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What happened to Belt American Bank of St. Joseph?
Belt American Bank of St. Joseph in St. Joseph, MO (earlier called Belt National Bank of St. Joseph) merged into The American National Bank of St. Joseph of Saint Joseph, MO on Oct 3, 1988. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Belt American Bank of St. Joseph is today part of U.S. Bank National Association (Cincinnati, OH).
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.
- 1919Belt National Bank of St. Joseph opens in St. Joseph, MO
- Sep 21, 1978renamed Belt American Bank of St. Joseph
- Oct 3, 1988MERGEDBelt American Bank of St. Joseph merged into The American National Bank of St. Joseph of Saint Joseph, MO.FDIC certificate 13549 ends; its business continues under certificate 4605.
- May 16, 1998MERGEDThe American National Bank of St. Joseph (by then renamed Mercantile Bank of St. Joseph) of Saint Joseph, MO merged into Mercantile Bank of Overland Park, KS.FDIC certificate 4605 ends; its business continues under certificate 10927.
- Jul 13, 2001MERGEDMercantile Bank (by then renamed Firstar Bank, National Association) of Overland Park, KS merged into Firstar Bank, National Association of Cincinnati, OH.FDIC certificate 10927 ends; its business continues under certificate 6548.
- TodayOPEN
U.S. Bank National AssociationMain office Cincinnati, OH · FDIC certificate 6548 · 2,097 offices in 29 states on June 30, 2026Every U.S. Bank National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.usbank.com
If you still have something from Belt American Bank of St. Joseph
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Belt American Bank of St. Joseph as lienholder, start with U.S. 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 U.S. Bank National Association to search for the account under the name Belt American Bank of St. Joseph. 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 U.S. Bank National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Belt American Bank of St. Joseph 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.
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 ▾
Banks folded into Belt American Bank of St. Joseph
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First Bank of DeKalb CountyMaysville, MO | Oct 1, 1987 |
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 13549 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.