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What happened to Southern Bancorp Bank, National Association?
Southern Bancorp Bank, National Association in West Helena, AR (earlier called Phillips National Bank and 2 other names) merged into Southern Bancorp Bank of Arkadelphia, AR on Nov 1, 2009. That bank is now called Uplift Bank (Arkadelphia, AR).
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.
- 1931Phillips National Bank opens in West Helena, AR
- Oct 9, 1972renamed First National Bank of Phillips County
- Jan 19, 2005renamed First Bank of the Delta, National Association
- Oct 1, 2008renamed Southern Bancorp Bank, National Association
- Nov 1, 2009MERGEDSouthern Bancorp Bank, National Association merged into Southern Bancorp Bank of Arkadelphia, AR.FDIC certificate 3874 ends; its business continues under certificate 1528.
- TodayOPEN
Uplift BankMain office Arkadelphia, AR · FDIC certificate 1528 · 54 offices in 2 states on June 30, 2026Every Uplift Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.banksouthern.com
If you still have something from Southern Bancorp Bank, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Southern Bancorp Bank, National Association as lienholder, start with Uplift 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 Uplift Bank to search for the account under the name Southern Bancorp 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 Uplift Bank which branch now holds boxes from the Southern Bancorp 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
9 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 6 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 425 PlazaWest Helena, AR | OpenSouthern Bancorp Bank |
| 502 Cherry StHelena, AR | OpenSouthern Bancorp Bank |
| 432 N SebastianWest Helena, AR | OpenSouthern Bancorp Bank |
| 911 Highway 49Marvell, AR | OpenSouthern Bancorp Bank |
| 128 Main StreetElaine, AR | OpenSouthern Bancorp Bank |
| 6140 Hwy 49Barton, AR | OpenSouthern Bancorp Bank |
| 108 Sheila StreetWest Helena, AR | No longer reported |
| 425 Plaza StreetWest Helena, AR | No longer reported |
| 400 Plaza StreetWest Helena, AR | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Southern Bancorp Bank, National Association
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| The Delta State BankElaine, AR | Apr 20, 2001 |
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 3874 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.