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What happened to Wachovia Bank of Delaware, National Association?
Wachovia Bank of Delaware, National Association in Wilmington, DE (earlier called First Union Home Equity 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 Union Home Equity Bank, National Association opens in Wilmington, DE
- Jun 27, 2000renamed First Union National Bank of Delaware
- Apr 1, 2002renamed Wachovia Bank of Delaware, National Association
- Mar 20, 2010MERGEDWachovia Bank of Delaware, National Association merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 33931 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 of Delaware, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Wachovia Bank of Delaware, 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 of Delaware, 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 of Delaware, 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
36 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 14 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 2011 Concord PikeWilmington, DE | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3215 Old Capitol TrlWilmington, DE | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 18489 Coastal Hwy, Unit 1Rehoboth Beach, DE | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 5801 Limestone RdHockessin, DE | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 310 Dove Run Centre DrMiddletown, DE | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2450 Glasgow AveNewark, DE | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4015 Kennett PikeGreenville, DE | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 100 N Dupont HwyDover, DE | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 100 W 10th StWilmington, DE | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 38011 Town Center DrMillville, DE | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1601 Governors PlBear, DE | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2024 Naamans RdWilmington, DE | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 622 S College AveNewark, DE | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2624 Capitol TrlNewark, DE | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 7270 Lancaster PikeHockessin, DE | No longer reported |
| 814 Philadelphia PikeWilmington, DE | No longer reported |
| 1424 N Dupont HwyNew Castle, DE | No longer reported |
| 1800 Concord PikeWilmington, DE | No longer reported |
| 100 W 10th StWilmington, DE | No longer reported |
| 128 South Tryon StreetCharlotte, NC | No longer reported |
| 3 Beaver Valley RoadWilmington, DE | No longer reported |
| 500 Hercules Rd, Bldg 8100Wilmington, DE | No longer reported |
| 100 West Loockerman StDover, DE | No longer reported |
| 2701 Kirkwood & Wood HwyWilmington, DE | No longer reported |
| 300 Delaware Avenue, 9th FloWilmington, DE | No longer reported |
| 123 South Broad StreetPhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 1339chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 7048 Castor Avenue, 2nd FloorPhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 1525 West W.t. Harris BoulevardCharlotte, NC | No longer reported |
| 201 S. College StreetCharlotte, NC | No longer reported |
| 160 Greentree DriveDover, DE | No longer reported |
| 190 Rivrt RoadSummit, NJ | No longer reported |
| 99 Harvey RoadClaymont, DE | No longer reported |
| 1000 Louis Rose PlaceCharlotte, NC | No longer reported |
| 1800 Pennsylvania AvenueWilmington, DE | No longer reported |
| 301 South College StreetCharlotte, NC | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Wachovia Bank of Delaware, National Association
1 bank merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 3 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First Union Bank of DelawareWilmington, DE | Jun 27, 2000 |
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 33931 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.