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What happened to First Federal Bank of Eau Claire, FSB?
First Federal Bank of Eau Claire, FSB in Eau Claire, WI (earlier called First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Eau Claire) merged into Mutual Savings Bank of Brown Deer, WI on Apr 1, 1997. After 1 more change of hands, what was First Federal Bank of Eau Claire, FSB is today part of Associated Bank, National Association (Green Bay, WI).
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.
- 1943First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Eau Claire opens in Eau Claire, WI
- Feb 28, 1991renamed First Federal Bank of Eau Claire, FSB
- Apr 1, 1997MERGEDFirst Federal Bank of Eau Claire, FSB merged into Mutual Savings Bank of Brown Deer, WI.FDIC certificate 30226 ends; its business continues under certificate 30125.
- Jun 24, 2018MERGEDMutual Savings Bank (by then renamed Bank Mutual) of Brown Deer, WI merged into Associated Bank, National Association of Green Bay, WI.FDIC certificate 30125 ends; its business continues under certificate 5296.
- TodayOPEN
Associated Bank, National AssociationMain office Green Bay, WI · FDIC certificate 5296 · 217 offices in 6 states on June 30, 2026Every Associated Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.associatedbank.com
If you still have something from First Federal Bank of Eau Claire, FSB
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First Federal Bank of Eau Claire, FSB as lienholder, start with Associated Bank, 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 Associated Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name First Federal Bank of Eau Claire, 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 Associated Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the First Federal Bank of Eau Claire, 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
20 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 3 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 2425 London RdEau Claire, WI | OpenAssociated Bank, National Association |
| 319 E Grand AveEau Claire, WI | OpenAssociated Bank, National Association |
| 35 W Columbia StChippewa Falls, WI | OpenAssociated Bank, National Association |
| 1203 17th AveBloomer, WI | No longer reported |
| 303 Prairie View RdChippewa Falls, WI | No longer reported |
| 422 Main St.Cornell, WI | No longer reported |
| 118 North Broadway StStanley, WI | No longer reported |
| 500 Front StSpooner, WI | No longer reported |
| 2000 Crestview Dr.Hudson, WI | No longer reported |
| 410 E Lasalle AveBarron, WI | No longer reported |
| 2460 S. Main St.Rice Lake, WI | No longer reported |
| 311 N Main StRice Lake, WI | No longer reported |
| 2717 Birch StEau Claire, WI | No longer reported |
| 2722 Eddy LaneEau Claire, WI | No longer reported |
| 104 Kansas Ave.Hayward, WI | No longer reported |
| 717 Main St EMenomonie, WI | No longer reported |
| 2409 Hils Ct NeMenomonie, WI | No longer reported |
| 8420 City Centre DrWoodbury, MN | No longer reported |
| 144 Washington St. N.St. Croix, WI | No longer reported |
| 385 West Main StreetEllsworth, WI | No longer reported |
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 30226 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.