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What happened to Jefferson Federal Bank?
Jefferson Federal Bank in Morristown, TN (earlier called State of Franklin Savings Bank) merged into HomeTrust Bank of Asheville, NC on May 31, 2014. HomeTrust Bank 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.
- 1996State of Franklin Savings Bank opens in Morristown, TN
- Oct 31, 2008renamed Jefferson Federal Bank
- May 31, 2014MERGEDJefferson Federal Bank merged into HomeTrust Bank of Asheville, NC.FDIC certificate 34137 ends; its business continues under certificate 27677.
- TodayOPEN
HomeTrust BankMain office Asheville, NC · FDIC certificate 27677 · 33 offices in 5 states on June 30, 2026Every HomeTrust Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.htb.com
If you still have something from Jefferson Federal Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Jefferson Federal Bank as lienholder, start with HomeTrust Bank. 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 HomeTrust Bank to search for the account under the name Jefferson Federal Bank. 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 HomeTrust Bank which branch now holds boxes from the Jefferson Federal Bank 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
13 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 5 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 120 Evans AveMorristown, TN | OpenHomeTrust Bank |
| 1907 N Roan StJohnson City, TN | OpenHomeTrust Bank |
| 123 Merchants Greene DrMorristown, TN | OpenHomeTrust Bank |
| 11916 Kingston PikeFarragut, TN | OpenApex Bank |
| 6501 Kingston PikeKnoxville, TN | OpenApex Bank |
| 612 West Walnut StreetJohnson City, TN | No longer reported |
| 1000 West Oakland AvenueJohnson City, TN | No longer reported |
| 4718 N Roan StJohnson City, TN | No longer reported |
| 143 E Main StMorristown, TN | No longer reported |
| 1960 W Morris BlvdMorristown, TN | No longer reported |
| 240 West Center StreetKingsport, TN | No longer reported |
| 4409 Fort Henry DriveKingsport, TN | No longer reported |
| 3300 Browns Mill RoadJohnson City, TN | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Jefferson Federal Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Jefferson Federal BankMorristown, TN | Oct 31, 2008 |
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 34137 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.