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What happened to Compass Bank for Savings?
Compass Bank for Savings in New Bedford, MA merged into Sovereign Bank of Wilmington, DE on Jul 23, 2004. That bank is now called Santander Bank, N.A. (Wilmington, DE).
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.
- 1855Compass Bank for Savings opens in New Bedford, MA
- Jul 23, 2004MERGEDCompass Bank for Savings merged into Sovereign Bank of Wilmington, DE.FDIC certificate 23291 ends; its business continues under certificate 29950.
- TodayOPEN
Santander Bank, N.A.Main office Wilmington, DE · FDIC certificate 29950 · 368 offices in 9 states on June 30, 2026Every Santander Bank, N.A. office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.santander.com
If you still have something from Compass Bank for Savings
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Compass Bank for Savings as lienholder, start with Santander Bank, N.A.. 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 Santander Bank, N.A. to search for the account under the name Compass Bank for Savings. 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 Santander Bank, N.A. which branch now holds boxes from the Compass Bank for Savings 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
76 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 23 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 585 Allen StNew Bedford, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 2136 Acushnet AveNew Bedford, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 533 Washington StAbington, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 2895 Cranberry HwyEast Wareham, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 21 Commerce WayPlymouth, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 1337 Beacon StBrookline, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 175 Center StPembroke, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 620 Gar HwySwansea, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 786 Main RdWestport, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 301 N Main StRandolph, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 561 Adams StMilton, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 157 Summer StKingston, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 310 Gifford StFalmouth, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 125 Huttleston AveFairhaven, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 331 Cotuit RdSandwich, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 430 William Canning BoulevardFall River, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 260 Edgartown RoadEdgartown, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 1442 Dorchester AveDorchester, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 51 Main StOrleans, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 705 High StWestwood, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 880 Plain StMarshfield, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 1029 Route 28South Yarmouth, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 55 Bassett Lane and North StreetHyannis, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 279 Massachusetts AveBoston, MA | No longer reported |
| 1238 Kempton StreetNew Bedford, MA | No longer reported |
| 3 Oak Bluffs AvenueOak Bluffs, MA | No longer reported |
| 30 Barlows Landing RoadPocasset, MA | No longer reported |
| 423 Route 134South Dennis, MA | No longer reported |
| 715 West Main StreetHyannis, MA | No longer reported |
| 895 Main StreetChatham, MA | No longer reported |
| 50 Cohasset AvenueBuzzards Bay, MA | No longer reported |
| 100 Old Kings HighwaySandwich, MA | No longer reported |
| 1470 Orleans Road - Route 39East Harwich, MA | No longer reported |
| 1582 Lyanough Road-Route 132Hyannis, MA | No longer reported |
| 75 Washington StreetCanton, MA | No longer reported |
| 778 South Franklin StreetHolbrook, MA | No longer reported |
| 931 Main StreetWalpole, MA | No longer reported |
| 739 Chief Justice Cushing WaCohasset, MA | No longer reported |
| 300 Vfw Parkway/Dedham MallDedham, MA | No longer reported |
| 61 Lenox StreetNorwood, MA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Compass Bank for Savings
5 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 10 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Abington Savings BankAbington, MA | Apr 29, 2004 |
| Bay State Federal Savings BankBrookline, MA | May 31, 2003 |
| The Sandwich Co-operative BankSandwich, MA | Dec 4, 1998 |
| Martha's Vineyard National BankVineyard Haven, MA | Dec 29, 1994 |
| Plymouth Federal Savings AssociationPlymouth, MA | Mar 11, 1994 |
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 23291 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.