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FDIC certificate 6904 · Roanoke County, VA

What happened to First Union National Bank of Virginia?

First Union National Bank of Virginia in Roanoke County, VA (earlier called The First National Exchange Bank of Virginia and 1 other name) merged into First Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC on Jul 31, 1997. After 2 more changes of hands, what was First Union National Bank of Virginia is today part of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Sioux Falls, SD).

1882
opened
1997
merged away
3
names it used
3
steps to today's bank

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.

  1. 1882
    The First National Exchange Bank of Virginia opens in Roanoke County, VA
  2. Feb 20, 1984
    renamed Dominion Bank, National Association
  3. Jul 22, 1993
    renamed First Union National Bank of Virginia
  4. Jul 31, 1997
    MERGEDFirst Union National Bank of Virginia merged into First Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 6904 ends; its business continues under certificate 4885.
  5. Feb 26, 1998
    MERGEDFirst Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC merged into First Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 4885 ends; its business continues under certificate 33869.
  6. Mar 20, 2010
    MERGEDFirst Union National Bank (by then renamed Wachovia Bank, National Association) of Charlotte, NC merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 33869 ends; its business continues under certificate 3511.
  7. Today
    OPEN
    Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationMain office Sioux Falls, SD · FDIC certificate 3511 · 4,157 offices in 40 states on June 30, 2026

    Every Wells Fargo Bank, National Association office →   Website on file with the FDIC: www.wellsfargo.com

If you still have something from First Union National Bank of Virginia

A lien that was never released

If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First Union National Bank of Virginia as lienholder, start with Wells Fargo 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name First Union National Bank of Virginia. 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the First Union National Bank of Virginia 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

211 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 82 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.

OfficeLast filed under itNow
1753 Pinnacle DrMclean, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
4206 Electric RdRoanoke, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
6844 Old Dominion DrMclean, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
1011 N Stafford StArlington, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
330 N Washington StAlexandria, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
1701 N Parham RdRichmond, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
13960 Lee Jackson Memorial HwyChantilly, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
212 Maple Ave EVienna, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
1795 S Main StHarrisonburg, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
47040 Community PlzSterling, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
2325 N Franklin StChristiansburg, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
1711 Fern StAlexandria, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
8118 Sudley RdManassas, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
8401 Old Keene Mill RdSpringfield, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
10831 Midlothian TpkeRichmond, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
301 Little Neck RdVirginia Beach, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
7620 Little River TpkeAnnandale, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
4901 W Broad StRichmond, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
1344 Hershberger Rd NwRoanoke, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
14011d Saint Germain DrCentreville, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
7706 Richmond HwyAlexandria, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
7030 Old Keene Mill RdSpringfield, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
5630 Hopkins RdNorth Chesterfield, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
14 W Main StSalem, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
1208 Greenbrier PkwyChesapeake, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
121 Gateway DrWinchester, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
8640 Centreville RdManassas, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
5703 Burke Centre PkwyBurke, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
2213 N Glebe RdArlington, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
6110 Franconia RdAlexandria, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
4601 Duke StAlexandria, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
3114 Western Branch BlvdChesapeake, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
1701 N Mckinley RdArlington, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
501 D Emancipation HighwayFredericksburg, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
7202 Midlothian TpkeNorth Chesterfield, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
951 S George Mason DrArlington, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
6565 Little River TpkeAlexandria, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
4489 S Laburnum AveRichmond, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
10190 Staples Mill RdGlen Allen, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association
3019 Nutley StFairfax, VA1997OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association

Banks folded into First Union National Bank of Virginia

15 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 50 charters end up inside it.

BankEndedHow
Columbia First Bank, a Federal Savings BankArlington, VANov 3, 1995merged
Ameribanc Savings Bank, FSBAnnandale, VAApr 2, 1995merged
First American Bank of VirginiaMclean, VAOct 27, 1993merged
First Union Bank of VirginiaVienna, VAJul 22, 1993merged
Dominion Bank of Greater Hampton Roads, National AssociationNorfolk, VAMar 30, 1991merged
Dominion Bank of Shenandoah Valley, National AssociationBridgewater, VAMar 8, 1991merged
Dominion Bank of Northern Virginia, National AssociationMclean, VADec 31, 1990merged
Dominion Bank of Richmond, National AssociationHenrico County, VADec 28, 1990merged
Dominion Bank of the Cumberlands, National AssociationHaysi, VASep 14, 1985merged
Dominion Bank of Bristol, National AssociationAbingdon, VAOct 20, 1984merged
First Bassett Bank & TrustBassett, VAJun 16, 1984merged
The First National Exchange Bank of Montgomery CountyBlacksburg, VAFeb 17, 1983merged
Southwest Virginia National BankBluefield, VAJun 17, 1982merged
The First National Bank of GalaxGalax, VAApr 22, 1982merged
Eagle Rock Bank, Inc.Eagle Rock, VAJan 26, 1980merged

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 6904 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.