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What happened to Wachovia Bank, National Association?
Wachovia Bank, National Association in Charlotte, NC (earlier called First Fidelity Bank, National Association and 1 other name) merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD on Mar 20, 2010. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is open today.
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.
- 1994First Fidelity Bank, National Association opens in Charlotte, NC
- Jan 1, 1996renamed First Union National Bank
- Apr 1, 2002renamed Wachovia Bank, National Association
- Mar 20, 2010MERGEDWachovia Bank, National Association 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 Wachovia Bank, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Wachovia 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 Wachovia 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 Wachovia 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
5,158 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 2,062 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 437 Madison AveNew York, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 301 S Tryon StCharlotte, NC | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 601 Chestnut StPhiladelphia, PA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1350 New York Ave NwWashington, DC | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 240 Peachtree St NwAtlanta, GA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1753 Pinnacle DrMclean, VA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 300 S Biscayne BlvdMiami, FL | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 171 17th St NwAtlanta, GA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2000 Market StPhiladelphia, PA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 100 S Ashley DrTampa, FL | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1 Maple StSummit, NJ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 16 Broad StCharleston, SC | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 666 3rd AveNew York, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1021 E Cary StRichmond, VA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 8700 J M Keynes DrCharlotte, NC | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4220 Lassiter Mill RdRaleigh, NC | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2434 E Colonial DrOrlando, FL | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 9700 Baymeadows RdJacksonville, FL | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1711 BroadwayNashville, TN | OpenU.S. Bank National Association |
| 1901 6th Ave NBirmingham, AL | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 8302 Woodmont AveBethesda, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 303 Banyan BlvdWest Palm Beach, FL | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1121 S Broad StTrenton, NJ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 60 6th StStamford, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 6300 Roswell RdAtlanta, GA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1797 Whiskey RdAiken, SC | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3300 Preston RdPlano, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 243 S Ridge StRye Brook, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 235 Fair StKingston, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 701 N Martin Luther King Jr DrWinston Salem, NC | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 288 Main StHuntington, NY | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4206 Electric RdRoanoke, VA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2001 Clark AveRaleigh, NC | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 131 N Orange AveOrlando, FL | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 177 Franklin TpkeMahwah, NJ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2001 K St NwWashington, DC | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4005 W Lake Mary BlvdLake Mary, FL | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 12830 Highway 9 NAlpharetta, GA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3601 N Federal HwyBoca Raton, FL | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1201 N Monroe StTallahassee, FL | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
Banks folded into Wachovia Bank, National Association
17 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 1,060 charters end up inside it.
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 33869 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.