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FDIC certificate 9632 · Peoria, IL

Fortress Bank

Fortress Bank of Peoria, IL is open today. It is the same bank that used to be called State Bank of La Harpe, First State Bank of Western Illinois, First State Bank of Illinois and 1 earlier name: the name changed, the bank did not close. 1 other bank has been folded into it over the years.

1904
opened
open
today
5
names it used
1
banks folded in

Its names, in order

Every legal name on the FDIC record for this certificate.

  1. 1904
    State Bank of Burnside opens in Peoria, IL
  2. Aug 8, 1941
    renamed State Bank of La Harpe
  3. Feb 22, 1989
    renamed First State Bank of Western Illinois
  4. Nov 1, 2008
    renamed First State Bank of Illinois
  5. Dec 1, 2017
    renamed Fortress Bank
  6. Today
    OPEN
    Fortress BankMain office Peoria, IL · FDIC certificate 9632 · 10 offices in 2 states

    Every Fortress Bank office →

Its offices in the FDIC deposit reports

15 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 10 are still open as of June 30, 2026.

OfficeLast filed under itNow
9000 N Knoxville AvePeoria, IL2026Open
433 Main StCarthage, IL2026Open
3260 E 53rd StDavenport, IA2026Open
128 E Main StLa Harpe, IL2026Open
500 E Jackson StMacomb, IL2026Open
122 W Boston AveMonmouth, IL2026Open
1035 Broadway StHamilton, IL2026Open
135 S Main StBlandinsville, IL2026Open
2544 N County Road 1750Niota, IL2026Open
407 Buchanan StCarthage, IL2026Open
9000 North Knoxville AvenuePeoria, IL2014No longer reported
6809 North KnoxvillePeoria, IL2013No longer reported
401 South Carlton AvenueWheaton, IL2010No longer reported
1600 East JacksonMacomb, IL2005No longer reported
135 South Main StreetBlandinsville, IL2004No longer reported

Banks folded into Fortress Bank

1 bank merged directly into this charter.

BankEndedHow
State Bank of ColusaColusa, ILDec 13, 2008merged

Source: FDIC BankFind institution and history records, read Nov 15, 2026. Look up certificate 9632 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.