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What happened to Continental Bank?
Continental Bank in Dallas, TX (earlier called Hillside Bank & Trust Company and 3 other names) failed, and Comerica Bank - Texas of Dallas, TX took it over on Jul 26, 1990. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Continental Bank is today part of Fifth Third Bank, National Association (Cincinnati, OH).
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.
- 1963Hillside Bank & Trust Company opens in Dallas, TX
- Jul 23, 1973renamed Bank of Texas
- Apr 22, 1985renamed Continental Bank of Texas
- Jun 26, 1985renamed Bank of Texas
- Jan 1, 1988renamed Continental Bank
- Jul 26, 1990FAILEDContinental Bank failed, and Comerica Bank - Texas of Dallas, TX took it over.FDIC certificate 18787 ends; its business continues under certificate 1493.
- Jun 30, 2003MERGEDComerica Bank - Texas of Dallas, TX merged into Comerica Bank of Dallas, TX.FDIC certificate 1493 ends; its business continues under certificate 983.
- Feb 1, 2026MERGEDComerica Bank of Dallas, TX merged into Fifth Third Bank, National Association of Cincinnati, OH.FDIC certificate 983 ends; its business continues under certificate 6672.
- TodayOPEN
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationMain office Cincinnati, OH · FDIC certificate 6672 · 1,513 offices in 15 states on June 30, 2026Every Fifth Third Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.53.com
If you still have something from Continental Bank
A lien that was never released
Continental Bank failed on Jul 26, 1990. For a failed bank placed in FDIC receivership, the FDIC may be able to issue the lien release, if the loan was paid off to the bank before it failed or to the FDIC afterward. The FDIC says that where a failed bank had an acquirer, its records in most cases went to that acquirer. Here the chain from the acquirer leads to Fifth Third Bank, National Association, which is worth asking too.
Requests go through the FDIC Information and Support Center with the recorded mortgage or title, and proof of payoff. The FDIC says to allow 30 business days once it has every document, and does not take requests by phone or email. Questions: FDIC Resolution Inquiries, 888-206-4662, 8am–4pm Central on weekdays.
An old account, passbook or CD
When a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, insured depositors become its customers right away (here, Comerica Bank - Texas). Start with Fifth Third Bank, National Association, and ask them to search under the name Continental Bank.
This failure is older than the current federal rule on unclaimed deposits (mid-1993), so different rules apply. Search FDIC unclaimed funds search, search the unclaimed-property program of the state of the owner's last known address on the bank's records, and ask FDIC Resolution Inquiries at 888-206-4662 what applies to this institution.
A safe deposit box
The FDIC says that when a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, the branches usually reopen the next business day with box access. Today, ask Fifth Third Bank, National Association. A box abandoned for years may have been 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.
Where the guidance comes from ▾
Banks folded into Continental Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Wynnewood BankDallas, TX | Jun 6, 1988 |
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 18787 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.