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What happened to National Bank of the Commonwealth?
National Bank of the Commonwealth in Indiana, PA (earlier called First National Bank in Indiana) merged into First Commonwealth Bank of Indiana, PA on Nov 13, 1995. First Commonwealth Bank 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.
- 1934First National Bank in Indiana opens in Indiana, PA
- Aug 1, 1971renamed National Bank of the Commonwealth
- Nov 13, 1995MERGEDNational Bank of the Commonwealth merged into First Commonwealth Bank of Indiana, PA.FDIC certificate 14221 ends; its business continues under certificate 7468.
- TodayOPEN
First Commonwealth BankMain office Indiana, PA · FDIC certificate 7468 · 128 offices in 2 states on June 30, 2026Every First Commonwealth Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.fcbanking.com
If you still have something from National Bank of the Commonwealth
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows National Bank of the Commonwealth as lienholder, start with First Commonwealth 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 First Commonwealth Bank to search for the account under the name National Bank of the Commonwealth. 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 Commonwealth Bank which branch now holds boxes from the National Bank of the Commonwealth 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
20 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 10 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 573 W Mahoning StPunxsutawney, PA | OpenFirst Commonwealth Bank |
| 803 S Center AveHunker, PA | OpenFirst Commonwealth Bank |
| 1540 Oakland Ave Unit 4Indiana, PA | OpenFirst Commonwealth Bank |
| 601 Hancock AveVandergrift, PA | OpenFirst Commonwealth Bank |
| 2254 Route 119 Hwy SHomer City, PA | OpenFirst Commonwealth Bank |
| 53 E Market StBlairsville, PA | OpenFirst Commonwealth Bank |
| 436 Magee AvePatton, PA | OpenFirst Commonwealth Bank |
| 14303 Clearfield Shawville HwyClearfield, PA | OpenFirst Commonwealth Bank |
| 709 Hannah StHoutzdale, PA | OpenFirst Commonwealth Bank |
| 1164 Philadelphia StIndiana, PA | OpenFirst Commonwealth Bank |
| 1099 Wayne AveIndiana, PA | No longer reported |
| 224 Main Street Po Box 687Plumville, PA | No longer reported |
| 11 South Main StreetCherry Tree, PA | No longer reported |
| 600 Philadelphia StreetIndiana, PA | No longer reported |
| Route 56 and Legislative Route 64283Allegheny Township, PA | No longer reported |
| 116 East Mahoning StreetPunxsutawney, PA | No longer reported |
| 2 E. Long AvenueDu Bois, PA | No longer reported |
| Route 53 EastHoutzdale, PA | No longer reported |
| 427 Maple StreetSouth Fork, PA | No longer reported |
| Pratt DriveIndiana, PA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into National Bank of the Commonwealth
4 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| The Houtzdale BankHoutzdale, PA | Nov 18, 1974 |
| Farmers and Merchants Bank of Cherry Tree, Pa.Cherry Tree, PA | Sep 11, 1972 |
| First National Bank at PattonPatton, PA | Jan 1, 1972 |
| Kiski Valley National BankVandergrift, PA | Jan 4, 1971 |
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 14221 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.