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What happened to Republic Federal Bank, National Association?
Republic Federal Bank, National Association in Miami, FL (earlier called The Hemisphere National Bank) failed, and 1st United Bank of Boca Raton, FL took it over on Dec 11, 2009. After 1 more change of hands, what was Republic Federal Bank, National Association is today part of Valley National Bank (Passaic, NJ).
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.
- 1979The Hemisphere National Bank opens in Miami, FL
- Feb 20, 2007renamed Republic Federal Bank, National Association
- Dec 11, 2009FAILEDRepublic Federal Bank, National Association failed, and 1st United Bank of Boca Raton, FL took it over.FDIC certificate 22846 ends; its business continues under certificate 35408.
- Nov 1, 2014MERGED1st United Bank of Boca Raton, FL merged into Valley National Bank of Passaic, NJ.FDIC certificate 35408 ends; its business continues under certificate 9396.
- TodayOPEN
Valley National BankMain office Passaic, NJ · FDIC certificate 9396 · 228 offices in 6 states on June 30, 2026Every Valley National Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.valley.com
If you still have something from Republic Federal Bank, National Association
A lien that was never released
Republic Federal Bank, National Association failed on Dec 11, 2009. For a failed bank placed in FDIC receivership, the FDIC may be able to issue the lien release, if the loan was paid off to the bank before it failed or to the FDIC afterward. The FDIC says that where a failed bank had an acquirer, its records in most cases went to that acquirer. Here the chain from the acquirer leads to Valley National Bank, which is worth asking too.
Requests go through the FDIC Information and Support Center with the recorded mortgage or title, and proof of payoff. The FDIC says to allow 30 business days once it has every document, and does not take requests by phone or email. Questions: FDIC Resolution Inquiries, 888-206-4662, 8am–4pm Central on weekdays.
An old account, passbook or CD
When a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, insured depositors become its customers right away (here, 1st United Bank). Start with Valley National Bank, and ask them to search under the name Republic Federal Bank, National Association.
For failures since mid-1993 the law sets a clock: insured deposits not claimed within 18 months of the FDIC starting to pay depositors are offered to the state of the depositor's last known address on the bank's records. If the state takes them, the owner has 10 years to claim there before the money returns to the FDIC. Check FDIC unclaimed funds search and that state's unclaimed-property program.
A safe deposit box
The FDIC says that when a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, the branches usually reopen the next business day with box access. Today, ask Valley National Bank. A box abandoned for years may have been 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
8 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 4 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1001 Brickell Bay DrMiami, FL | OpenValley National Bank |
| 2121 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Ste 130Coral Gables, FL | OpenValley National Bank |
| 12395 S Dixie HwyPinecrest, FL | OpenRegions Bank |
| 8484 Nw 36th St, Ste 100Doral, FL | OpenValley National Bank |
| 19105 Biscayne BoulevardAventura, FL | No longer reported |
| 176 N.E. 1st StreetMiami, FL | No longer reported |
| 8600 NW 36th Street, Suite 800Miami, FL | No longer reported |
| 6855 Red RoadCoral Gables, FL | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Republic Federal Bank, National Association
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Pinebank, National AssociationMiami, FL | Sep 28, 2006 |
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 22846 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.