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What happened to Laurel Bank?
Laurel Bank in Ebensburg, PA (earlier called The First National Bank of Ebensburg and 1 other name) merged into Laurel Bank of Johnstown, PA on Oct 11, 1997. After 1 more change of hands, what was Laurel Bank is today part of First National Bank of Pennsylvania (Greenville, PA).
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.
- 1897The First National Bank of Ebensburg opens in Ebensburg, PA
- Sep 16, 1974renamed The Laurel National Bank
- Jan 1, 1985renamed Laurel Bank
- Oct 11, 1997MERGEDLaurel Bank merged into Laurel Bank of Johnstown, PA.FDIC certificate 7482 ends; its business continues under certificate 14501.
- Feb 15, 2002MERGEDLaurel Bank (by then renamed Promistar Bank) of Johnstown, PA merged into First National Bank of Pennsylvania of Greenville, PA.FDIC certificate 14501 ends; its business continues under certificate 7888.
- TodayOPEN
First National Bank of PennsylvaniaMain office Greenville, PA · FDIC certificate 7888 · 358 offices in 8 states on June 30, 2026Every First National Bank of Pennsylvania office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.fnb-online.com
If you still have something from Laurel Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Laurel Bank as lienholder, start with First National Bank of Pennsylvania. 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 National Bank of Pennsylvania to search for the account under the name Laurel Bank. 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 National Bank of Pennsylvania which branch now holds boxes from the Laurel Bank 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
15 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 8 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 2610 Plank RdAltoona, PA | OpenFirst National Bank of Pennsylvania |
| 1001 Philadelphia AveNorthern Cambria, PA | OpenFirst National Bank of Pennsylvania |
| 725 Front StCresson, PA | OpenFirst National Bank of Pennsylvania |
| 111 W High StEbensburg, PA | OpenFirst National Bank of Pennsylvania |
| 595 Franklin StClymer, PA | OpenFirst National Bank of Pennsylvania |
| 274 Jamesway RdEbensburg, PA | OpenFirst National Bank of Pennsylvania |
| Laurel Avenue and Second StreetCresson, PA | OpenFirst National Bank of Pennsylvania |
| 1800 Philadelphia AveNorthern Cambria, PA | OpenFirst National Bank of Pennsylvania |
| 805 Logan BoulevardHollidaysburg, PA | No longer reported |
| 104 3rd AvenueDuncansville, PA | No longer reported |
| 1705 Route 286 SouthIndiana, PA | No longer reported |
| 922 Philadelphia StreetIndiana, PA | No longer reported |
| 297 Beaver StreetHastings, PA | No longer reported |
| 1304 William Penn AvenueEast Taylor Township, PA | No longer reported |
| Route 22 and Orchard AvenueLogan Township, PA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Laurel Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Peoples Bank of ClymerClymer, PA | Jul 1, 1970 |
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 7482 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.