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What happened to First Sun Bank of America?
First Sun Bank of America in Ellington, MO (earlier called Farmers State Bank) merged into Sun Security Bank of America of Ellington, MO on Dec 31, 1998. After 2 more changes of hands, what was First Sun Bank of America is today part of Midland States Bank (Effingham, IL).
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.
- 1943Farmers State Bank opens in Ellington, MO
- Dec 31, 1997renamed First Sun Bank of America
- Dec 31, 1998MERGEDFirst Sun Bank of America merged into Sun Security Bank of America of Ellington, MO.FDIC certificate 15941 ends; its business continues under certificate 14997.
- Dec 30, 1999MERGEDSun Security Bank of America of Ellington, MO merged into Sun Security Bank of Mid-America of Ellington, MO.FDIC certificate 14997 ends; its business continues under certificate 10600.
- Jan 1, 2004MERGEDSun Security Bank of Mid-America (by then renamed Sun Security Bank of America) of Ellington, MO merged into Effingham State Bank of Effingham, IL.FDIC certificate 10600 ends; its business continues under certificate 1040.
- TodayOPEN
Midland States BankMain office Effingham, IL · FDIC certificate 1040 · 58 offices in 2 states on June 30, 2026Every Midland States Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.midlandsb.com
If you still have something from First Sun Bank of America
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First Sun Bank of America as lienholder, start with Midland States 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 Midland States Bank to search for the account under the name First Sun Bank of America. 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 Midland States Bank which branch now holds boxes from the First Sun Bank of America 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
10 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 3 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 407 S MccunePilot Knob, MO | OpenGreat Southern Bank |
| 100 Pine Castle Estate BlvdFredericktown, MO | OpenGreat Southern Bank |
| 200 E 2nd StAnnapolis, MO | OpenGreat Southern Bank |
| 117 North Whitener StreetMarquand, MO | No longer reported |
| 122 North Main StreetArcadia, MO | No longer reported |
| 33104 Highway 21Lesterville, MO | No longer reported |
| 2308 Green StreetCenterville, MO | No longer reported |
| 100-102 East Walnut StreetEllington, MO | No longer reported |
| 121 Front StreetRisco, MO | No longer reported |
| Main and East StreetsParma, MO | No longer reported |
Banks folded into First Sun Bank of America
1 bank merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 3 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First Sun Bank of AmericaEllington, MO | Dec 31, 1997 |
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 15941 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.