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What happened to Security Federal Savings Bank?
Security Federal Savings Bank in Columbia, SC (earlier called Security Federal Savings and Loan Association) failed, and Security Federal Savings, FSB of Columbia, SC took it over on Nov 30, 1989. After 4 more changes of hands, what was Security Federal Savings Bank is today part of Wells Fargo Bank, 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.
- 1923Security Federal Savings and Loan Association opens in Columbia, SC
- May 31, 1989renamed Security Federal Savings Bank
- Nov 30, 1989FAILEDSecurity Federal Savings Bank failed, and Security Federal Savings, FSB of Columbia, SC took it over.FDIC certificate 29060 ends; its business continues under certificate 32842.
- Feb 15, 1991RESOLVEDSecurity Federal Savings, FSB of Columbia, SC was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to The South Carolina National Bank of Charleston, SC.FDIC certificate 32842 ends; its business continues under certificate 2098.
- Jun 1, 1997MERGEDThe South Carolina National Bank (by then renamed Wachovia Bank of South Carolina, National Association) of Charleston, SC merged into Wachovia Bank, National Association of Winston-Salem, NC.FDIC certificate 2098 ends; its business continues under certificate 817.
- Apr 1, 2002MERGEDWachovia Bank, National Association of Winston-Salem, NC merged into Wachovia Bank, National Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 817 ends; its business continues under certificate 33869.
- Mar 20, 2010MERGEDWachovia Bank, National Association of Charlotte, NC merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 33869 ends; its business continues under certificate 3511.
- TodayOPEN
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationMain office Sioux Falls, SD · FDIC certificate 3511 · 4,157 offices in 40 states on June 30, 2026Every Wells Fargo Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.wellsfargo.com
If you still have something from Security Federal Savings Bank
A lien that was never released
Security Federal Savings Bank failed on Nov 30, 1989, handled by the Resolution Trust Corporation, the agency that closed failed savings institutions from 1989 to 1995. 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 Wells Fargo 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, Security Federal Savings, FSB). Start with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and ask them to search under the name Security Federal Savings Bank.
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 Wells Fargo 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.
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Banks folded into Security Federal Savings Bank
13 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First Federal Savings and Loan AssociationCayce, SC | Dec 31, 1982 |
| Lake City Savings and Loan AssociationLake City, SC | Dec 31, 1982 |
| Carolina Federal Savings and Loan AssociationGreenville, SC | Nov 30, 1982 |
| First Federal Savings and Loan AssociationLancaster, SC | Oct 31, 1982 |
| Marlboro Savings and Loan AssociationBennettsville, SC | Oct 31, 1982 |
| Anderson Savings and Loan Association IncorporatedAnderson, SC | Aug 31, 1982 |
| The Federal Savings and Loan Association of DillionDillon, SC | May 31, 1982 |
| Palmetto Savings and Loan AssociationLaurens, SC | Apr 30, 1982 |
| Citizens Federal Savings and Loan AssociationClinton, SC | Apr 30, 1982 |
| Fidelity Savings and Loan AssociationCamden, SC | Mar 31, 1982 |
| Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of BishopvilleBishopville, SC | Nov 30, 1981 |
| Security Savings and Loan AssociationFlorence, SC | Oct 31, 1981 |
| North Charleston Savings and Loan AssociationNorth Charleston, SC | Oct 31, 1980 |
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 29060 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.