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What happened to Signet Bank-Maryland?
Signet Bank-Maryland in Baltimore, MD (earlier called Union Trust Company of Maryland) merged into Signet Bank-Virginia of Richmond, VA on Nov 1, 1995. After 3 more changes of hands, what was Signet Bank-Maryland is today part of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Sioux Falls, SD).
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.
- 1795Union Trust Company of Maryland opens in Baltimore, MD
- Mar 29, 1987renamed Signet Bank-Maryland
- Nov 1, 1995MERGEDSignet Bank-Maryland merged into Signet Bank-Virginia of Richmond, VA.FDIC certificate 12679 ends; its business continues under certificate 11589.
- Nov 29, 1997MERGEDSignet Bank-Virginia (by then renamed Signet Bank) of Richmond, VA merged into First Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 11589 ends; its business continues under certificate 4885.
- Feb 26, 1998MERGEDFirst 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.
- Mar 20, 2010MERGEDFirst 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.
- TodayOPEN
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationMain office Sioux Falls, SD · FDIC certificate 3511 · 4,157 offices in 40 states on June 30, 2026Every Wells Fargo Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.wellsfargo.com
If you still have something from Signet Bank-Maryland
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Signet Bank-Maryland 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 Signet Bank-Maryland. 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 Signet Bank-Maryland 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
91 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 22 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 171 Jennifer RdAnnapolis, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 9230 Baltimore National PikeEllicott City, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2100 York RdTimonium, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2012 E Joppa RdParkville, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 11234 York RdCockeysville, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 989 Fairmount AveTowson, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 11975 Reisterstown RdReisterstown, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 860 N Rolling RdCatonsville, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4305 Mountain RdPasadena, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 582 Frederick RdCatonsville, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1427 Liberty RdEldersburg, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4820 Eastern AveBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 6309 York RdBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1623 Crofton CtrCrofton, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 501 Washington AveChestertown, MD | OpenTruist Bank |
| 1 Newport DrForest Hill, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 721 N Hammonds Ferry RdLinthicum, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 5121 Roland AveBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 930 Bay Ridge RdAnnapolis, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2320 Ashton StBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 5040 Sinclair LnBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3200 W North AveBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 201 Russell AvenueGaithersburg, MD | No longer reported |
| 7101 Wisconsin AvenueBethesda, MD | No longer reported |
| 104 Bureau DriveGaithersburg, MD | No longer reported |
| 555 Quince Orchard Boulevard, #110Gaithersburg, MD | No longer reported |
| 8411 Snouffers School RoadGaithersburg, MD | No longer reported |
| 16707 Crabbs Branch WayRockville, MD | No longer reported |
| 8630 Fenton StreetSilver Spring, MD | No longer reported |
| 11427 Georgia AvenueWheaton, MD | No longer reported |
| 10 North Washington StreetRockville, MD | No longer reported |
| 850 Sligo AvenueSilver Spring, MD | No longer reported |
| 11161 New Hampshire AvenueWhite Oak, MD | No longer reported |
| 15707 Columbia PikeBurtonsville, MD | No longer reported |
| 1776 East Jefferson StreetRockville, MD | No longer reported |
| 8600 Baltimore Washington BoulevardJessup, MD | No longer reported |
| 4115 Ritchie HighwayBaltimore, MD | No longer reported |
| 511 Crain Highway, S.E.Glen Burnie, MD | No longer reported |
| 564 Governor Ritchie HighwaySeverna Park, MD | No longer reported |
| 8070 Ritchie HighwayPasadena, MD | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Signet Bank-Maryland
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan National Bank of MarylandWheaton, MD | Oct 19, 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 12679 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.