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What happened to Great American Bank of Tampa?
Great American Bank of Tampa in Tampa, FL (earlier called The Seminole Bank of Tampa and 2 other names) merged into Barnett Bank of Tampa, National Association of Tampa, FL on Jul 25, 1983. After 4 more changes of hands, what was Great American Bank of Tampa is today part of Bank of America, National Association (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.
- 1956The Seminole Bank of Tampa opens in Tampa, FL
- Dec 29, 1978renamed First American Seminole Bank of Tampa
- Nov 26, 1979renamed Great American Seminole Bank of Tampa
- Mar 31, 1981renamed Great American Bank of Tampa
- Jul 25, 1983MERGEDGreat American Bank of Tampa merged into Barnett Bank of Tampa, National Association of Tampa, FL.FDIC certificate 17595 ends; its business continues under certificate 133.
- Mar 19, 1993MERGEDBarnett Bank of Tampa, National Association of Tampa, FL merged into Barnett Bank of Tampa of Tampa, FL.FDIC certificate 133 ends; its business continues under certificate 3590.
- Jun 29, 1996MERGEDBarnett Bank of Tampa of Tampa, FL merged into Barnett Bank, National Association of Jacksonville, FL.FDIC certificate 3590 ends; its business continues under certificate 3566.
- Oct 8, 1998MERGEDBarnett Bank, National Association of Jacksonville, FL merged into NationsBank, National Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 3566 ends; its business continues under certificate 15802.
- Jul 23, 1999MERGEDNationsBank, National Association (by then renamed Bank of America, National Association) of Charlotte, NC merged into Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 15802 ends; its business continues under certificate 3510.
- TodayOPEN
Bank of America, National AssociationMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 3510 · 3,598 offices in 39 states on June 30, 2026Every Bank of America, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bankofamerica.com
If you still have something from Great American Bank of Tampa
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Great American Bank of Tampa as lienholder, start with Bank of America, 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 Bank of America, National Association to search for the account under the name Great American Bank of Tampa. 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 Bank of America, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Great American Bank of Tampa 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.
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Banks folded into Great American Bank of Tampa
1 bank merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 2 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Bank and Trust CompanyTampa, FL | Feb 12, 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 17595 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.