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What happened to First Arkansas Valley Bank?
First Arkansas Valley Bank in Russellville, AR (earlier called Arkansas Valley Bank) merged into Liberty Bank of Arkansas of Jonesboro, AR on Dec 29, 2006. After 1 more change of hands, what was First Arkansas Valley Bank is today part of Centennial Bank (Conway, AR).
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.
- 1961Arkansas Valley Bank opens in Russellville, AR
- Jul 15, 1997renamed First Arkansas Valley Bank
- Dec 29, 2006MERGEDFirst Arkansas Valley Bank merged into Liberty Bank of Arkansas of Jonesboro, AR.FDIC certificate 18434 ends; its business continues under certificate 3878.
- Oct 25, 2013MERGEDLiberty Bank of Arkansas of Jonesboro, AR merged into Centennial Bank of Conway, AR.FDIC certificate 3878 ends; its business continues under certificate 11241.
- TodayOPEN
Centennial BankMain office Conway, AR · FDIC certificate 11241 · 230 offices in 6 states on June 30, 2026Every Centennial Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.my100bank.com
If you still have something from First Arkansas Valley Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First Arkansas Valley Bank as lienholder, start with Centennial 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 Centennial Bank to search for the account under the name First Arkansas Valley Bank. 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 Centennial Bank which branch now holds boxes from the First Arkansas Valley Bank 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
18 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 9 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1222 N Arkansas AveRussellville, AR | OpenCentennial Bank |
| 1000 S Rogers StClarksville, AR | OpenCentennial Bank |
| 1302 E Harding StMorrilton, AR | OpenCentennial Bank |
| 600 Union StDardanelle, AR | OpenCentennial Bank |
| 812 N Church StAtkins, AR | OpenCentennial Bank |
| 2506 E Parkway DrRussellville, AR | OpenCentennial Bank |
| 2701 W Main StRussellville, AR | OpenCentennial Bank |
| 3601 E Race AveSearcy, AR | OpenCentennial Bank |
| 5987 Us Highway 64 EPottsville, AR | OpenCentennial Bank |
| 116 Railroad AvenueMorrilton, AR | No longer reported |
| 1714 East Main StreetRussellville, AR | No longer reported |
| 1609 East Race StreetSearcy, AR | No longer reported |
| 1701 West Beebe-Capps ExpresswaySearcy, AR | No longer reported |
| 6804 Rogers AvenueFort Smith, AR | No longer reported |
| 102 North Front StreetDardanelle, AR | No longer reported |
| 3093 East Main StreetRussellville, AR | No longer reported |
| 2307 Beebe CapsSearcy, AR | No longer reported |
| Fifth and Union StreetsDardanelle, AR | 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 18434 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.