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What happened to The United Savings and Loan Association of Trenton New Jersey?
The United Savings and Loan Association of Trenton New Jersey in Trenton, NJ failed, and United Savings and Loan Association of Trenton, F.A. of Trenton, NJ took it over on Jun 15, 1990. After 1 more change of hands, what was The United Savings and Loan Association of Trenton New Jersey is today part of 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.
- 1915The United Savings and Loan Association of Trenton New Jersey opens in Trenton, NJ
- Jun 15, 1990FAILEDThe United Savings and Loan Association of Trenton New Jersey failed, and United Savings and Loan Association of Trenton, F.A. of Trenton, NJ took it over.FDIC certificate 27617 ends; its business continues under certificate 33083.
- Sep 6, 1991RESOLVEDUnited Savings and Loan Association of Trenton, F.A. of Trenton, NJ was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to Penn Savings Bank FSB of Wilmington, DE.FDIC certificate 33083 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 The United Savings and Loan Association of Trenton New Jersey
A lien that was never released
The United Savings and Loan Association of Trenton New Jersey failed on Jun 15, 1990, handled by the Resolution Trust Corporation, the agency that closed failed savings institutions from 1989 to 1995. The FDIC's lien-release page covers failed banks and savings and loans placed in FDIC receivership; it does not say how releases work for resolutions this old.
Call FDIC Resolution Inquiries at 888-206-4662 (8am–4pm Central, weekdays) and ask whether the FDIC holds this institution's receivership. Ask Santander Bank, N.A. as well: the chain above leads there. The FDIC's own instructions are at FDIC, Obtaining a Lien Release.
An old account, passbook or CD
When a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, insured depositors become its customers right away (here, United Savings and Loan Association of Trenton, F.A.). Start with Santander Bank, N.A., and ask them to search under the name The United Savings and Loan Association of Trenton New Jersey.
This failure is older than the current federal rule on unclaimed deposits (mid-1993), so different rules apply. Search FDIC unclaimed funds search, search the unclaimed-property program of the state of the owner's last known address on the bank's records, and ask FDIC Resolution Inquiries at 888-206-4662 what applies to this institution.
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 Santander Bank, N.A.. 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.
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 ▾
Banks folded into The United Savings and Loan Association of Trenton New Jersey
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| The Allentown Savings and Loan Association of AllentownAllentown, NJ | Oct 31, 1986 |
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 27617 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.