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What happened to First Bank A Savings Bank?
First Bank A Savings Bank in Clayton, MO (earlier called American Home Savings and Loan Association) merged into First Bank A Federal Savings Bank of Clayton, MO on Dec 7, 1994. After 3 more changes of hands, what was First Bank A Savings Bank is today part of First Bank (St. Louis, MO).
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.
- 1909American Home Savings and Loan Association opens in Clayton, MO
- Dec 1, 1993renamed First Bank A Savings Bank
- Dec 7, 1994MERGEDFirst Bank A Savings Bank merged into First Bank A Federal Savings Bank of Clayton, MO.FDIC certificate 29030 ends; its business continues under certificate 30941.
- Jan 4, 1995MERGEDFirst Bank A Federal Savings Bank of Clayton, MO merged into First Bank, Federal Savings Bank of Clayton, MO.FDIC certificate 30941 ends; its business continues under certificate 32600.
- Dec 13, 1996MERGEDFirst Bank, Federal Savings Bank of Clayton, MO merged into St Charles Federal Savings and Loan Association of Clayton, MO.FDIC certificate 32600 ends; its business continues under certificate 31790.
- Nov 1, 1997MERGEDSt Charles Federal Savings and Loan Association (by then renamed First Bank, A Federal Savings Bank) of Clayton, MO merged into First Bank of St. Louis, MO.FDIC certificate 31790 ends; its business continues under certificate 12229.
- TodayOPEN
First BankMain office St. Louis, MO · FDIC certificate 12229 · 76 offices in 4 states on June 30, 2026Every First Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: WWW.FIRST.BANK
If you still have something from First Bank A Savings Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First Bank A Savings Bank as lienholder, start with First 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 Bank to search for the account under the name First Bank A 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 First Bank which branch now holds boxes from the First Bank A 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
28 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. None is still reporting as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1401 W GarfieldBartonville, IL | No longer reported |
| 3542 Gravois AveSt. Louis, MO | No longer reported |
| 2909 Telegraph RdLemay, MO | No longer reported |
| 105 N Main StAbingdon, IL | No longer reported |
| 1515 N Henderson StGalesburg, IL | No longer reported |
| Main and Cherry StGalesburg, IL | No longer reported |
| 331 E Main StKnoxville, IL | No longer reported |
| 601 Court StFulton, MO | No longer reported |
| 201 E Warren StBunker Hill, IL | No longer reported |
| 404 N BroadCarlinville, IL | No longer reported |
| 303 W CollegeJacksonville, IL | No longer reported |
| 103 WayneMount Pulaski, IL | No longer reported |
| 6323 W MainBelleville, IL | No longer reported |
| 801 Lincoln HwyFairview Heights, IL | No longer reported |
| 3233 BroadwayQuincy, IL | No longer reported |
| 636 Hampshire StQuincy, IL | No longer reported |
| 8917 Riverview DrSt Louis, MO | No longer reported |
| 2201 WabashSpringfield, IL | No longer reported |
| 985 W Pershing RdDecatur, IL | No longer reported |
| 123 W Exchange StCambridge, IL | No longer reported |
| 1281 Graham RoadFlorissant, MO | No longer reported |
| 222 N Hwy 67Florissant, MO | No longer reported |
| 4090 N Hwy 67Florissant, MO | No longer reported |
| 12855 Tesson Ferry RoadSt. Louis, MO | No longer reported |
| 11 E LockwoodWebster Groves, MO | No longer reported |
| 8452 Watson RoadWebster Groves, MO | No longer reported |
| 121 Main StAvon, IL | No longer reported |
| 300 E Main StCuba, IL | No longer reported |
Banks folded into First Bank A Savings Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 14 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First Bank A Savings BankClayton, MO | Dec 1, 1993 |
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 29030 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.