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What happened to SunTrust Bank, South Georgia, National Association?
SunTrust Bank, South Georgia, National Association in Albany, GA (earlier called Bank of Worth County and 1 other name) merged into SunTrust Bank of Atlanta, GA on Jan 1, 2000. After 1 more change of hands, what was SunTrust Bank, South Georgia, National Association is today part of Truist Bank (Charlotte, NC).
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.
- 1945Bank of Worth County opens in Albany, GA
- Jan 17, 1986renamed Trust Company Bank of South Georgia, National Association
- Oct 6, 1995renamed SunTrust Bank, South Georgia, National Association
- Jan 1, 2000MERGEDSunTrust Bank, South Georgia, National Association merged into SunTrust Bank of Atlanta, GA.FDIC certificate 16331 ends; its business continues under certificate 867.
- Dec 7, 2019MERGEDSunTrust Bank of Atlanta, GA merged into Branch Banking and Trust Company of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 867 ends; its business continues under certificate 9846.
- TodayOPEN
Truist BankMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 9846 · 1,928 offices in 18 states on June 30, 2026Every Truist Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.Truist.com
If you still have something from SunTrust Bank, South Georgia, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows SunTrust Bank, South Georgia, National Association as lienholder, start with Truist 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 Truist Bank to search for the account under the name SunTrust Bank, South Georgia, National Association. 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 Truist Bank which branch now holds boxes from the SunTrust Bank, South Georgia, National Association 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
16 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 4 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 710 N Westover BlvdAlbany, GA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 201 Peterson Ave SDouglas, GA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 410 W Broad AveAlbany, GA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 201 N Isabella StSylvester, GA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 1100 Gillionville RdAlbany, GA | No longer reported |
| 300 South Mock RoadAlbany, GA | No longer reported |
| 2409 Dawson RoadAlbany, GA | No longer reported |
| 102 Hand AvenuePelham, GA | No longer reported |
| 220-222 Crawford StreetThomasville, GA | No longer reported |
| 2701 East Pinetree Blvd.Thomasville, GA | No longer reported |
| 1741 Gornto RoadValdosta, GA | No longer reported |
| 1559 Us Hwy 19 SLeesburg, GA | No longer reported |
| 800 South Peterson AvenueDouglas, GA | No longer reported |
| 808 West Ward StreetDouglas, GA | No longer reported |
| 200 John Howard WayTifton, GA | No longer reported |
| 917 Forrester Drive, SoutheastDawson, GA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into SunTrust Bank, South Georgia, National Association
3 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 6 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Trust Company Bank of Coffee CountyDouglas, GA | Jul 1, 1994 |
| Albany First Federal Savings and Loan AssociationAlbany, GA | Sep 1, 1990 |
| Trust Company Bank of South Georgia, National AssociationAlbany, GA | Jan 17, 1986 |
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 16331 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.