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What happened to SunTrust Bank, Northeast Georgia, National Association?
SunTrust Bank, Northeast Georgia, National Association in Athens, GA (earlier called The First National Bank of Athens and 1 other name) merged into SunTrust Bank of Atlanta, GA on Jan 1, 2000. After 1 more change of hands, what was SunTrust Bank, Northeast Georgia, National Association is today part of Truist Bank (Charlotte, NC).
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.
- 1866The First National Bank of Athens opens in Athens, GA
- Jan 1, 1986renamed Trust Company Bank of Northeast Georgia, National Association
- Oct 6, 1995renamed SunTrust Bank, Northeast Georgia, National Association
- Jan 1, 2000MERGEDSunTrust Bank, Northeast Georgia, National Association merged into SunTrust Bank of Atlanta, GA.FDIC certificate 2114 ends; its business continues under certificate 867.
- Dec 7, 2019MERGEDSunTrust Bank of Atlanta, GA merged into Branch Banking and Trust Company of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 867 ends; its business continues under certificate 9846.
- TodayOPEN
Truist BankMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 9846 · 1,928 offices in 18 states on June 30, 2026Every Truist Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.Truist.com
If you still have something from SunTrust Bank, Northeast Georgia, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows SunTrust Bank, Northeast Georgia, National Association as lienholder, start with Truist 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 Truist Bank to search for the account under the name SunTrust Bank, Northeast Georgia, National Association. 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 Truist Bank which branch now holds boxes from the SunTrust Bank, Northeast Georgia, National Association 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
20 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 8 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 949 Washington StClarkesville, GA | OpenSouthState Bank, National Association |
| 1170 Buford RdCumming, GA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 355 Shallowford Rd NwGainesville, GA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 286 Hancock StMadison, GA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 185 Alps RdAthens, GA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 1111 Big A Rd SToccoa, GA | OpenSouthState Bank, National Association |
| 5690 Atlanta HwyAlpharetta, GA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 180 Gaines School RdAthens, GA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 204 West Main StreetBlue Ridge, GA | No longer reported |
| 121 Ee Butler PkwyGainesville, GA | No longer reported |
| 1430 Thompson Bridge RoadGainesville, GA | No longer reported |
| 3626 Mundy Mill RoadOakwood, GA | No longer reported |
| 101 North Lumpkin StAthens, GA | No longer reported |
| 1022 Prince AvenueAthens, GA | No longer reported |
| 3620 Atlanta HighwayAthens, GA | No longer reported |
| 4190 Atlanta HighwayAthens, GA | No longer reported |
| 1710 South Lumpkin StreetAthens, GA | No longer reported |
| 601 Tri-County PlazaCumming, GA | No longer reported |
| 3245 Peachtree ParkwaySuwanee, GA | No longer reported |
| 2061 Experiment Station RoadWatkinsville, GA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into SunTrust Bank, Northeast Georgia, National Association
2 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Trust Company Bank of North GeorgiaGainesville, GA | Jan 1, 1995 |
| First National Bank of MadisonMadison, GA | Jul 1, 1984 |
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 2114 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.