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What happened to First Fidelity Bank, National Association?
First Fidelity Bank, National Association in Newark, NJ (earlier called First Fidelity Bank, National Association, New York) merged into First Fidelity Bank, National Association of Charlotte, NC on Oct 20, 1994. After 1 more change of hands, what was First Fidelity Bank, National Association is today part of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Sioux Falls, SD).
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.
- 1992First Fidelity Bank, National Association, New York opens in Newark, NJ
- Oct 20, 1994renamed First Fidelity Bank, National Association
- Oct 20, 1994MERGEDFirst Fidelity Bank, National Association merged into First Fidelity Bank, National Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 33601 ends; its business continues under certificate 33869.
- Mar 20, 2010MERGEDFirst Fidelity Bank, National Association (by then renamed Wachovia Bank, National Association) of Charlotte, NC merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 33869 ends; its business continues under certificate 3511.
- TodayOPEN
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationMain office Sioux Falls, SD · FDIC certificate 3511 · 4,157 offices in 40 states on June 30, 2026Every Wells Fargo Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.wellsfargo.com
If you still have something from First Fidelity Bank, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First Fidelity Bank, National Association as lienholder, start with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name First Fidelity Bank, National Association. 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the First Fidelity Bank, National Association 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
50 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 24 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 243 S Ridge StRye Brook, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3 Pleasantville RdOssining, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 674 N BroadwayWhite Plains, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 50 Maple StCroton On Hudson, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2065 Boston Post RdLarchmont, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 500 Odell AveYonkers, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1937 Commerce StYorktown Heights, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2290 Central Park AveYonkers, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1342 E Main StShrub Oak, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1076 Yonkers AveYonkers, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 44 Washington AvePleasantville, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 350 S BroadwayTarrytown, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 962 BroadwayThornwood, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 154 Route 59Monsey, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 920 South StPeekskill, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 202 Mamaroneck AveWhite Plains, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 262 Katonah AveKatonah, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 154 Spring Valley Market PlSpring Valley, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 5080 Xavier DrYonkers, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 7 Thiells Mount Ivy RdPomona, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 921 Saw Mill River RdArdsley, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 155 Main StNyack, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 490 Main StArmonk, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 12 S BroadwayYonkers, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 154 Spring Valley MarketplaceSpring Valley, NY | No longer reported |
| 20 Broad StreetNew York City, NY | No longer reported |
| 3709 Riverdale AvenueNew York City, NY | No longer reported |
| 401 N Central AveHartsdale, NY | No longer reported |
| 133 N Main StPort Chester, NY | No longer reported |
| 1050 Pleasantville RoadBriarcliff Manor, NY | No longer reported |
| 219 Mamaroneck AvenueMamaroneck, NY | No longer reported |
| 1307 North AvenueNew Rochelle, NY | No longer reported |
| 5 Baltic PlaceCroton On Hudson, NY | No longer reported |
| 12 Purdy AvenueRye, NY | No longer reported |
| 50 Main StreetTuckahoe, NY | No longer reported |
| 75 South Greeley AvenueChappaqua, NY | No longer reported |
| 1940 Palmer AveLarchmont, NY | No longer reported |
| 157 Lockwood AvenueYonkers, NY | No longer reported |
| Route 22Bedford, NY | No longer reported |
| 81 Main StreetDobbs Ferry, NY | No longer reported |
Banks folded into First Fidelity Bank, National Association
5 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 16 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Mid-Hudson Savings Bank FSBFishkill, NY | Aug 19, 1994 |
| The Savings Bank of Rockland CountySpring Valley, NY | May 12, 1994 |
| Peoples Westchester Savings BankHawthorne, NY | Dec 30, 1993 |
| Village BankPort Chester, NY | Aug 11, 1993 |
| American Savings BankWhite Plains, NY | Jun 12, 1992 |
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 33601 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.