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What happened to First Northern Co-operative Bank, a Federal Savings Bank?
First Northern Co-operative Bank, a Federal Savings Bank in Keene, NH was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to Granite Bank of Keene, NH on Aug 2, 1991. After 3 more changes of hands, what was First Northern Co-operative Bank, a Federal Savings Bank is today part of Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (Buffalo, NY).
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.
- 1991First Northern Co-operative Bank, a Federal Savings Bank opens in Keene, NH
- Aug 2, 1991RESOLVEDFirst Northern Co-operative Bank, a Federal Savings Bank was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to Granite Bank of Keene, NH.FDIC certificate 33325 ends; its business continues under certificate 17992.
- May 28, 2004MERGEDGranite Bank of Keene, NH merged into Ocean National Bank of Portsmouth, NH.FDIC certificate 17992 ends; its business continues under certificate 4264.
- Jan 1, 2009MERGEDOcean National Bank (by then renamed Ocean Bank) of Portsmouth, NH merged into People's United Bank of Bridgeport, CT.FDIC certificate 4264 ends; its business continues under certificate 27334.
- Apr 2, 2022MERGEDPeople's United Bank (by then renamed People's United Bank, National Association) of Bridgeport, CT merged into Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company of Buffalo, NY.FDIC certificate 27334 ends; its business continues under certificate 588.
- TodayOPEN
Manufacturers and Traders Trust CompanyMain office Buffalo, NY · FDIC certificate 588 · 957 offices in 14 states on June 30, 2026Every Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.mtb.com
If you still have something from First Northern Co-operative Bank, a Federal Savings Bank
A lien that was never released
First Northern Co-operative Bank, a Federal Savings Bank was closed in a federal resolution on Aug 2, 1991. 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 Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company 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, Granite Bank). Start with Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and ask them to search under the name First Northern Co-operative Bank, a Federal Savings Bank.
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 Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company. 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 ▾
Banks folded into First Northern Co-operative Bank, a Federal Savings Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First Northern Cooperative BankKeene, NH | Feb 20, 1991 |
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 33325 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.