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What happened to Tanglewood Bank, National Association?
Tanglewood Bank, National Association in Houston, TX merged into Northern Trust Bank of Texas National Association of Dallas, TX on Aug 31, 1995. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Tanglewood Bank, National Association is today part of The Northern Trust Company (Chicago, IL).
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.
- 1983Tanglewood Bank, National Association opens in Houston, TX
- Aug 31, 1995MERGEDTanglewood Bank, National Association merged into Northern Trust Bank of Texas National Association of Dallas, TX.FDIC certificate 24464 ends; its business continues under certificate 26436.
- Aug 28, 2006MERGEDNorthern Trust Bank of Texas National Association of Dallas, TX merged into Northern Trust Bank of Florida, National Association of Miami, FL.FDIC certificate 26436 ends; its business continues under certificate 24185.
- Oct 1, 2011MERGEDNorthern Trust Bank of Florida, National Association (by then renamed Northern Trust, National Association) of Miami, FL merged into The Northern Trust Company of Chicago, IL.FDIC certificate 24185 ends; its business continues under certificate 913.
- TodayOPEN
The Northern Trust CompanyMain office Chicago, IL · FDIC certificate 913 · 58 offices in 19 states on June 30, 2026Every The Northern Trust Company office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.northerntrust.com
If you still have something from Tanglewood Bank, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Tanglewood Bank, National Association as lienholder, start with The Northern Trust Company. 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 The Northern Trust Company to search for the account under the name Tanglewood Bank, National Association. 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 The Northern Trust Company which branch now holds boxes from the Tanglewood Bank, National Association 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
2 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 1 is still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 600 Bering DrHouston, TX | OpenThe Northern Trust Company |
| 10000 Memorial DriveHouston, TX | 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 24464 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.