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What happened to First Bank of Arizona, National Association?
First Bank of Arizona, National Association in Scottsdale, AZ merged into First National Bank of Arizona of Scottsdale, AZ on Jun 1, 2001. After 4 more changes of hands, what was First Bank of Arizona, National Association is today part of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (Raleigh, 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.
- 1999First Bank of Arizona, National Association opens in Scottsdale, AZ
- Jun 1, 2001MERGEDFirst Bank of Arizona, National Association merged into First National Bank of Arizona of Scottsdale, AZ.FDIC certificate 35222 ends; its business continues under certificate 27508.
- Jun 30, 2008MERGEDFirst National Bank of Arizona of Scottsdale, AZ merged into First National Bank of Nevada of Reno, NV.FDIC certificate 27508 ends; its business continues under certificate 27011.
- Jul 25, 2008FAILEDFirst National Bank of Nevada of Reno, NV failed, and Mutual of Omaha Bank of Omaha, NE took it over.FDIC certificate 27011 ends; its business continues under certificate 32325.
- Jan 1, 2020MERGEDMutual of Omaha Bank of Omaha, NE merged into CIT Bank, National Association of Pasadena, CA.FDIC certificate 32325 ends; its business continues under certificate 58978.
- Jan 4, 2022MERGEDCIT Bank, National Association of Pasadena, CA merged into First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Raleigh, NC.FDIC certificate 58978 ends; its business continues under certificate 11063.
- TodayOPEN
First-Citizens Bank & Trust CompanyMain office Raleigh, NC · FDIC certificate 11063 · 518 offices in 23 states on June 30, 2026Every First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.firstcitizens.com
If you still have something from First Bank of Arizona, National Association
A lien that was never released
First National Bank of Nevada failed on Jul 25, 2008. For a failed bank placed in FDIC receivership, the FDIC may be able to issue the lien release, if the loan was paid off to the bank before it failed or to the FDIC afterward. The FDIC says that where a failed bank had an acquirer, its records in most cases went to that acquirer. Here the chain from the acquirer leads to First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, which is worth asking too.
Requests go through the FDIC Information and Support Center with the recorded mortgage or title, and proof of payoff. The FDIC says to allow 30 business days once it has every document, and does not take requests by phone or email. Questions: FDIC Resolution Inquiries, 888-206-4662, 8am–4pm Central on weekdays.
An old account, passbook or CD
When a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, insured depositors become its customers right away (here, Mutual of Omaha Bank). Start with First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, and ask them to search under the name First Bank of Arizona, National Association.
For failures since mid-1993 the law sets a clock: insured deposits not claimed within 18 months of the FDIC starting to pay depositors are offered to the state of the depositor's last known address on the bank's records. If the state takes them, the owner has 10 years to claim there before the money returns to the FDIC. Check FDIC unclaimed funds search and that state's unclaimed-property program.
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 First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company. 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
4 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. None is still reporting as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 12221 N Tatum BlvdPhoenix, AZ | No longer reported |
| 25 South Arizona PlaceChandler, AZ | No longer reported |
| 2840 Highway 95Bullhead City, AZ | No longer reported |
| 2167 Mcculloch Blvd. Unit ALake Havasu City, AZ | No longer reported |
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 35222 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.