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What happened to First Newport Bank, F.S.B.?
First Newport Bank, F.S.B. in Newport Beach, CA (earlier called University Savings and Loan Association) failed, and First Newport Federal Savings Bank of Newport Beach, CA took it over on Jun 19, 1992. After 2 more changes of hands, what was First Newport Bank, F.S.B. is today part of EverBank, National Association (Jacksonville, FL).
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.
- 1986University Savings and Loan Association opens in Newport Beach, CA
- Jun 28, 1991renamed First Newport Bank, F.S.B.
- Jun 19, 1992FAILEDFirst Newport Bank, F.S.B. failed, and First Newport Federal Savings Bank of Newport Beach, CA took it over.FDIC certificate 32452 ends; its business continues under certificate 33615.
- Jul 23, 1993RESOLVEDFirst Newport Federal Savings Bank of Newport Beach, CA was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to Sterling Bank and Trust, FSB of Southfield, MI.FDIC certificate 33615 ends; its business continues under certificate 32232.
- Apr 1, 2025MERGEDSterling Bank and Trust, FSB of Southfield, MI merged into EverBank, National Association of Jacksonville, FL.FDIC certificate 32232 ends; its business continues under certificate 34775.
- TodayOPEN
EverBank, National AssociationMain office Jacksonville, FL · FDIC certificate 34775 · 42 offices in 4 states on June 30, 2026Every EverBank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.everbank.com
If you still have something from First Newport Bank, F.S.B.
A lien that was never released
First Newport Bank, F.S.B. failed on Jun 19, 1992, 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 EverBank, 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, First Newport Federal Savings Bank). Start with EverBank, National Association, and ask them to search under the name First Newport Bank, F.S.B..
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 EverBank, 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 ▾
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 32452 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.