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What happened to Magna Bank of Illinois, National Association?
Magna Bank of Illinois, National Association in Brentwood, MO (earlier called The First National Bank in Columbia and 2 other names) merged into Magna Bank, National Association of Brentwood, MO on Nov 17, 1995. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Magna Bank of Illinois, National Association is today part of Regions Bank (Birmingham, AL).
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.
- 1933The First National Bank in Columbia opens in Brentwood, MO
- Nov 16, 1987renamed Magna Bank of Columbia
- Jun 30, 1993renamed Magna Bank of Illinois
- Nov 17, 1995renamed Magna Bank of Illinois, National Association
- Nov 17, 1995MERGEDMagna Bank of Illinois, National Association merged into Magna Bank, National Association of Brentwood, MO.FDIC certificate 3784 ends; its business continues under certificate 20606.
- Oct 9, 1998MERGEDMagna Bank, National Association of Brentwood, MO merged into Union Planters Bank, National Association of Memphis, TN.FDIC certificate 20606 ends; its business continues under certificate 4979.
- Jun 30, 2005MERGEDUnion Planters Bank, National Association of Memphis, TN merged into Regions Bank of Birmingham, AL.FDIC certificate 4979 ends; its business continues under certificate 12368.
- TodayOPEN
Regions BankMain office Birmingham, AL · FDIC certificate 12368 · 1,245 offices in 16 states on June 30, 2026Every Regions Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.regions.com
If you still have something from Magna Bank of Illinois, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Magna Bank of Illinois, National Association as lienholder, start with Regions 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 Regions Bank to search for the account under the name Magna Bank of Illinois, 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 Regions Bank which branch now holds boxes from the Magna Bank of Illinois, 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
75 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 32 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 100 Columbia CentreColumbia, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 350 N Water StDecatur, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 10950 Lincoln TrlFairview Heights, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 400 E Highway 50O Fallon, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 5401 N Belt WBelleville, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 1 Cottonwood RdGlen Carbon, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 333 E Pershing RdDecatur, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 210 E Washington StBelleville, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 1304 E Empire StBloomington, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 1300 N Belt WSwansea, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 3000 S 6th StSpringfield, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 501 Wesley DrWood River, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 655 Carlyle AveBelleville, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 1301 Walnut StMurphysboro, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 202 S State StFreeburg, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 160 Spinder DrEast Peoria, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 121 E Main StMascoutah, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 12515 State Route 143Highland, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 1 Eastport Plaza DrCollinsville, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 303 S Kickapoo StLincoln, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 3206 Nameoki RdGranite City, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 2400 Pontoon RdGranite City, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 406 N Main StSmithton, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 2850 Homer M Adams PkwyAlton, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 600 Madison AveMadison, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 112 E Saint Louis StNashville, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 4616 N Sterling AvePeoria, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 8405 State StreetEast St. Louis, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 101 W Lincoln StNew Holland, IL | OpenThe First National Bank in Tremont |
| Franklin and Hamilton StreetsMclean, IL | OpenThe Atlanta National Bank |
| 85 East St. Louis StreetHoyleton, IL | OpenFarmers State Bank of Hoffman |
| 5901 N Illinois StFairview Heights, IL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 206 West Main StreetStanford, IL | No longer reported |
| 122 East Main StreetSparta, IL | No longer reported |
| 143 West BroadwaySparta, IL | No longer reported |
| 107 Southwest JeffersonPeoria, IL | No longer reported |
| 210 N.E. Madison StreetPeoria, IL | No longer reported |
| 7815 North Knoxville AvenuePeoria, IL | No longer reported |
| 909 Woodlawn RoadLincoln, IL | No longer reported |
| 107 East Schuetz StreetLebanon, IL | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Magna Bank of Illinois, National Association
10 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 43 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Magna Bank of GorevilleGoreville, IL | Feb 17, 1995 |
| The First National Bank in MadisonMadison, IL | May 31, 1994 |
| The City National BankMurphysboro, IL | Dec 31, 1993 |
| Magna Bank of Central Illinois, National AssociationDecatur, IL | Jun 30, 1993 |
| Magna Bank of St. Clair County, National AssociationBelleville, IL | Jun 30, 1993 |
| Magna Bank of Southern IllinoisCentralia, IL | Jun 30, 1993 |
| Magna Bank of Madison CountyGranite City, IL | Jun 30, 1993 |
| Magna Bank of Randolph CountySparta, IL | Mar 6, 1992 |
| Dupo State Savings BankDupo, IL | Mar 5, 1988 |
| Bank of CahokiaCahokia, IL | Mar 5, 1988 |
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 3784 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.