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What happened to The Bank of Baltimore?
The Bank of Baltimore in Baltimore, MD (earlier called The Savings Bank of Baltimore) merged into First Fidelity Bank, National Association of Charlotte, NC on Nov 29, 1994. After 1 more change of hands, what was The Bank of Baltimore 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.
- 1818The Savings Bank of Baltimore opens in Baltimore, MD
- Nov 1, 1984renamed The Bank of Baltimore
- Nov 29, 1994MERGEDThe Bank of Baltimore merged into First Fidelity Bank, National Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 16981 ends; its business continues under certificate 33869.
- Mar 20, 2010MERGEDFirst Fidelity Bank, National Association (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 The Bank of Baltimore
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows The Bank of Baltimore 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 The Bank of Baltimore. 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 The Bank of Baltimore 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
41 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 8 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 8302 Woodmont AveBethesda, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1418 Martin BlvdBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 8522 Liberty RdRandallstown, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 10305 Westlake DrBethesda, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1515 Reisterstown RdBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 502 Hungerford DrRockville, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 7700 Ritchie HwyGlen Burnie, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1726 E Northern PkwyBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3852 International DriveSilver Spring, MD | No longer reported |
| 13601 Connecticut AvenueWheaton, MD | No longer reported |
| 7911 Tuckerman LanePotomac, MD | No longer reported |
| 9812 Falls RoadPotomac, MD | No longer reported |
| 505 Quince Orchard RoadGaithersburg, MD | No longer reported |
| 12101 Rockville PikeRockville, MD | No longer reported |
| 10207 New Hampshire AvenueSilver Spring, MD | No longer reported |
| 10400 Old Georgetown RoadBethesda, MD | No longer reported |
| Damascus Center, Rts. 27 and 108Damascus, MD | No longer reported |
| 5554 Norbeck RoadRockville, MD | No longer reported |
| 185 Annapolis MallAnnapolis, MD | No longer reported |
| 468-A Governor Ritchie HighwaySeverna Park, MD | No longer reported |
| 625 East Crossroad StreetWestminster, MD | No longer reported |
| 4827-C Festival WayWaldorf, MD | No longer reported |
| 1060 Maiden Choice LaneBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| 711 Maiden Choice LaneBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| 800 Southerly RoadBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| 8900 Waltham Woods RoadBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| 1770 Merritt BoulevardBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| 2153-B York RoadTimonium, MD | No longer reported |
| 722 Fairmount AvenueTowson, MD | No longer reported |
| 10300 Mill Run CircleOwings Mills, MD | No longer reported |
| 118 Shawan RoadCockeysville, MD | No longer reported |
| 5722 Baltimore National PikeBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| 9650 Belair RoadBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| 105 Chesapeake AvenueBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| 344 North CharlesBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| 120 East Baltimore StreetBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| 8200 Perry Hall BoulevardBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| Baltimore and Charles StreetsBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| 8775 Cloudleap CourtColumbia, MD | No longer reported |
| 1401-03 Rockspring RoadBel Air, MD | 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 16981 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.