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What happened to Community Bank?
Community Bank in Santa Fe, NM (earlier called El Pueblo State Bank) merged into New Mexico Bank & Trust of Albuquerque, NM on Aug 21, 2015. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Community Bank is today part of UMB Bank, National Association (Kansas City, MO).
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.
- 1973El Pueblo State Bank opens in Santa Fe, NM
- Jun 1, 1995renamed Community Bank
- Aug 21, 2015MERGEDCommunity Bank merged into New Mexico Bank & Trust of Albuquerque, NM.FDIC certificate 21000 ends; its business continues under certificate 34726.
- Aug 18, 2023MERGEDNew Mexico Bank & Trust of Albuquerque, NM merged into HTLF Bank of Denver, CO.FDIC certificate 34726 ends; its business continues under certificate 58458.
- Feb 1, 2025MERGEDHTLF Bank of Denver, CO merged into UMB Bank, National Association of Kansas City, MO.FDIC certificate 58458 ends; its business continues under certificate 8273.
- TodayOPEN
UMB Bank, National AssociationMain office Kansas City, MO · FDIC certificate 8273 · 192 offices in 14 states on June 30, 2026Every UMB Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.umb.com
If you still have something from Community Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Community Bank as lienholder, start with UMB 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 UMB Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name Community 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 UMB Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Community 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
9 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 3 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1475 Central AveLos Alamos, NM | OpenUMB Bank, National Association |
| 411 Carr LnEspanola, NM | OpenUMB Bank, National Association |
| 173-45 US Highway 64Tierra Amarilla, NM | OpenUMB Bank, National Association |
| 6401 Jefferson Ne Suite BAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 549 South GuadalupeSanta Fe, NM | No longer reported |
| 1620 North Riverside DriveEspanola, NM | No longer reported |
| 6100 J Coors NWAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 549 South GuadalupeSanta Fe, NM | No longer reported |
| 30 Bonnieview DriveWhite Rock, NM | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Community Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Mountain Community BankLos Alamos, NM | Mar 12, 1999 |
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 21000 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.