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What happened to CenFed Bank, A Federal Savings Bank?
CenFed Bank, A Federal Savings Bank in Pasadena, CA (earlier called Century Federal Savings and Loan Association) merged into Glendale Federal Bank, Federal Savings Bank of Glendale, CA on May 8, 1998. After 3 more changes of hands, what was CenFed Bank, A Federal Savings Bank is today part of Citibank, National Association (Sioux Falls, SD).
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.
- 1927Century Federal Savings and Loan Association opens in Pasadena, CA
- Apr 3, 1992renamed CenFed Bank, A Federal Savings Bank
- May 8, 1998MERGEDCenFed Bank, A Federal Savings Bank merged into Glendale Federal Bank, Federal Savings Bank of Glendale, CA.FDIC certificate 28535 ends; its business continues under certificate 29199.
- Sep 11, 1998MERGEDGlendale Federal Bank, Federal Savings Bank of Glendale, CA merged into California Federal Bank, A FSB of San Francisco, CA.FDIC certificate 29199 ends; its business continues under certificate 30278.
- Nov 13, 2002MERGEDCalifornia Federal Bank, A FSB (by then renamed California Federal Bank) of San Francisco, CA merged into Citibank (West), FSB of San Francisco, CA.FDIC certificate 30278 ends; its business continues under certificate 57443.
- Oct 1, 2006MERGEDCitibank (West), FSB (by then renamed West, National Association) of San Francisco, CA merged into Citibank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 57443 ends; its business continues under certificate 7213.
- TodayOPEN
Citibank, National AssociationMain office Sioux Falls, SD · FDIC certificate 7213 · 667 offices in 14 states on June 30, 2026Every Citibank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.citibank.com
If you still have something from CenFed Bank, A Federal Savings Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows CenFed Bank, A Federal Savings Bank as lienholder, start with Citibank, 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 Citibank, National Association to search for the account under the name CenFed Bank, A Federal Savings 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 Citibank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the CenFed Bank, A Federal Savings 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
27 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 2 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 4375 Glencoe AveMarina Del Rey, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 1300 N Kraemer BlvdPlacentia, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 1700 E Florida AveHemet, CA | No longer reported |
| 1745 W. Florida AveHemet, CA | No longer reported |
| 3825 Tyler AvenueRiverside, CA | No longer reported |
| 6600 Magnolia AveRiverside, CA | No longer reported |
| 14808 Pipeline AveChino, CA | No longer reported |
| 707 Foothill BlvdLA Canada, CA | No longer reported |
| 11726 San Vincente BlvdLos Angeles, CA | No longer reported |
| 4375 Glencoe AveMarina Del Rey, CA | No longer reported |
| 161 W California BlvdPasadena, CA | No longer reported |
| 199 North Lake AvePasadena, CA | No longer reported |
| 315 E. Colorado Blvd.Pasadena, CA | No longer reported |
| 501 Santa Monica BlvdSanta Monica, CA | No longer reported |
| 198 W. LincolnAnaheim, CA | No longer reported |
| 10081 Valley View StCypress, CA | No longer reported |
| 1300 N Kraemer BlvdPlacentia, CA | No longer reported |
| 27190 Sun City BlvdSun City, CA | No longer reported |
| 645 S Lone Hill AveGlendora, CA | No longer reported |
| 24102 El Toro RoadLaguna Hills, CA | No longer reported |
| 13962 Seal Beach Blvd.Seal Beach, CA | No longer reported |
| 6955 El Camino RealAtascadero, CA | No longer reported |
| 1245 Spring StPaso Robles, CA | No longer reported |
| 1210 N Atlantic BlvdAlhambra, CA | No longer reported |
| 118 S Grand AveCovina, CA | No longer reported |
| 645 S Lone Hill AveGlendora, CA | No longer reported |
| 255 Plaza PasadenaPasadena, CA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into CenFed Bank, A Federal Savings Bank
3 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 4 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| United California Savings BankAnaheim, CA | Jul 16, 1994 |
| Executive Savings Bank, F.S.B.Marina Del Rey, CA | Feb 28, 1992 |
| Pasadena Federal Savings and Loan AssociationPasadena, CA | Mar 31, 1983 |
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 28535 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.