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What happened to Metrobank?
Metrobank in Los Angeles, CA (earlier called Westwood National Bank and 1 other name) merged into Comerica Bank-California of San Jose, CA on Oct 31, 1996. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Metrobank is today part of Fifth Third Bank, National Association (Cincinnati, OH).
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.
- 1979Westwood National Bank opens in Los Angeles, CA
- Jun 30, 1980renamed Metrobank, N.A.
- Nov 1, 1988renamed Metrobank
- Oct 31, 1996MERGEDMetrobank merged into Comerica Bank-California of San Jose, CA.FDIC certificate 22797 ends; its business continues under certificate 22894.
- Jun 30, 2003MERGEDComerica Bank-California of San Jose, CA merged into Comerica Bank of Dallas, TX.FDIC certificate 22894 ends; its business continues under certificate 983.
- Feb 1, 2026MERGEDComerica Bank of Dallas, TX merged into Fifth Third Bank, National Association of Cincinnati, OH.FDIC certificate 983 ends; its business continues under certificate 6672.
- TodayOPEN
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationMain office Cincinnati, OH · FDIC certificate 6672 · 1,513 offices in 15 states on June 30, 2026Every Fifth Third Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.53.com
If you still have something from Metrobank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Metrobank as lienholder, start with Fifth Third 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 Fifth Third Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name Metrobank. 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 Fifth Third Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Metrobank 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
10 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 5 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 21153 Hawthorne BlvdTorrance, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 5700 Canoga Ave, Ste 100 Bldg GWoodland Hills, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 1650 Ximeno AveLong Beach, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 1021 Glendon AveLos Angeles, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 301 E Ocean Blvd, Ste 102Long Beach, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 333 South Beaudry Avenue # 2Los Angeles, CA | No longer reported |
| 11943 El Camino Real, Ste 110aSan Diego, CA | No longer reported |
| 5000 Birch StreetNewport Beach, CA | No longer reported |
| 19191 South Vermont AvenueTorrance, CA | No longer reported |
| 19191 South Vermont AvenueTorrance, CA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Metrobank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| National Bank of Long BeachLong Beach, CA | Apr 1, 1995 |
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 22797 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.