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What happened to Greater Atlantic Bank?
Greater Atlantic Bank in Reston, VA (earlier called Greater Baltimore Savings and Loan Association and 1 other name) failed, and Sonabank of Tappahannock, VA took it over on Dec 4, 2009. That bank is now called Primis Bank (Tappahannock, VA).
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.
- 1887Greater Baltimore Savings and Loan Association opens in Reston, VA
- May 31, 1989renamed Greater Atlantic Savings Bank, F.S.B.
- Apr 20, 1998renamed Greater Atlantic Bank
- Dec 4, 2009FAILEDGreater Atlantic Bank failed, and Sonabank of Tappahannock, VA took it over.FDIC certificate 32583 ends; its business continues under certificate 57968.
- TodayOPEN
Primis BankMain office Tappahannock, VA · FDIC certificate 57968 · 28 offices in 2 states on June 30, 2026Every Primis Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.primisbank.com
If you still have something from Greater Atlantic Bank
A lien that was never released
Greater Atlantic Bank failed on Dec 4, 2009. For a failed bank placed in FDIC receivership, the FDIC may be able to issue the lien release, if the loan was paid off to the bank before it failed or to the FDIC afterward. The FDIC says that where a failed bank had an acquirer, its records in most cases went to that acquirer. Here the chain from the acquirer leads to Primis Bank, which is worth asking too.
Requests go through the FDIC Information and Support Center with the recorded mortgage or title, and proof of payoff. The FDIC says to allow 30 business days once it has every document, and does not take requests by phone or email. Questions: FDIC Resolution Inquiries, 888-206-4662, 8am–4pm Central on weekdays.
An old account, passbook or CD
When a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, insured depositors become its customers right away (here, Sonabank). Start with Primis Bank, and ask them to search under the name Greater Atlantic Bank.
For failures since mid-1993 the law sets a clock: insured deposits not claimed within 18 months of the FDIC starting to pay depositors are offered to the state of the depositor's last known address on the bank's records. If the state takes them, the owner has 10 years to claim there before the money returns to the FDIC. Check FDIC unclaimed funds search and that state's unclaimed-property program.
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 Primis Bank. 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. 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
10 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. None is still reporting as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 11834 Rockville PikeRockville, MD | No longer reported |
| 1 South Front Royal AvenueFront Royal, VA | No longer reported |
| 10700 Parkridge BlvdReston, VA | No longer reported |
| 43086 Peacock Market PlazaSouth Riding, VA | No longer reported |
| 9484 Congress StreetNew Market, VA | No longer reported |
| 8070 Ritchie WhyPasadena, MD | No longer reported |
| 2800 Valley AvenueWinchester, VA | No longer reported |
| 1025 Connecticut Ave N.W.Washington, DC | No longer reported |
| 46901 Cedar Lakes PlazaSterling, VA | No longer reported |
| 250 N. Glebe RoadArlington, VA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Greater Atlantic Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Dominion Savings Bank, F.S.B.Front Royal, VA | Aug 24, 2000 |
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 32583 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.