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What happened to Mitchell Bank?
Mitchell Bank in Milwaukee, WI (earlier called Mitchell Street State Bank of Milwaukee) merged into First Federal Bank of Wisconsin of Waukesha, WI on Dec 31, 2020. First Federal Bank of Wisconsin is open today.
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.
- 1907Mitchell Street State Bank of Milwaukee opens in Milwaukee, WI
- Mar 24, 1988renamed Mitchell Bank
- Dec 31, 2020MERGEDMitchell Bank merged into First Federal Bank of Wisconsin of Waukesha, WI.FDIC certificate 13029 ends; its business continues under certificate 30422.
- TodayOPEN
First Federal Bank of WisconsinMain office Waukesha, WI · FDIC certificate 30422 · 5 offices in 1 state on June 30, 2026Every First Federal Bank of Wisconsin office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.ffbwi.com
If you still have something from Mitchell Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Mitchell Bank as lienholder, start with First Federal Bank of Wisconsin. 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 Federal Bank of Wisconsin to search for the account under the name Mitchell 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 Federal Bank of Wisconsin which branch now holds boxes from the Mitchell 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
17 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 2 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1039 W Mitchell StMilwaukee, WI | OpenFirst Federal Bank of Wisconsin |
| 1718-20-22 South 11th StreetMilwaukee, WI | OpenFirst Federal Bank of Wisconsin |
| 12400 West National AvenueNew Berlin, WI | No longer reported |
| 9200 West Layton AvenueGreenfield, WI | No longer reported |
| S77w12929 Mcshane DriveHales Corners, WI | No longer reported |
| 1515 West Lapham BoulevardMilwaukee, WI | No longer reported |
| 2500 East Howard AvenueSaint Francis, WI | No longer reported |
| 6600 West River ParkwayWauwatosa, WI | No longer reported |
| 1820 South 75th StreetWest Allis, WI | No longer reported |
| 2330 South 54th StreetWest Allis, WI | No longer reported |
| W181 S8540 Lodge BoulevardMuskego, WI | No longer reported |
| 701 East Puetz RoadOak Creek, WI | No longer reported |
| 4275 South 76th StreetGreenfield, WI | No longer reported |
| 1028 South 9th StreetMilwaukee, WI | No longer reported |
| 1011 N Mayfair RdWauwatosa, WI | No longer reported |
| 4140 West Greenfield AvenueWest Milwaukee, WI | No longer reported |
| W189 S7843 Racine AvenueMuskego, WI | No longer reported |
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 13029 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.