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What happened to Tahlequah Federal Savings and Loan Association?
Tahlequah Federal Savings and Loan Association in Tahlequah, OK merged into Victor Federal Savings and Loan Association of Muskogee, OK on Apr 30, 1981. The chain runs 2 steps further and ends with no operating bank.
The chain, step by step
From the day it opened to the last entry on record. Each step is one entry in the FDIC's record.
- 1924Tahlequah Federal Savings and Loan Association opens in Tahlequah, OK
- Apr 30, 1981MERGEDTahlequah Federal Savings and Loan Association merged into Victor Federal Savings and Loan Association of Muskogee, OK.FDIC certificate 31147 ends; its business continues under certificate 29828.
- Mar 13, 1987ASSISTED MERGERVictor Federal Savings and Loan Association of Muskogee, OK was merged into Victor Savings and Loan Association, A Federal Savings and Loan Associat of Muskogee, OK with federal assistance.FDIC certificate 29828 ends; its business continues under certificate 32531.
- Jul 29, 1988FAILEDVictor Savings and Loan Association, A Federal Savings and Loan Associat of Muskogee, OK failed and was closed. No bank took it over; insured depositors were paid directly.FDIC certificate 32531 ends.
- NO SUCCESSOR BANK
The FDIC record ends here. No operating bank carries this charter today.
If you still have something from Tahlequah Federal Savings and Loan Association
A lien that was never released
Victor Savings and Loan Association, A Federal Savings and Loan Associat was closed in a federal resolution on Jul 29, 1988. 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. The FDIC's own instructions are at FDIC, Obtaining a Lien Release.
An old account, passbook or CD
The FDIC record shows no bank taking over Victor Savings and Loan Association, A Federal Savings and Loan Associat's deposits. In a payoff, insured depositors are paid directly, up to the insurance limit.
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
In a payoff the FDIC writes to box holders with instructions for removing the contents. For a box never emptied, ask through the FDIC Information and Support Center and check 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.
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 ▾
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 31147 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.