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What happened to SunTrust Bank, North Central Florida?
SunTrust Bank, North Central Florida in Ocala, FL (earlier called Sun Bank of Ocala and 1 other name) merged into SunTrust Bank of Atlanta, GA on Jan 1, 2000. After 1 more change of hands, what was SunTrust Bank, North Central Florida is today part of Truist Bank (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.
- 1910Sun Bank of Ocala opens in Ocala, FL
- Oct 21, 1994renamed SunBank/North Central Florida
- Oct 6, 1995renamed SunTrust Bank, North Central Florida
- Jan 1, 2000MERGEDSunTrust Bank, North Central Florida merged into SunTrust Bank of Atlanta, GA.FDIC certificate 8019 ends; its business continues under certificate 867.
- Dec 7, 2019MERGEDSunTrust Bank of Atlanta, GA merged into Branch Banking and Trust Company of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 867 ends; its business continues under certificate 9846.
- TodayOPEN
Truist BankMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 9846 · 1,928 offices in 18 states on June 30, 2026Every Truist Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.Truist.com
If you still have something from SunTrust Bank, North Central Florida
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows SunTrust Bank, North Central Florida as lienholder, start with Truist 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 Truist Bank to search for the account under the name SunTrust Bank, North Central Florida. 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 Truist Bank which branch now holds boxes from the SunTrust Bank, North Central Florida 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
16 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 11 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 3500 E Silver Springs BlvdOcala, FL | OpenTruist Bank |
| 111 Sw 17th StOcala, FL | OpenTruist Bank |
| 9290 Sw Highway 200Ocala, FL | OpenTruist Bank |
| 4800 Nw Blitchton RdOcala, FL | OpenTruist Bank |
| 3990 Sw College RdOcala, FL | OpenTruist Bank |
| 20270 E Pennsylvania AveDunnellon, FL | OpenTruist Bank |
| 5760 Se County Highway 484Belleview, FL | OpenTruist Bank |
| 3814 Nw 43rd StGainesville, FL | OpenTruist Bank |
| 5303 Sw 91st DrGainesville, FL | OpenTruist Bank |
| 5080 Newberry RdGainesville, FL | OpenTruist Bank |
| 411 N Main StGainesville, FL | OpenTruist Bank |
| 3545 West University AvenueGainesville, FL | No longer reported |
| 203 East Silver Springs BlvdOcala, FL | No longer reported |
| 6801 Se Maricamp RoadOcala, FL | No longer reported |
| 9697 Northeast Jacksonville RoadAnthony, FL | No longer reported |
| Osceola and Washington StreetsOcala, FL | No longer reported |
Banks folded into SunTrust Bank, North Central Florida
2 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Sun Bank of GainesvilleGainesville, FL | Oct 21, 1994 |
| Sun Bank of South OcalaOcala, FL | Nov 1, 1977 |
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 8019 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.