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What happened to C&L Bank?
C&L Bank in Bristol, FL (earlier called C & L Bank of Bristol) merged into The Bank of Birmingham, AL on Jun 17, 2000. After 4 more changes of hands, what was C&L Bank is today part of The Huntington National Bank (Columbus, 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.
- 1975C & L Bank of Bristol opens in Bristol, FL
- Jun 30, 1999renamed C&L Bank
- Jun 17, 2000MERGEDC&L Bank merged into The Bank of Birmingham, AL.FDIC certificate 22000 ends; its business continues under certificate 17750.
- Apr 15, 2011FAILEDThe Bank (by then renamed Superior Bank) of Birmingham, AL failed, and Superior Bank, National Association of Tampa, FL took it over.FDIC certificate 17750 ends; its business continues under certificate 59026.
- Nov 10, 2011MERGEDSuperior Bank, National Association of Tampa, FL merged into Cadence Bank, N.A. of Atlanta, GA.FDIC certificate 59026 ends; its business continues under certificate 4999.
- Oct 29, 2021MERGEDCadence Bank, N.A. of Atlanta, GA merged into BancorpSouth Bank of Tupelo, MS.FDIC certificate 4999 ends; its business continues under certificate 11813.
- Feb 1, 2026MERGEDBancorpSouth Bank (by then renamed Cadence Bank) of Tupelo, MS merged into The Huntington National Bank of Columbus, OH.FDIC certificate 11813 ends; its business continues under certificate 6560.
- TodayOPEN
The Huntington National BankMain office Columbus, OH · FDIC certificate 6560 · 1,452 offices in 21 states on June 30, 2026Every The Huntington National Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.huntington.com
If you still have something from C&L Bank
A lien that was never released
Superior Bank failed on Apr 15, 2011. 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 The Huntington National Bank, 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, Superior Bank, National Association). Start with The Huntington National Bank, and ask them to search under the name C&L Bank.
For failures since mid-1993 the law sets a clock: insured deposits not claimed within 18 months of the FDIC starting to pay depositors are offered to the state of the depositor's last known address on the bank's records. If the state takes them, the owner has 10 years to claim there before the money returns to the FDIC. Check FDIC unclaimed funds search and that state's unclaimed-property program.
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 The Huntington National Bank. 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. 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
3 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 1 is still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 20455 Central Ave WBlountstown, FL | OpenPeoplesSouth Bank |
| 10956 NW State Road 20Bristol, FL | No longer reported |
| 25463 North Main StreetAltha, FL | No longer reported |
Banks folded into C&L Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| C&L Bank of BlountstownBlountstown, FL | Jun 30, 1999 |
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 22000 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.