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What happened to First American Bank?
First American Bank in Fort Dodge, IA (earlier called The State Bank and 1 other name) closed voluntarily on Mar 13, 2020. It did not fail.
The chain, step by step
From the day it opened to the last entry on record. Each step is one entry in the FDIC's record.
- 1934The State Bank opens in Fort Dodge, IA
- Jul 15, 1982renamed First American State Bank
- Jun 30, 1995renamed First American Bank
- Mar 13, 2020CLOSEDFirst American Bank closed voluntarily. It did not fail.FDIC certificate 14808 ends.
- NO SUCCESSOR BANK
The FDIC record ends here. No operating bank carries this charter today.
If you still have something from First American Bank
A lien that was never released
First American Bank closed voluntarily, and the FDIC says it cannot process lien releases for banks that closed voluntarily and liquidated or closed without government assistance. The FDIC says it may be able to help only where the lender was a failed bank placed in FDIC receivership.
Our suggestion, not the FDIC's: a title company or real-estate attorney in the county where the lien is recorded will know how that state clears a lien from a lender that no longer exists.
An old account, passbook or CD
With no successor bank to ask, go to the unclaimed-property program of the state of the owner's last known address on the bank's records. The OCC gives the same advice for old records from a bank that no longer exists.
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
Contents of boxes left behind are handled under state unclaimed-property law. Start with the unclaimed-property program of Iowa, where the box was.
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.
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
25 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 5 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1530 S Duff AveAmes, IA | OpenAvaila Bank |
| 635 1st StWebster City, IA | OpenAvaila Bank |
| 1380 Hamilton BlvdSioux City, IA | OpenAvaila Bank |
| 702 Main StJewell, IA | OpenAvaila Bank |
| 2010 N Ankeny BlvdAnkeny, IA | OpenAvaila Bank |
| 3360 Pine Ridge RoadNaples, FL | No longer reported |
| 4040 Gulf Shore Blvd NorthNaples, FL | No longer reported |
| Highway 6 And Warrior LaneWaukee, IA | No longer reported |
| 12333 University AvenueClive, IA | No longer reported |
| 2805 Beaver AvenueDes Moines, IA | No longer reported |
| 4729 Southwest Ninth StreetDes Moines, IA | No longer reported |
| 7031 Douglas AvenueUrbandale, IA | No longer reported |
| 804 Cape Coral Parkway EastCape Coral, FL | No longer reported |
| 114 North 27th StreetFort Dodge, IA | No longer reported |
| 1207 Central AvenueFort Dodge, IA | No longer reported |
| 640 Highway 1 WIowa City, IA | No longer reported |
| 9311 College ParkwayFort Myers, FL | No longer reported |
| 120 North MainRoland, IA | No longer reported |
| 1901 E.p. True ParkwayWest Des Moines, IA | No longer reported |
| 520 Grand AvenueAmes, IA | No longer reported |
| 28000 Spanish Wells BoulevardBonita Springs, FL | No longer reported |
| 17120 San Carlos BoulevardFort Myers Beach, FL | No longer reported |
| 1901 Broadway St Suite 2Iowa City, IA | No longer reported |
| 22 South Main StreetDayton, IA | No longer reported |
| Main StreetEllsworth, IA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into First American Bank
7 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First American Bank, National AssociationNaples, FL | Dec 30, 2006 |
| Waukee State BankWaukee, IA | Aug 19, 2006 |
| First American BankSioux City, IA | Jun 15, 2002 |
| First American BankWebster City, IA | Sep 18, 2000 |
| First American BankJewell, IA | Sep 18, 2000 |
| First American BankAmes, IA | Sep 18, 2000 |
| Iowa State Bank and Trust Company, Dayton, IowaDayton, IA | Jan 21, 1982 |
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 14808 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.