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What happened to First Union National Bank of Maryland?
First Union National Bank of Maryland in Rockville, MD (earlier called State National Bank of Maryland and 3 other names) merged into First Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC on Jul 31, 1997. After 2 more changes of hands, what was First Union National Bank of Maryland is today part of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Sioux Falls, SD).
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.
- 1959State National Bank of Maryland opens in Rockville, MD
- Feb 23, 1970renamed State National Bank of Bethesda
- Feb 16, 1971renamed State National Bank of Maryland
- Nov 1, 1986renamed Dominion Bank of Maryland National Association
- Jul 22, 1993renamed First Union National Bank of Maryland
- Jul 31, 1997MERGEDFirst Union National Bank of Maryland merged into First Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 18024 ends; its business continues under certificate 4885.
- Feb 26, 1998MERGEDFirst Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC merged into First Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 4885 ends; its business continues under certificate 33869.
- Mar 20, 2010MERGEDFirst Union National Bank (by then renamed Wachovia Bank, National Association) of Charlotte, NC merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 33869 ends; its business continues under certificate 3511.
- TodayOPEN
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationMain office Sioux Falls, SD · FDIC certificate 3511 · 4,157 offices in 40 states on June 30, 2026Every Wells Fargo Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.wellsfargo.com
If you still have something from First Union National Bank of Maryland
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First Union National Bank of Maryland as lienholder, start with Wells Fargo 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name First Union National Bank of Maryland. 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the First Union National Bank of Maryland 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
72 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 29 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 8302 Woodmont AveBethesda, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 10400 Little Patuxent PkwyColumbia, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1418 Martin BlvdBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 110 Congressional LnRockville, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 8522 Liberty RdRandallstown, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 8711 Georgia AveSilver Spring, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 14817 Baltimore AveLaurel, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2800 University Blvd WWheaton, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 10305 Westlake DrBethesda, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 607 N Frederick AveGaithersburg, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2847 Smith AveBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 9812 Falls RdPotomac, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 9948 Reisterstown RdOwings Mills, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 12161 Darnestown RdGaithersburg, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1643 Merritt BlvdBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 375 N Center StWestminster, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1515 Reisterstown RdBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1175 University Blvd ETakoma Park, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 502 Hungerford DrRockville, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 585 Ritchie HwySeverna Park, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4965 Elm StBethesda, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 7700 Ritchie HwyGlen Burnie, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 6708 Ritchie HwyGlen Burnie, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 5701 Reisterstown RdBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 6175 Oxon Hill RdOxon Hill, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 7700 Landover RdLandover, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 5801 Silver Hill RdDistrict Heights, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1726 E Northern PkwyBaltimore, MD | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 740 Stevenson RdSevern, MD | OpenThe Bank of Glen Burnie |
| 3852 International DriveSilver Spring, MD | No longer reported |
| 10540 Connecticut AvenueKensington, MD | No longer reported |
| 5476 Wisconsin AvenueChevy Chase, MD | No longer reported |
| 3 Bethesda Metro CenterBethesda, MD | No longer reported |
| 15100 Frederick RoadRockville, MD | No longer reported |
| 13601 Connecticut AvenueWheaton, MD | No longer reported |
| 7200 Wisconsin AvenueBethesda, MD | No longer reported |
| Ibm Office, 10401 Fernwood RoadBethesda, MD | No longer reported |
| 7945 Macarthur BlvdCabin John, MD | No longer reported |
| 7911 Tuckerman LanePotomac, MD | No longer reported |
| 9812 Falls RoadPotomac, MD | No longer reported |
Banks folded into First Union National Bank of Maryland
1 bank merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 3 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First American Bank of MarylandSilver Spring, MD | Oct 27, 1993 |
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 18024 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.