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What happened to New First City, Texas - Houston, National Association?
New First City, Texas - Houston, National Association in Houston, TX was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to Texas Commerce Bank National Association of Houston, TX on Feb 13, 1993. After 1 more change of hands, what was New First City, Texas - Houston, National Association is today part of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (Columbus, OH).
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.
- 1992New First City, Texas - Houston, National Association opens in Houston, TX
- Feb 13, 1993RESOLVEDNew First City, Texas - Houston, National Association was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to Texas Commerce Bank National Association of Houston, TX.FDIC certificate 33721 ends; its business continues under certificate 3263.
- Aug 1, 2000MERGEDTexas Commerce Bank National Association (by then renamed Chase Bank of Texas, National Association) of Houston, TX merged into The Chase Manhattan Bank of Columbus, OH.FDIC certificate 3263 ends; its business continues under certificate 628.
- TodayOPEN
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationMain office Columbus, OH · FDIC certificate 628 · 5,141 offices in 49 states on June 30, 2026Every JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.jpmorganchase.com
If you still have something from New First City, Texas - Houston, National Association
A lien that was never released
New First City, Texas - Houston, National Association was closed in a federal resolution on Feb 13, 1993. 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 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 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, Texas Commerce Bank National Association). Start with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, and ask them to search under the name New First City, Texas - Houston, National Association.
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 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. 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.
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Banks folded into New First City, Texas - Houston, National Association
1 bank merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 24 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First City, Texas - Houston, National AssociationHouston, TX | Oct 30, 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 33721 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.