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What happened to The Guardian Bank, a Federal Savings Bank?
The Guardian Bank, a Federal Savings Bank in Boca Raton, FL was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to Shawmut Bank, FSB of Boca Raton, FL on Jul 15, 1994. After 2 more changes of hands, what was The Guardian Bank, a Federal Savings Bank is today part of Bank of America, National Association (Charlotte, NC).
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.
- 1993The Guardian Bank, a Federal Savings Bank opens in Boca Raton, FL
- Jul 15, 1994RESOLVEDThe Guardian Bank, a Federal Savings Bank was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to Shawmut Bank, FSB of Boca Raton, FL.FDIC certificate 33786 ends; its business continues under certificate 33924.
- Apr 3, 2000MERGEDShawmut Bank, FSB (by then renamed Fleet Bank, F.S.B.) of Boca Raton, FL merged into Fleet National Bank of Providence, RI.FDIC certificate 33924 ends; its business continues under certificate 2558.
- Jun 13, 2005MERGEDFleet National Bank of Providence, RI merged into Bank of America, National Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 2558 ends; its business continues under certificate 3510.
- TodayOPEN
Bank of America, National AssociationMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 3510 · 3,598 offices in 39 states on June 30, 2026Every Bank of America, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bankofamerica.com
If you still have something from The Guardian Bank, a Federal Savings Bank
A lien that was never released
The Guardian Bank, a Federal Savings Bank was closed in a federal resolution on Jul 15, 1994. 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 Bank of America, 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, Shawmut Bank, FSB). Start with Bank of America, National Association, and ask them to search under the name The Guardian 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 Bank of America, 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. 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
3 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. None is still reporting as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 6568 W. Atlantic AvenueDelray Beach, FL | No longer reported |
| 2255 Glades Road, Suite 138wBoca Raton, FL | No longer reported |
| 2255 Glades Road, Suitef 140wBoca Raton, FL | No longer reported |
Banks folded into The Guardian Bank, a Federal Savings Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Guardian BankBoca Raton, FL | Mar 16, 1993 |
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 33786 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.