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What happened to First National Bank of Commerce?
First National Bank of Commerce in New Orleans, LA (earlier called The National Bank of Commerce in New Orleans) merged into Bank One, Louisiana, National Association of Baton Rouge, LA on Nov 16, 1998. After 2 more changes of hands, what was First National Bank of Commerce is today part of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (Columbus, OH).
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 National Bank of Commerce in New Orleans opens in New Orleans, LA
- Jan 1, 1971renamed First National Bank of Commerce
- Nov 16, 1998MERGEDFirst National Bank of Commerce merged into Bank One, Louisiana, National Association of Baton Rouge, LA.FDIC certificate 4298 ends; its business continues under certificate 4306.
- Feb 8, 2001MERGEDBank One, Louisiana, National Association of Baton Rouge, LA merged into Bank One, National Association of Chicago, IL.FDIC certificate 4306 ends; its business continues under certificate 3618.
- Nov 13, 2004MERGEDBank One, National Association of Chicago, IL merged into JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association of Columbus, OH.FDIC certificate 3618 ends; its business continues under certificate 628.
- TodayOPEN
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationMain office Columbus, OH · FDIC certificate 628 · 5,141 offices in 49 states on June 30, 2026Every JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.jpmorganchase.com
If you still have something from First National Bank of Commerce
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First National Bank of Commerce as lienholder, start with JPMorgan Chase 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 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name First National Bank of Commerce. 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 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the First National Bank of Commerce 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
62 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 24 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 3500 Highway 190Mandeville, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 5001 Prytania StNew Orleans, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 3783 Veterans BoulevardMetairie, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 3420 Severn AveMetairie, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 3540 Williams BlvdKenner, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 350 Gause BlvdSlidell, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 729 Harrison AveNew Orleans, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 950 S Clearview PkwyHarahan, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 1415 Metairie RdMetairie, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 2331 S Carrollton AveNew Orleans, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 2340 Manhattan BlvdHarvey, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 2200 Saint Charles AveNew Orleans, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 2320 Belle Chasse HwyGretna, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 8923 Veterans BoulevardMetairie, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 2400 N Highway 190Covington, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 4400 General Degaulle DrNew Orleans, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 1943 Gause Blvd ESlidell, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 9109 W Judge Perez DrChalmette, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 12515 Airline HwyDestrehan, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 7129 Jefferson HwyHarahan, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 3580 Pontchartrain DrSlidell, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 4525 Chef Menteur HwyNew Orleans, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 104 W Airline HwyLaplace, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 4910 Prytania StNew Orleans, LA | OpenJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association |
| 3481a East Causeway ApproachMandeville, LA | No longer reported |
| 409 East Boston StreetCovington, LA | No longer reported |
| 1431 Gause BoulevardSlidell, LA | No longer reported |
| 423 Boston StreetCovington, LA | No longer reported |
| 50 Park PlaceCovington, LA | No longer reported |
| 2985 Gause BoulevardSlidell, LA | No longer reported |
| 6624 St. Claude AvenueArabi, LA | No longer reported |
| 1801 East Judge Perez DriveChalmette, LA | No longer reported |
| 7811 East St. Bernard HighwayViolet, LA | No longer reported |
| 1938 East 70th Street, West Half Of Suite AShreveport, LA | No longer reported |
| 2851 Belle Chase HighwayGretna, LA | No longer reported |
| 3645 Lapalco BoulevardHarvey, LA | No longer reported |
| 4545 Veterans BoulevardMetairie, LA | No longer reported |
| 576 East William David ParkwayMetairie, LA | No longer reported |
| 111 Veterans Memorial BoulevardMetairie, LA | No longer reported |
| 240 Royal StreetNew Orleans, LA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into First National Bank of Commerce
7 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 29 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Peoples Bank & Trust Company of St. BernardChalmette, LA | Oct 2, 1995 |
| First BankSlidell, LA | Feb 17, 1995 |
| Pelican Homestead and Savings AssociationMetairie, LA | Jan 31, 1992 |
| Pontchartrain State BankMetairie, LA | Jul 19, 1991 |
| French Market Homestead, FSAMetairie, LA | Sep 14, 1990 |
| Elmwood Federal Savings and Loan AssociationHarahan, LA | Sep 8, 1989 |
| The Bank of New Orleans and Trust CompanyNew Orleans, LA | May 23, 1983 |
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 4298 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.