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What happened to The Lexington State Bank?
The Lexington State Bank in Lexington, SC merged into Branch Banking and Trust Company of South Carolina of Greenville, SC on Nov 11, 1995. After 1 more change of hands, what was The Lexington State Bank is today part of Truist Bank (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.
- 1966The Lexington State Bank opens in Lexington, SC
- Nov 11, 1995MERGEDThe Lexington State Bank merged into Branch Banking and Trust Company of South Carolina of Greenville, SC.FDIC certificate 19560 ends; its business continues under certificate 21098.
- Dec 31, 2006MERGEDBranch Banking and Trust Company of South Carolina of Greenville, SC merged into Branch Banking and Trust Company of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 21098 ends; its business continues under certificate 9846.
- TodayOPEN
Truist BankMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 9846 · 1,928 offices in 18 states on June 30, 2026Every Truist Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.Truist.com
If you still have something from The Lexington State Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows The Lexington State Bank as lienholder, start with Truist 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 Truist Bank to search for the account under the name The Lexington State 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 Truist Bank which branch now holds boxes from the The Lexington State 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. 10 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 309 Columbia AveLexington, SC | OpenTruist Bank |
| 1301 Chapin RoadChapin, SC | OpenTruist Bank |
| 303 W Columbia AveBatesburg, SC | OpenTruist Bank |
| 1120 South Lake DriveLexington, SC | OpenTruist Bank |
| 7425 Saint Andrews RdIrmo, SC | OpenTruist Bank |
| 3300 Platt Springs RdWest Columbia, SC | OpenTruist Bank |
| 2404 Sunset BlvdWest Columbia, SC | OpenTruist Bank |
| 200 E Augusta StMccormick, SC | OpenTruist Bank |
| 418 Bush River RdColumbia, SC | OpenTruist Bank |
| 235 S Church StSwansea, SC | OpenTruist Bank |
| 216 East Main StreetLexington, SC | No longer reported |
| 2500 Charleston HighwayWest Columbia, SC | No longer reported |
| 701 Knox Abbot DriveCayce, SC | No longer reported |
| 1926 Augusta RoadWest Columbia, SC | No longer reported |
| 146 East Main StreetLexington, SC | No longer reported |
| 6098 Garners Ferry RdColumbia, SC | No longer reported |
| 1220 Blanding StreetColumbia, SC | No longer reported |
| 6140 St. Andrews RoadColumbia, SC | No longer reported |
Banks folded into The Lexington State Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| The Dorn Banking CompanyMccormick, SC | Dec 17, 1993 |
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 19560 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.