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What happened to North Valley Bank?
North Valley Bank in Redding, CA merged into Tri Counties Bank of Chico, CA on Oct 3, 2014. Tri Counties Bank is open today.
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.
- 1973North Valley Bank opens in Redding, CA
- Oct 3, 2014MERGEDNorth Valley Bank merged into Tri Counties Bank of Chico, CA.FDIC certificate 20959 ends; its business continues under certificate 21943.
- TodayOPEN
Tri Counties BankMain office Chico, CA · FDIC certificate 21943 · 70 offices in 1 state on June 30, 2026Every Tri Counties Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.tcbk.com
If you still have something from North Valley Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows North Valley Bank as lienholder, start with Tri Counties 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 Tri Counties Bank to search for the account under the name North Valley Bank. 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 Tri Counties Bank which branch now holds boxes from the North Valley Bank 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
26 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 9 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1327 South StRedding, CA | OpenTri Counties Bank |
| 880 E Cypress AveRedding, CA | OpenTri Counties Bank |
| 1640 Central AveMckinleyville, CA | OpenTri Counties Bank |
| 2686 Gateway DrAnderson, CA | OpenTri Counties Bank |
| 595 Main StWeaverville, CA | OpenTri Counties Bank |
| 255 S Main StWillits, CA | OpenTri Counties Bank |
| 630 Main StWoodland, CA | OpenTri Counties Bank |
| 4715 Shasta Dam BlvdShasta Lake, CA | OpenTri Counties Bank |
| 7061 State Highway 3Hayfork, CA | OpenTri Counties Bank |
| 838 West Harris StreetEureka, CA | No longer reported |
| 394 Main StreetFerndale, CA | No longer reported |
| 402 F StreetEureka, CA | No longer reported |
| 793 Redwood DriveGarberville, CA | No longer reported |
| 6392-J Westside RoadRedding, CA | No longer reported |
| 2245 Churn Creek RoadRedding, CA | No longer reported |
| 3315 Placer StreetRedding, CA | No longer reported |
| 20635 Gas Point RoadCottonwood, CA | No longer reported |
| 9334a Deschutes RoadPalo Cedro, CA | No longer reported |
| 300 Park Marina CircleRedding, CA | No longer reported |
| 100 B Street, Suite 110Santa Rosa, CA | No longer reported |
| 2999 Douglas Blvd Suite 160Roseville, CA | No longer reported |
| 1492 Northcrest DriveCrescent City, CA | No longer reported |
| 2930 Bechelli LaneRedding, CA | No longer reported |
| 101 North State Street, Suite AUkiah, CA | No longer reported |
| 711 Jefferson BoulevardFairfield, CA | No longer reported |
| 443 Redcliff Dr., Suite 110Redding, CA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into North Valley Bank
2 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| NVB Business BankWoodland, CA | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Six Rivers BankEureka, CA | Jan 1, 2004 |
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 20959 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.