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What happened to New Century Bank South?
New Century Bank South in Fayetteville, NC (earlier called New Century Bank of Fayetteville) merged into New Century Bank of Dunn, NC on Mar 29, 2008. After 1 more change of hands, what was New Century Bank South is today part of First Bank (Southern Pines, 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.
- 2004New Century Bank of Fayetteville opens in Fayetteville, NC
- Jan 30, 2006renamed New Century Bank South
- Mar 29, 2008MERGEDNew Century Bank South merged into New Century Bank of Dunn, NC.FDIC certificate 57609 ends; its business continues under certificate 35465.
- Oct 16, 2021MERGEDNew Century Bank (by then renamed Select Bank & Trust Company) of Dunn, NC merged into First Bank of Southern Pines, NC.FDIC certificate 35465 ends; its business continues under certificate 15019.
- TodayOPEN
First BankMain office Southern Pines, NC · FDIC certificate 15019 · 114 offices in 2 states on June 30, 2026Every First Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.localfirstbank.com
If you still have something from New Century Bank South
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows New Century Bank South as lienholder, start with First 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 First Bank to search for the account under the name New Century Bank South. 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 First Bank which branch now holds boxes from the New Century Bank South 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
7 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 3 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 2818 Raeford RdFayetteville, NC | OpenFirst Bank |
| 720 Harris AveRaeford, NC | OpenLumbee Guaranty Bank |
| 403 E 3rd StPembroke, NC | OpenLumbee Guaranty Bank |
| 4400 Fayetteville RoadLumberton, NC | No longer reported |
| 308 North Chestnut StreetLumberton, NC | No longer reported |
| 7482 Albert StreetDublin, NC | No longer reported |
| 6390 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, NC | No longer reported |
Banks folded into New Century Bank South
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Progressive State BankLumberton, NC | Jul 13, 2006 |
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 57609 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.