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What happened to The Savings Association of the West?
The Savings Association of the West in Arlington, TX merged into Sunbelt Savings Association of Texas of Dallas, TX on Feb 28, 1985. After 5 more changes of hands, what was The Savings Association of the West is today part of Bank of America, National Association (Charlotte, NC).
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.
- 1958The Savings Association of the West opens in Arlington, TX
- Feb 28, 1985MERGEDThe Savings Association of the West merged into Sunbelt Savings Association of Texas of Dallas, TX.FDIC certificate 31025 ends; its business continues under certificate 30773.
- Aug 31, 1988ASSISTED MERGERSunbelt Savings Association of Texas of Dallas, TX was merged into Sunbelt Savings, FSB of Irving, TX with federal assistance.FDIC certificate 30773 ends; its business continues under certificate 32598.
- Apr 26, 1991FAILEDSunbelt Savings, FSB of Irving, TX failed, and Sunbelt Federal Savings, FSB of Irving, TX took it over.FDIC certificate 32598 ends; its business continues under certificate 33389.
- Apr 10, 1992RESOLVEDSunbelt Federal Savings, FSB of Irving, TX was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to Bank of America Texas, National Association of Irving, TX.FDIC certificate 33389 ends; its business continues under certificate 33404.
- Apr 8, 1999MERGEDBank of America Texas, National Association of Irving, TX merged into NationsBank, National Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 33404 ends; its business continues under certificate 15802.
- Jul 23, 1999MERGEDNationsBank, National Association (by then renamed Bank of America, National Association) of Charlotte, NC merged into Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 15802 ends; its business continues under certificate 3510.
- TodayOPEN
Bank of America, National AssociationMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 3510 · 3,598 offices in 39 states on June 30, 2026Every Bank of America, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bankofamerica.com
If you still have something from The Savings Association of the West
A lien that was never released
Sunbelt Savings, FSB failed on Apr 26, 1991, 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 Bank of America, 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, Sunbelt Federal Savings, FSB). Start with Bank of America, National Association, and ask them to search under the name The Savings Association of the West.
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 Bank of America, 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.
Where the guidance comes from ▾
Banks folded into The Savings Association of the West
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Arlington Savings AssociationArlington, TX | Aug 31, 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 31025 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.