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What happened to Imperial Bank?
Imperial Bank in Inglewood, CA merged into Comerica Bank-California of San Jose, CA on Sep 29, 2001. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Imperial Bank is today part of Fifth Third Bank, National Association (Cincinnati, OH).
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.
- 1963Imperial Bank opens in Inglewood, CA
- Sep 29, 2001MERGEDImperial Bank merged into Comerica Bank-California of San Jose, CA.FDIC certificate 18835 ends; its business continues under certificate 22894.
- Jun 30, 2003MERGEDComerica Bank-California of San Jose, CA merged into Comerica Bank of Dallas, TX.FDIC certificate 22894 ends; its business continues under certificate 983.
- Feb 1, 2026MERGEDComerica Bank of Dallas, TX merged into Fifth Third Bank, National Association of Cincinnati, OH.FDIC certificate 983 ends; its business continues under certificate 6672.
- TodayOPEN
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationMain office Cincinnati, OH · FDIC certificate 6672 · 1,513 offices in 15 states on June 30, 2026Every Fifth Third Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.53.com
If you still have something from Imperial Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Imperial Bank as lienholder, start with Fifth Third 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 Fifth Third Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name Imperial 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 Fifth Third Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Imperial 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
19 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 6 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 3005 North Sepulveda BoulevardManhattan Beach, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 9696 Santa Monica BlvdBeverly Hills, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 1 Embarcadero CtrSan Francisco, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 601 S Figueroa StLos Angeles, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 1442 N Main StWalnut Creek, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 15303 Ventura Blvd Lowr PlzSherman Oaks, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 5200 North Palm Avenue, Suite 330Fresno, CA | No longer reported |
| 1 N Central Ave Ste 110Phoenix, AZ | No longer reported |
| 17890 Castleton Street, Suite 205City Of Industry, CA | No longer reported |
| 201 North Figueroa Street, Suite 1425Los Angeles, CA | No longer reported |
| 701 B Street, Suite 600San Diego, CA | No longer reported |
| 2420 Sand Hill Road, Suite 102Menlo Park, CA | No longer reported |
| 695 Town Center Drive, Suite 100Costa Mesa, CA | No longer reported |
| 5530 Carillon PointKirkland, WA | No longer reported |
| 455 Capitol Mall Ste 115Sacramento, CA | No longer reported |
| 555 17th Street, Suite 3420Denver, CO | No longer reported |
| 226 Airport PkwySan Jose, CA | No longer reported |
| 1840 Century Park EastLos Angeles, CA | No longer reported |
| 1333 North California BoulevardWalnut Creek, CA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Imperial Bank
4 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 6 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Imperial Mutual Savings BankKirkland, WA | Oct 20, 1999 |
| Imperial Bank ArizonaSun City, AZ | Dec 1, 1998 |
| First Security Bank of CraigCraig, CO | Nov 16, 1998 |
| Guardian BankLos Angeles, CA | Jan 22, 1995 |
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 18835 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.