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What happened to EurekaBank, a Federal Savings Bank?
EurekaBank, a Federal Savings Bank in San Carlos, CA (earlier called Eureka Federal Savings and Loan Association) merged into Bay View Bank of San Mateo, CA on Jan 2, 1998. The chain runs 1 step 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.
- 1988Eureka Federal Savings and Loan Association opens in San Carlos, CA
- Jan 29, 1990renamed EurekaBank, a Federal Savings Bank
- Jan 2, 1998MERGEDEurekaBank, a Federal Savings Bank merged into Bay View Bank of San Mateo, CA.FDIC certificate 32586 ends; its business continues under certificate 31698.
- Sep 30, 2003CLOSEDBay View Bank (by then renamed Bay View Bank, National Association) of San Mateo, CA closed voluntarily. It did not fail.FDIC certificate 31698 ends.
- NO SUCCESSOR BANK
The FDIC record ends here. No operating bank carries this charter today.
If you still have something from EurekaBank, a Federal Savings Bank
A lien that was never released
EurekaBank, a Federal Savings Bank closed voluntarily, and the FDIC says it cannot process lien releases for banks that closed voluntarily and liquidated or closed without government assistance. The FDIC says it may be able to help only where the lender was a failed bank placed in FDIC receivership.
Our suggestion, not the FDIC's: a title company or real-estate attorney in the county where the lien is recorded will know how that state clears a lien from a lender that no longer exists.
An old account, passbook or CD
With no successor bank to ask, go to the unclaimed-property program of the state of the owner's last known address on the bank's records. The OCC gives the same advice for old records from a bank that no longer exists.
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
Contents of boxes left behind are handled under state unclaimed-property law. Start with the unclaimed-property program of California, where the box was.
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 ▾
Its offices in the FDIC deposit reports
36 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. None is still reporting as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 368 Ignacio BlvdNovato, CA | No longer reported |
| 3200 Northgate MallSan Rafael, CA | No longer reported |
| 780 Laurel StreetSan Carlos, CA | No longer reported |
| 915 Ralston AveBelmont, CA | No longer reported |
| 1 Strawflower CenterHalf Moon Bay, CA | No longer reported |
| 825 Santa Cruz AveMenlo Park, CA | No longer reported |
| 1655 Oceana BlvdPacifica, CA | No longer reported |
| 400 San Mateo AveSan Bruno, CA | No longer reported |
| 400 South El Camino RealSan Mateo, CA | No longer reported |
| 40 Chestnut AveSouth San Francisco, CA | No longer reported |
| 2308 Magowan DrSanta Rosa, CA | No longer reported |
| 50 Old Courthouse SqSanta Rosa, CA | No longer reported |
| 39390 Fremont BlvdFremont, CA | No longer reported |
| 5870 Stoneridge Mall RoadPleasanton, CA | No longer reported |
| 1371 East 14th StreetSan Leandro, CA | No longer reported |
| 801 Alamo DriveVacaville, CA | No longer reported |
| 783 Rio Del Mar BvldAptos, CA | No longer reported |
| 110 North Morrissey BlvdSanta Cruz, CA | No longer reported |
| 1965 Diamond BlvdConcord, CA | No longer reported |
| 720 San Ramon Valley BlvdDanville, CA | No longer reported |
| 3492 Mount Diablo BlvdLafayette, CA | No longer reported |
| 659 Main StMartinez, CA | No longer reported |
| 750 West Hamilton AveCampbell, CA | No longer reported |
| 10050 N. Wolfe RoadCupertino, CA | No longer reported |
| 300 Main StreetLos Altos, CA | No longer reported |
| 127 North Santa Cruz AveLos Gatos, CA | No longer reported |
| 301 University AvenuePalo Alto, CA | No longer reported |
| 1099 Lincoln AveSan Jose, CA | No longer reported |
| 1780 Saratoga AvenueSan Jose, CA | No longer reported |
| 5670 Almaden ExpwaySan Jose, CA | No longer reported |
| 1307 South Mary AveSunnyvale, CA | No longer reported |
| 1200 Irving StreetSan Francisco, CA | No longer reported |
| 1435 Stockton StreetSan Francisco, CA | No longer reported |
| 201 Montgomery StreetSan Francisco, CA | No longer reported |
| 443 Castro StreetSan Francisco, CA | No longer reported |
| 4610 Mission StreetSan Francisco, CA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into EurekaBank, a Federal Savings Bank
2 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Stanford Savings and Loan AssociationPalo Alto, CA | Jun 30, 1988 |
| Eureka Federal Savings and Loan AssociationSan Carlos, CA | Apr 1, 1988 |
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 32586 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.