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What happened to The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB?
The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB in Melville, NY (earlier called The Long Island Savings Bank of Centereach FSB) merged into Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association of Long Island City, NY on Oct 1, 1998. After 3 more changes of hands, what was The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB 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.
- 1923The Long Island Savings Bank of Centereach FSB opens in Melville, NY
- Sep 3, 1993renamed The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB
- Oct 1, 1998MERGEDThe Long Island Savings Bank, FSB merged into Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association of Long Island City, NY.FDIC certificate 29037 ends; its business continues under certificate 29805.
- Oct 2, 2017MERGEDAstoria Federal Savings and Loan Association (by then renamed Astoria Bank) of Long Island City, NY merged into Sterling National Bank of Pearl River, NY.FDIC certificate 29805 ends; its business continues under certificate 30337.
- Feb 1, 2022MERGEDSterling National Bank of Pearl River, NY merged into Webster Bank, National Association of Stamford, CT.FDIC certificate 30337 ends; its business continues under certificate 18221.
- Aug 20, 2026MERGEDWebster Bank, National Association of Stamford, CT merged into Santander Bank, N.A. of Wilmington, DE.FDIC certificate 18221 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 Long Island Savings Bank, FSB
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB as lienholder, start with Santander Bank, N.A.. 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 Santander Bank, N.A. to search for the account under the name The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB. 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 Santander Bank, N.A. which branch now holds boxes from the The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB 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
38 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 4 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 180 E Main StEast Islip, NY | OpenWebster Bank, National Association |
| 845 Wheeler RdHauppauge, NY | OpenWebster Bank, National Association |
| 325 Route 25aRocky Point, NY | OpenWebster Bank, National Association |
| 300 E Main StBay Shore, NY | OpenWebster Bank, National Association |
| 22-02 31st St.Astoria, NY | No longer reported |
| 35-01 30th Ave.Astoria, NY | No longer reported |
| 72-35 BroadwayJackson Heights, NY | No longer reported |
| 97-33 Queens Blvd.Rego Park, NY | No longer reported |
| 153-01 10th Ave.Whitestone, NY | No longer reported |
| 1336 Montauk HighwayOakdale, NY | No longer reported |
| 999-25 Montauk HighwayShirley, NY | No longer reported |
| 71 Sunset AvenueWesthampton Beach, NY | No longer reported |
| 300 E.main St.Bay Shore, NY | No longer reported |
| 269 Middle Country Rd.Coram, NY | No longer reported |
| 180 E. Main St.East Islip, NY | No longer reported |
| 696 Horse Block Rd.Farmingville, NY | No longer reported |
| 845 Wheeler Rd.Hauppauge, NY | No longer reported |
| 1229 E. Jericho Tpke.Huntington, NY | No longer reported |
| 839 New York Ave. Suite 140Huntington, NY | No longer reported |
| 201 Old Country Rd.Melville, NY | No longer reported |
| 599 Middle Country RdMiddle Island, NY | No longer reported |
| 1336 Montauk Hwy.Oakdale, NY | No longer reported |
| 450 Jefferson PlazaPt. Jefferson, NY | No longer reported |
| 325 Route 25aRocky Point, NY | No longer reported |
| 999 Montauk Hwy Unit 25Shirley, NY | No longer reported |
| 1047 N.country Rd.Stony Brook, NY | No longer reported |
| 6348 Route 25aWading River, NY | No longer reported |
| 526 Union Blvd.West Islip, NY | No longer reported |
| 71 Sunset Ave.Westhampton Beach, NY | No longer reported |
| 3105 Hempstead Tpke.Levittown, NY | No longer reported |
| 1900 Northern Blvd.Manhasset, NY | No longer reported |
| 1001 Park Blvd.Massapequa Park, NY | No longer reported |
| 2090 Merrick Rd.Merrick, NY | No longer reported |
| 53 North Park Ave.Rockville Centre, NY | No longer reported |
| 3887 Merrick Rd.Seaford, NY | No longer reported |
| 50 Jackson Ave.Syosset, NY | No longer reported |
| 120 South Franklin Ave.Valley Stream, NY | No longer reported |
| 74 Echo Ave.Miller Place, NY | No longer reported |
Banks folded into The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB
2 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 3 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| The Long Island Savings Bank, FSBSyosset, NY | Sep 3, 1993 |
| County Federal Savings and Loan AssociationRockville Centre, NY | Apr 30, 1982 |
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 29037 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.