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What happened to First National Bank?
First National Bank in Hot Springs, AR (earlier called Caddo State Bank and 1 other name) merged into The First National Bank of De Queen of Little Rock, AR on Aug 17, 2007. After 1 more change of hands, what was First National Bank is today part of Arvest Bank (Fayetteville, AR).
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.
- 1977Caddo State Bank opens in Hot Springs, AR
- Jan 2, 1981renamed Caddo First National Bank
- Jan 4, 1999renamed First National Bank
- Aug 17, 2007MERGEDFirst National Bank merged into The First National Bank of De Queen of Little Rock, AR.FDIC certificate 22391 ends; its business continues under certificate 3857.
- Apr 21, 2018MERGEDThe First National Bank of De Queen (by then renamed Bear State Bank) of Little Rock, AR merged into Arvest Bank of Fayetteville, AR.FDIC certificate 3857 ends; its business continues under certificate 8728.
- TodayOPEN
Arvest BankMain office Fayetteville, AR · FDIC certificate 8728 · 225 offices in 4 states on June 30, 2026Every Arvest Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.arvest.com
If you still have something from First National Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First National Bank as lienholder, start with Arvest 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 Arvest Bank to search for the account under the name First National 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 Arvest Bank which branch now holds boxes from the First National 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
20 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 3 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 600 Highway 71 SMena, AR | OpenFirst Financial Bank |
| 221 S George StMount Ida, AR | OpenFarmers Bank & Trust Company |
| 214 N 1st StGlenwood, AR | OpenFarmers Bank & Trust Company |
| 600 Highway 71 NorthMena, AR | No longer reported |
| 5607 Highway 71 SouthCove, AR | No longer reported |
| 601 Highway 71 SouthMena, AR | No longer reported |
| 1398 Desoto BoulevardHot Springs Village, AR | No longer reported |
| 742 State Highway 270Mount Ida, AR | No longer reported |
| 2223 Albert PikeHot Springs, AR | No longer reported |
| 3835 North Highway 7Hot Springs, AR | No longer reported |
| 1880 Airport Road Suite AHot Springs, AR | No longer reported |
| 4198 B MalvernHot Springs, AR | No longer reported |
| 5001 Central, Suite AHot Springs, AR | No longer reported |
| 618 Blakeley Dam RoadMountain Pine, AR | No longer reported |
| 7214 Albert Pike RoadRoyal, AR | No longer reported |
| 135 Section Line RoadHot Springs, AR | No longer reported |
| 805 North WashingtonMurfreesboro, AR | No longer reported |
| 102 W. BroadwayGlenwood, AR | No longer reported |
| 1800 Airport Road - Suite JHot Springs, AR | No longer reported |
| 300 E 13th StreetMurfreesboro, AR | No longer reported |
Banks folded into First National Bank
2 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First National Bank in MenaMena, AR | Apr 23, 2005 |
| First National BankMount Ida, AR | Apr 23, 2005 |
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 22391 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.