier called The First National Bank in Fort Lauderdale and 3 other names) merged into NationsBank of Florida, National Association of Valdosta, GA on Dec 21, 1995. After 3 more changes of hands, what was NationsBank of Florida, N.A. is today part of Bank of America, National Association (Charlotte, NC).
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.
- 1937The First National Bank in Fort Lauderdale opens in Tampa, FL
- Oct 1, 1974renamed Landmark First National Bank of Fort Lauderdale
- Apr 28, 1986renamed Citizens and Southern National Bank of Fort Lauderdale
- Jan 1, 1987renamed The Citizens and Southern National Bank of Florida
- Sep 4, 1992renamed NationsBank of Florida, N.A.
- Dec 21, 1995MERGEDNationsBank of Florida, N.A. merged into NationsBank of Florida, National Association of Valdosta, GA.FDIC certificate 15474 ends; its business continues under certificate 127.
- Dec 29, 1995MERGEDNationsBank of Florida, National Association of Valdosta, GA merged into NationsBank of Georgia, National Association of Atlanta, GA.FDIC certificate 127 ends; its business continues under certificate 2155.
- Jun 1, 1997MERGEDNationsBank of Georgia, National Association (by then renamed NationsBank, National Association (South)) of Atlanta, GA merged into NationsBank, National Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 2155 ends; its business continues under certificate 15802.
- Jul 23, 1999MERGEDNationsBank, National Association (by then renamed Bank of America, National Association) of Charlotte, NC merged into Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 15802 ends; its business continues under certificate 3510.
- TodayOPEN
Bank of America, National AssociationMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 3510 · 3,598 offices in 39 states on June 30, 2026Every Bank of America, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bankofamerica.com
If you still have something from NationsBank of Florida, N.A.
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows NationsBank of Florida, N.A. as lienholder, start with Bank of America, 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 Bank of America, National Association to search for the account under the name NationsBank of Florida, N.A.. 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 Bank of America, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the NationsBank of Florida, N.A. 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
398 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 47 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 2308 Ponce De Leon BlvdCoral Gables, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 2412 Pine Ridge RdNaples, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 4501 W Lake Mary BlvdLake Mary, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 1381 Weston RdWeston, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 4901 N Federal HwyFort Lauderdale, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 3430 Thomasville RdTallahassee, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 6370 N Wickham RdMelbourne, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 7001 W Broward BlvdPlantation, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 13099 Us 41Fort Myers, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 33451 Us Highway 19 NPalm Harbor, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 900 W 49th StHialeah, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 6801 Seminole BlvdSeminole, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 6525 S Tamiami TrlSarasota, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 7001 N University DrTamarac, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 3439 W Hillsborough AveTampa, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 7220 W Sand Lake RdOrlando, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 14002 N Dale Mabry HwyTampa, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 6901 Sw 117th AveMiami, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 6650 N State Road 7Coconut Creek, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 2195 Sw 8th StMiami, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 5636 Gunn HwyTampa, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 16020 San Carlos BlvdFort Myers, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 3200 Flagler AveKey West, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 1720 E Fowler AveTampa, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 571 Pine Island RdNorth Fort Myers, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 2105 W Brandon BlvdBrandon, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 6329 W Colonial DrOrlando, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 9140 Wiles RdCoral Springs, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 700 8th Ave WPalmetto, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 3833 W Commercial BlvdFort Lauderdale, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 7008 Us Highway 301 NEllenton, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 3030 W Kennedy BlvdTampa, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 4803 Coconut Creek PkwyCoconut Creek, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 3303 S Tamiami TrlSarasota, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 899 Vanderbilt Beach RdNaples, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 5401 Overseas HwyMarathon, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 3800 W Broward BlvdFort Lauderdale, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 333 5th AveIndialantic, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 9541 E Colonial DrOrlando, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 150 Ne 44th StOakland Park, FL | OpenBank of America, National Association |
Banks folded into NationsBank of Florida, N.A.
28 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 143 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 15474 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.