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What happened to The Benton State Bank?
The Benton State Bank in Benton, KS failed, and First National Bank & Trust Company of El Dorado, KS took it over on Jun 11, 1987. After 4 more changes of hands, what was The Benton State Bank 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.
- 1904The Benton State Bank opens in Benton, KS
- Jun 11, 1987FAILEDThe Benton State Bank failed, and First National Bank & Trust Company of El Dorado, KS took it over.FDIC certificate 17382 ends; its business continues under certificate 4658.
- Dec 31, 1991MERGEDFirst National Bank & Trust Company (by then renamed Bank IV Butler County, National Association) of El Dorado, KS merged into Bank IV Kansas, National Association of Wichita, KS.FDIC certificate 4658 ends; its business continues under certificate 4800.
- Oct 18, 1996MERGEDBank IV Kansas, National Association (by then renamed Bank IV, National Association) of Wichita, KS merged into Boatmen's First National Bank of Kansas City of Kansas City, MO.FDIC certificate 4800 ends; its business continues under certificate 19362.
- Jun 13, 1997MERGEDBoatmen's First National Bank of Kansas City (by then renamed Nationsbank, National Association (Mid-West)) of Kansas City, MO merged into NationsBank, National Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 19362 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 The Benton State Bank
A lien that was never released
The Benton State Bank failed on Jun 11, 1987. For a failed bank placed in FDIC receivership, the FDIC may be able to issue the lien release, if the loan was paid off to the bank before it failed or to the FDIC afterward. The FDIC says that where a failed bank had an acquirer, its records in most cases went to that acquirer. Here the chain from the acquirer leads to Bank of America, National Association, which is worth asking too.
Requests go through the FDIC Information and Support Center with the recorded mortgage or title, and proof of payoff. The FDIC says to allow 30 business days once it has every document, and does not take requests by phone or email. Questions: FDIC Resolution Inquiries, 888-206-4662, 8am–4pm Central on weekdays.
An old account, passbook or CD
When a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, insured depositors become its customers right away (here, First National Bank & Trust Company). Start with Bank of America, National Association, and ask them to search under the name The Benton State Bank.
This failure is older than the current federal rule on unclaimed deposits (mid-1993), so different rules apply. Search FDIC unclaimed funds search, search the unclaimed-property program of the state of the owner's last known address on the bank's records, and ask FDIC Resolution Inquiries at 888-206-4662 what applies to this institution.
A safe deposit box
The FDIC says that when a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, the branches usually reopen the next business day with box access. Today, ask Bank of America, National Association. A box abandoned for years may have been 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 17382 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.