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What happened to First Nationwide Bank, A FSB?
First Nationwide Bank, A FSB in San Francisco, CA (earlier called First Nationwide Savings, Federal Savings and Loan Association) merged into First Nationwide Bank, FSB of Dallas, TX on Oct 1, 1994. After 3 more changes of hands, what was First Nationwide Bank, A FSB 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.
- 1936First Nationwide Savings, Federal Savings and Loan Association opens in San Francisco, CA
- Jun 30, 1986renamed First Nationwide Bank, A FSB
- Oct 1, 1994MERGEDFirst Nationwide Bank, A FSB merged into First Nationwide Bank, FSB of Dallas, TX.FDIC certificate 29640 ends; its business continues under certificate 32643.
- Jan 3, 1997MERGEDFirst Nationwide Bank, FSB of Dallas, TX merged into California Federal Bank, A FSB of San Francisco, CA.FDIC certificate 32643 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 First Nationwide Bank, A FSB
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First Nationwide Bank, A FSB 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 First Nationwide Bank, A 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 Citibank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the First Nationwide Bank, A 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
179 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 27 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 19 W Jericho TpkeHuntington Station, NY | OpenCapital One, National Association |
| 2189 Quimby RdSan Jose, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 495 Hickey BlvdDaly City, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 4455 Geary BlvdSan Francisco, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 1133 Avenue Of The AmericasNew York City, NY | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 3251 20th AveSan Francisco, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 608 San Antonio RdMountain View, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 1000 Grant AveSan Francisco, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 250 W 57th StNew York, NY | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 1460 Forest AveStaten Island, NY | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 5700 Sepulveda BlvdCulver City, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 20 Crescent DrivePleasant Hill, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 475 San Mateo AveSan Bruno, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 4823 13th AveBrooklyn, NY | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 4017 Macarthur BlvdOakland, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 1302 Avenue JBrooklyn, NY | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 12710 Hawthorne BlvdHawthorne, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 2700 Pacific Coast HwyTorrance, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 5670 Wilshire Blvd, STE 150Los Angeles, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 3490 Stevens Creek BlvdSan Jose, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 3352 Tweedy BlvdSouth Gate, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 22548 2nd StHayward, CA | OpenCitibank, National Association |
| 13892 Sw 56th StMiami, FL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 1132 Kane ConcourseBay Harbor Islands, FL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 8100 Okeechobee BlvdWest Palm Beach, FL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 450 N Park RdHollywood, FL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 225 S Federal HwyDeerfield Beach, FL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 8337 W. Sunrise BoulevardPlantation, FL | No longer reported |
| 1400 Grant AveNovato, CA | No longer reported |
| 23453 W Lyons AvenueValencia, CA | No longer reported |
| 9841 Airport BoulevardLos Angeles, CA | No longer reported |
| 13657 Van Nuys BlvdPacoima, CA | No longer reported |
| 556 W. 9th StSan Pedro, CA | No longer reported |
| 101 Arroyo DrSouth San Francisco, CA | No longer reported |
| 2769-4th StreetSanta Rosa, CA | No longer reported |
| 290 B StSanta Rosa, CA | No longer reported |
| 6213 State Road 54New Port Richey, FL | No longer reported |
| 15041 Farnsworth StSan Leandro, CA | No longer reported |
| 2900 Newpark MallNewark, CA | No longer reported |
| 5618 Freeport BlvdSacramento, CA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into First Nationwide Bank, A FSB
16 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 40 charters end up inside it.
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 29640 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.