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What happened to Whitney Bank?
Whitney Bank in New Orleans, LA (earlier called Hancock Bank of Louisiana) merged into Hancock Bank of Gulfport, MS on Mar 31, 2014. That bank is now called Hancock Whitney Bank (Gulfport, MS).
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.
- 1990Hancock Bank of Louisiana opens in New Orleans, LA
- Jun 6, 2011renamed Whitney Bank
- Mar 31, 2014MERGEDWhitney Bank merged into Hancock Bank of Gulfport, MS.FDIC certificate 33029 ends; its business continues under certificate 12441.
- TodayOPEN
Hancock Whitney BankMain office Gulfport, MS · FDIC certificate 12441 · 186 offices in 5 states on June 30, 2026Every Hancock Whitney Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.hancockwhitney.com
If you still have something from Whitney Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Whitney Bank as lienholder, start with Hancock Whitney Bank. In a merger the surviving bank takes over the other bank's loans, so it is the bank to ask for a recordable lien release; if the loan was sold along the way, it can tell you to whom.
The FDIC says it cannot process lien releases for banks that merged or were acquired without government assistance, which is what the record shows here.
Record the release with the same county office that recorded the original mortgage or deed of trust.
An old account, passbook or CD
Ask Hancock Whitney Bank to search for the account under the name Whitney Bank. A passbook or certificate shows an account existed. It doesn't show the money is still there, and the OCC notes that federal rules require banks to keep most account records for five years.
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
Ask Hancock Whitney Bank which branch now holds boxes from the Whitney Bank office you used. The OCC says a box with no activity for three to five years (the period is set by state statute) is likely treated as dormant, and its contents may be 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
242 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 112 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 25 W I65 Service Rd NMobile, AL | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 1324 S Carrollton AveNew Orleans, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 8778 Bluebonnet BlvdBaton Rouge, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 1441 Metairie RdMetairie, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 3401 Ryan StLake Charles, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 908 N Airline HwyGonzales, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 445 North BlvdBaton Rouge, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 1100 Brashear AveMorgan City, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 1301 Camellia Blvd, Ste 100Lafayette, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 13380 Coursey BlvdBaton Rouge, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 2185 Airport BlvdPensacola, FL | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 7980 Jefferson HwyBaton Rouge, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 223 Audubon BlvdLafayette, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 111 N County Highway 393 Bldg 1, Bldg 1Santa Rosa Beach, FL | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 3201 Highway 190Mandeville, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 2100 Belle Chasse HwyGretna, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 7910 Main StHouma, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 5328 Government StBaton Rouge, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 101 W Garden StPensacola, FL | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 3060 N Causeway BlvdMetairie, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 805 Collins BlvdCovington, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 800 Highway 90Bay Saint Louis, MS | OpenRenasant Bank |
| 875 Harrison AveNew Orleans, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 5200 Mounes StHarahan, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 10009 Jefferson Hwy, Ste ARiver Ridge, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 5817 Manatee Ave WBradenton, FL | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 2250 Gause Blvd ESlidell, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 3400 4th St NSaint Petersburg, FL | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 5215 Rangeline Service Rd SMobile, AL | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 13585 Hooper RdBaton Rouge, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 700 Sw Railroad AveHammond, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 716 N Canal BlvdThibodaux, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 5335 Tchoupitoulas StNew Orleans, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 2979 North Loop WHouston, TX | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 3311 Canal StNew Orleans, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 3509 Williams BlvdKenner, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 1413 Gause BlvdSlidell, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 1001 Marchand DrDonaldsonville, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 3135 College DrBaton Rouge, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
| 8300 Highway 23Belle Chasse, LA | OpenHancock Whitney Bank |
Banks folded into Whitney Bank
10 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 53 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Hancock Bank of AlabamaMobile, AL | Jun 6, 2011 |
| Whitney National BankNew Orleans, LA | Jun 6, 2011 |
| American Security Bank of Ville PlatteVille Platte, LA | Jul 22, 1999 |
| Bank of Commerce and Trust CompanySt. Francisville, LA | Jul 15, 1997 |
| Southeast National BankHammond, LA | Jan 17, 1997 |
| Community State BankIndependence, LA | Nov 16, 1996 |
| First National Bank of Denham SpringsDenham Springs, LA | Aug 16, 1996 |
| Washington Bank and Trust CompanyFranklinton, LA | Feb 1, 1995 |
| First State Bank and Trust Company of East Baton Rouge ParishBaker, LA | Apr 29, 1994 |
| American Bank & Trust CompanyBaton Rouge, LA | Aug 2, 1990 |
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 33029 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.