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What happened to The Columbia Bank?
The Columbia Bank in Columbia, MD merged into Fulton Bank, National Association of Lancaster, PA on Sep 14, 2019. Fulton Bank, National Association is open today.
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.
- 1988The Columbia Bank opens in Columbia, MD
- Sep 14, 2019MERGEDThe Columbia Bank merged into Fulton Bank, National Association of Lancaster, PA.FDIC certificate 27244 ends; its business continues under certificate 7551.
- TodayOPEN
Fulton Bank, National AssociationMain office Lancaster, PA · FDIC certificate 7551 · 205 offices in 5 states on June 30, 2026Every Fulton Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.fultonbank.com
If you still have something from The Columbia Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows The Columbia Bank as lienholder, start with Fulton 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 Fulton Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name The Columbia 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 Fulton Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the The Columbia 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
48 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 15 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 9151 Baltimore National PikeEllicott City, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 1585 Potomac AveHagerstown, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 130 North StElkton, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 11000 Broken Land Pkwy, Ste 118Columbia, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 67 W Aylesbury RdLutherville Timonium, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 7505 Greenway Center DrGreenbelt, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 1640 Dual HwyHagerstown, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 6030 Daybreak CirClarksville, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 96 Village SqBaltimore, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 7692 Dorchester BlvdHanover, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 12266 Rockville PikeRockville, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 5211 Presidents CtFrederick, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 7810 Old Branch AveClinton, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 830 W Franklin StHagerstown, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 7185 Columbia Gateway DrColumbia, MD | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 1903 Research BlvdRockville, MD | No longer reported |
| 2387 Brandermill BlvdGambrills, MD | No longer reported |
| 2288 Blue Water Blvd.Odenton, MD | No longer reported |
| 800 Southerly RdBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| 1055 West Joppa RdTowson, MD | No longer reported |
| 830 West 40th StBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| 975 East Pulaski HighwayElkton, MD | No longer reported |
| 7185 Columbia Gateway DrColumbia, MD | No longer reported |
| 4450 Long Gate ParkwayEllicott City, MD | No longer reported |
| 5485 Harpers Farm RdColumbia, MD | No longer reported |
| 175 Thomas Johnson DriveFrederick, MD | No longer reported |
| 207 N Main StBoonsboro, MD | No longer reported |
| 18201 Maugans AveHagerstown, MD | No longer reported |
| 17803 Virginia AvenueHagerstown, MD | No longer reported |
| 83 West Washington StreetHagerstown, MD | No longer reported |
| 900 South Potomac StreetHagerstown, MD | No longer reported |
| 22413 Jefferson BoulevardSmithsburg, MD | No longer reported |
| 8703 Central AvenueCapitol Heights, MD | No longer reported |
| 5880 Robert Oliver PlaceColumbia, MD | No longer reported |
| 1301 York RoadLutherville Timonium, MD | No longer reported |
| 5400 Vantage Point RdColumbia, MD | No longer reported |
| 12800 Maryland Route 144West Friendship, MD | No longer reported |
| 1571 Wesel BoulevardHagerstown, MD | No longer reported |
| 16505 Virginia AvenueWilliamsport, MD | No longer reported |
| 7900 Wisconsin AvenueBethesda, MD | No longer reported |
Banks folded into The Columbia Bank
4 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 7 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Hagerstown Trust CompanyHagerstown, MD | Sep 12, 2009 |
| The Peoples Bank of ElktonElkton, MD | Aug 15, 2009 |
| Suburban Bank of MarylandGreenbelt, MD | Mar 8, 2000 |
| Fairview Federal Savings and Loan AssociationEllicott City, MD | Jun 30, 1992 |
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 27244 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.