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What happened to Fleet Bank of Maine?
Fleet Bank of Maine in Portland, ME (earlier called The Merrill Trust Company and 1 other name) merged into Fleet National Bank of Providence, RI on Oct 2, 2000. After 1 more change of hands, what was Fleet Bank of Maine is today part of Bank of America, National Association (Charlotte, 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.
- 1933The Merrill Trust Company opens in Portland, ME
- Jan 1, 1988renamed Merrill/Norstar Bank
- Sep 1, 1988renamed Fleet Bank of Maine
- Oct 2, 2000MERGEDFleet Bank of Maine merged into Fleet National Bank of Providence, RI.FDIC certificate 8 ends; its business continues under certificate 2558.
- Jun 13, 2005MERGEDFleet National Bank of Providence, RI merged into Bank of America, National Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 2558 ends; its business continues under certificate 3510.
- TodayOPEN
Bank of America, National AssociationMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 3510 · 3,598 offices in 39 states on June 30, 2026Every Bank of America, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bankofamerica.com
If you still have something from Fleet Bank of Maine
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Fleet Bank of Maine as lienholder, start with Bank of America, 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 Bank of America, National Association to search for the account under the name Fleet Bank of Maine. 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 Bank of America, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Fleet Bank of Maine 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
101 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 38 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1 City CtrPortland, ME | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 80 Exchange StBangor, ME | OpenThe Camden National Bank |
| 75 Wells Plz, Unit 11Wells, ME | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 425 Philbrook AveSouth Portland, ME | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 110 Maine StBrunswick, ME | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 251 Route 1Falmouth, ME | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 39 Auburn StPortland, ME | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 113 Madison AveSkowhegan, ME | OpenBangor Savings Bank |
| 50 Market StSouth Portland, ME | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 178 Court StAuburn, ME | OpenThe Camden National Bank |
| 534 Main StSaco, ME | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 330 Main StOld Town, ME | OpenThe Camden National Bank |
| 180 Maple StCornish, ME | OpenBangor Savings Bank |
| 993 Lisbon StLewiston, ME | OpenThe Camden National Bank |
| 1176 Union StBangor, ME | OpenThe Camden National Bank |
| 772 Roosevelt TrlWindham, ME | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 1083 W Main StDover Foxcroft, ME | OpenThe Camden National Bank |
| 37 Gorham Road, Route 114Scarborough, ME | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 177 Main StFarmington, ME | OpenBangor Savings Bank |
| 89 Main StBucksport, ME | OpenBangor Savings Bank |
| 4 Prospect AveLincoln, ME | OpenBangor Savings Bank |
| 150 Main StWaterville, ME | OpenThe Camden National Bank |
| 56 Main StMadison, ME | OpenBangor Savings Bank |
| 849 Main StWestbrook, ME | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 15 Parkway SBrewer, ME | OpenThe Camden National Bank |
| 17 W Main StSearsport, ME | OpenBangor Savings Bank |
| 6 China RdWinslow, ME | OpenBangor Savings Bank |
| 22 Main StDexter, ME | OpenBangor Savings Bank |
| 20 Lily Bay RdGreenville, ME | OpenThe Camden National Bank |
| 21 Armory StAugusta, ME | OpenThe Camden National Bank |
| 118 Congress StRumford, ME | OpenBangor Savings Bank |
| 79 Main StNewport, ME | OpenThe Camden National Bank |
| 232 North StCalais, ME | OpenBangor Savings Bank |
| 17 Main StAshland, ME | OpenKatahdin Trust Company |
| 213 Battle AveCastine, ME | OpenBangor Savings Bank |
| 312 Main StBingham, ME | OpenThe Camden National Bank |
| 1 Center StMachias, ME | OpenBangor Savings Bank |
| 175 Main StJonesport, ME | OpenBangor Savings Bank |
| 63 Union StreetRockland, ME | No longer reported |
| 189 Main StreetThomaston, ME | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Fleet Bank of Maine
6 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 27 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| New Maine National BankPortland, ME | Jul 14, 1991 |
| Maine Savings BankPortland, ME | Feb 1, 1991 |
| Norstar Bank of MainePortland, ME | Jan 1, 1988 |
| Merrill Bank, National AssociationFarmington, ME | Jun 1, 1986 |
| Federal Trust CompanyWaterville, ME | Jul 1, 1984 |
| The National Bank of GardinerGardiner, ME | Dec 31, 1981 |
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 8 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.