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What happened to Fleet Bank?
Fleet Bank in Melville, NY (earlier called Peconic Bank and 2 other names) merged into Fleet Bank of New York of Albany, NY on Jul 1, 1994. After 3 more changes of hands, what was Fleet Bank is today part of Bank of America, National Association (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.
- 1975Peconic Bank opens in Melville, NY
- Mar 9, 1987renamed Norstar Bank of Long Island
- Sep 18, 1987renamed Norstar Bank
- Jun 8, 1992renamed Fleet Bank
- Jul 1, 1994MERGEDFleet Bank merged into Fleet Bank of New York of Albany, NY.FDIC certificate 22071 ends; its business continues under certificate 6938.
- Nov 14, 1997MERGEDFleet Bank of New York (by then renamed Fleet Bank) of Albany, NY merged into Fleet National Bank of Providence, RI.FDIC certificate 6938 ends; its business continues under certificate 2499.
- Mar 1, 2000MERGEDFleet National Bank of Providence, RI merged into BankBoston, National Association of Providence, RI.FDIC certificate 2499 ends; its business continues under certificate 2558.
- Jun 13, 2005MERGEDBankBoston, National Association (by then renamed Fleet National Bank) of Providence, RI merged into Bank of America, National Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 2558 ends; its business continues under certificate 3510.
- TodayOPEN
Bank of America, National AssociationMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 3510 · 3,598 offices in 39 states on June 30, 2026Every Bank of America, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bankofamerica.com
If you still have something from Fleet Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Fleet Bank as lienholder, start with Bank of America, 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 Bank of America, National Association to search for the account under the name Fleet 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 Bank of America, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Fleet 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
74 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 22 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 111 Forest AveGlen Cove, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 1415 Avenue ZBrooklyn, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 378 Jericho TpkeSyosset, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 300 Union AveHolbrook, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 540 Montauk HwyWest Islip, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 499 Old Country RdRiverhead, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 60 Jagger LnSouthampton, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 345 E Main StEast Islip, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 157 South StOyster Bay, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 92 Delancey StNew York, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 14 Newtown LnEast Hampton, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 248 Post AveWestbury, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 47 W Main StPatchogue, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 2410 Jackson AveLong Island City, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 329 a East 149th StreetBronx, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 1017 Montauk HwyShirley, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 17557 Hillside AveJamaica, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 1286 W BroadwayHewlett, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 65 Metropolitan OvalBronx, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 53300 Main RdSouthold, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 231 Beach 20th StFar Rockaway, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 157 E 125th StNew York, NY | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 56 East 42nd StreetNew York, NY | No longer reported |
| 1140 Avenue Of The AmericasNew York, NY | No longer reported |
| 100 Church StreetNew York City, NY | No longer reported |
| 462 7th AvenueNew York City, NY | No longer reported |
| 60 Broad StreetNew York City, NY | No longer reported |
| 3018 36th AveAstoria, NY | No longer reported |
| 19-50 37th StreetAstoria, NY | No longer reported |
| 66-03 Beach Channel DriveArverne, NY | No longer reported |
| 7923 Third AvenueBrooklyn, NY | No longer reported |
| 26 Court StreetNew York City, NY | No longer reported |
| 1525 Albany AvenueNew York City, NY | No longer reported |
| 96a Allen BoulevardFarmingdale, NY | No longer reported |
| 2201 Route 112Coram, NY | No longer reported |
| 300 Broad Hollow RoadMelville, NY | No longer reported |
| 2915 Sunrise HighwayIslip Terrace, NY | No longer reported |
| 234 Main StreetEast Setauket, NY | No longer reported |
| 1645 Islip AvenueCentral Islip, NY | No longer reported |
| 940 Grand BoulevardDeer Park, NY | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Fleet Bank
2 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 6 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Norstar Bank of CommerceNew York City, NY | Sep 18, 1987 |
| Norstar Bank of Long IslandHempstead, NY | Mar 9, 1987 |
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 22071 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.