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What happened to The Metro Bank of Huntington, Inc.?
The Metro Bank of Huntington, Inc. in Huntington, WV (earlier called The Valley National Bank of Huntington and 2 other names) failed, and Heritage National Bank of Huntington, WV took it over on Sep 15, 1980. After 2 more changes of hands, what was The Metro Bank of Huntington, Inc. is today part of United Bank (Fairfax, VA).
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.
- 1966The Valley National Bank of Huntington opens in Huntington, WV
- Apr 29, 1978renamed The Valley Bank
- Aug 1, 1978renamed The Citibank of Huntington
- Apr 14, 1980renamed The Metro Bank of Huntington, Inc.
- Sep 15, 1980FAILEDThe Metro Bank of Huntington, Inc. failed, and Heritage National Bank of Huntington, WV took it over.FDIC certificate 19611 ends; its business continues under certificate 23202. The FDIC's failure list dates the failure Sep 12, 1980.
- Jul 1, 1985MERGEDHeritage National Bank of Huntington, WV merged into The Parkersburg National Bank of Parkersburg, WV.FDIC certificate 23202 ends; its business continues under certificate 6784.
- Nov 11, 2017MERGEDThe Parkersburg National Bank (by then renamed United Bank) of Parkersburg, WV merged into United Bank of Fairfax, VA.FDIC certificate 6784 ends; its business continues under certificate 22858.
- TodayOPEN
United BankMain office Fairfax, VA · FDIC certificate 22858 · 235 offices in 9 states on June 30, 2026Every United Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bankwithunited.com
If you still have something from The Metro Bank of Huntington, Inc.
A lien that was never released
The Metro Bank of Huntington, Inc. failed on Sep 12, 1980. 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 United Bank, 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, Heritage National Bank). Start with United Bank, and ask them to search under the name The Metro Bank of Huntington, Inc..
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 United Bank. 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 ▾
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 19611 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.