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What happened to Teche Federal Bank?
Teche Federal Bank in New Iberia, LA (earlier called Teche Federal Savings and Loan Association and 1 other name) merged into Iberiabank of Lafayette, LA on Jun 1, 2014. After 1 more change of hands, what was Teche Federal Bank is today part of First Horizon Bank (Memphis, TN).
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.
- 1934Teche Federal Savings and Loan Association opens in New Iberia, LA
- Dec 31, 1989renamed Teche Federal Savings Bank
- Sep 29, 2004renamed Teche Federal Bank
- Jun 1, 2014MERGEDTeche Federal Bank merged into Iberiabank of Lafayette, LA.FDIC certificate 29028 ends; its business continues under certificate 28100.
- Jul 2, 2020MERGEDIberiabank of Lafayette, LA merged into First Horizon Bank of Memphis, TN.FDIC certificate 28100 ends; its business continues under certificate 4977.
- TodayOPEN
First Horizon BankMain office Memphis, TN · FDIC certificate 4977 · 406 offices in 12 states on June 30, 2026Every First Horizon Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.firsthorizon.com
If you still have something from Teche Federal Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Teche Federal Bank as lienholder, start with First Horizon Bank. 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 First Horizon Bank to search for the account under the name Teche Federal 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 First Horizon Bank which branch now holds boxes from the Teche Federal 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
28 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 7 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1120 Jefferson TerNew Iberia, LA | OpenFirst Horizon Bank |
| 5121 Johnston StLafayette, LA | OpenFirst Horizon Bank |
| 2200 W Pinhook RdLafayette, LA | OpenFirst Horizon Bank |
| 1001 7th StMorgan City, LA | OpenFirst Horizon Bank |
| 1410 Rees StBreaux Bridge, LA | OpenFirst Horizon Bank |
| 706 Barrow StHouma, LA | OpenFirst Horizon Bank |
| 428 E Landry StOpelousas, LA | OpenFirst Horizon Bank |
| 912 Grand Caillou RdHouma, LA | No longer reported |
| 1003 Southeast BlvdMorgan City, LA | No longer reported |
| 1823 Main StreetFranklin, LA | No longer reported |
| 211 Willow StreetFranklin, LA | No longer reported |
| 1001 Johnston StreetLafayette, LA | No longer reported |
| 124 Heymann Boulevard, Suite 101Lafayette, LA | No longer reported |
| 142 West Saint Peter StreetNew Iberia, LA | No longer reported |
| 529 N. Lewis StreetNew Iberia, LA | No longer reported |
| 921 Canal Blvd.Thibodaux, LA | No longer reported |
| 3524 Sherwood Forest BoulevardBaton Rouge, LA | No longer reported |
| 5063 Essen LaneBaton Rouge, LA | No longer reported |
| 9830 Old Hammond HwyBaton Rouge, LA | No longer reported |
| 840 East Laurel StreetEunice, LA | No longer reported |
| 2171 O'neal LaneBaton Rouge, LA | No longer reported |
| 706 Barrow St.Houma, LA | No longer reported |
| 1001 Seventh St.Morgan City, LA | No longer reported |
| 1001 Johnston St.Lafayette, LA | No longer reported |
| 142 W. Saint Peter St.New Iberia, LA | No longer reported |
| 17585 Airline HwyPrairieville, LA | No longer reported |
| 428 East Landry StreetOpelousas, LA | No longer reported |
| 1218 St. Charles StreetHouma, LA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Teche Federal Bank
3 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 4 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First Federal Savings and Loan AssociationOpelousas, LA | Jul 2, 2004 |
| Community Homestead AssociationHouma, LA | Dec 31, 1992 |
| First Federal Savings Association of Breaux BridgeBreaux Bridge, LA | Jun 21, 1991 |
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 29028 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.