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What happened to First of Kansas Building and Savingsa?
First of Kansas Building and Savingsa in Hays, KS (earlier called Russell Savings Association and 1 other name) was merged into First of Kansas Savings, A Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hays, KS with federal assistance on Jul 20, 1989. After 1 more change of hands, what was First of Kansas Building and Savingsa is today part of Sunflower Bank, National Association (Dallas, TX).
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.
- 1924Russell Savings Association opens in Hays, KS
- May 31, 1985renamed First of Kansas Banking and Savings Association
- laterrenamed First of Kansas Building and Savingsa
- Jul 20, 1989ASSISTED MERGERFirst of Kansas Building and Savingsa was merged into First of Kansas Savings, A Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hays, KS with federal assistance.FDIC certificate 27777 ends; its business continues under certificate 32693.
- Jun 1, 1990RESOLVEDFirst of Kansas Savings, A Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hays, KS was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to First National Bank and Trust of Dallas, TX.FDIC certificate 32693 ends; its business continues under certificate 4767.
- TodayOPEN
Sunflower Bank, National AssociationMain office Dallas, TX · FDIC certificate 4767 · 102 offices in 10 states on June 30, 2026Every Sunflower Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.sunflowerbank.com
If you still have something from First of Kansas Building and Savingsa
A lien that was never released
First of Kansas Savings, A Federal Savings and Loan Association was closed in a federal resolution on Jun 1, 1990. 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 Sunflower Bank, National Association 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, First National Bank and Trust). Start with Sunflower Bank, National Association, and ask them to search under the name First of Kansas Building and Savingsa.
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 Sunflower Bank, National Association. 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 ▾
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 27777 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.