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What happened to Comerica Bank-California?
Comerica Bank-California in San Jose, CA (earlier called Plaza Bank of Commerce and 1 other name) merged into Comerica Bank of Dallas, TX on Jun 30, 2003. After 1 more change of hands, what was Comerica Bank-California 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.
- 1979Plaza Bank of Commerce opens in San Jose, CA
- Jun 1, 1992renamed Commercia Bank
- Aug 27, 1992renamed Comerica Bank-California
- Jun 30, 2003MERGEDComerica Bank-California 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 Comerica Bank-California
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Comerica Bank-California 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 Comerica Bank-California. 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 Comerica Bank-California 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
64 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 30 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 333 W Santa Clara StSan Jose, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 3005 North Sepulveda BoulevardManhattan Beach, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 9696 Santa Monica BlvdBeverly Hills, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 1 Embarcadero CtrSan Francisco, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 611 Anton Blvd, Ste 100Costa Mesa, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 601 S Figueroa StLos Angeles, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 13200 Crossroads Pkwy N, Ste 100City Of Industry, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 250 Lytton AvePalo Alto, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 10020 N De Anza BlvdCupertino, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 21153 Hawthorne BlvdTorrance, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 1998 Main StWatsonville, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 1442 N Main StWalnut Creek, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 1960 41st AveCapitola, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 15303 Ventura Blvd Lowr PlzSherman Oaks, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 25 River StSanta Cruz, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 275 3rd StLos Altos, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 1289 S Park Victoria DrMilpitas, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 5700 Canoga Ave, Ste 100 Bldg GWoodland Hills, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 1245 S Winchester BlvdSan Jose, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 228 Mount Hermon RdScotts Valley, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 430 S Main StSalinas, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 1 Rancho Del MarAptos, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 1650 Ximeno AveLong Beach, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 13000 Saratoga Sunnyvale RdSaratoga, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 1021 Glendon AveLos Angeles, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 444 N Santa Cruz AveLos Gatos, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 7915 San Miguel Canyon RdSalinas, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 35 Bonifacio PlzMonterey, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 301 E Ocean Blvd, Ste 102Long Beach, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 1237 Soquel AveSanta Cruz, CA | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 5200 North Palm Avenue, Suite 330Fresno, CA | No longer reported |
| 1 N Central Ave Ste 110Phoenix, AZ | No longer reported |
| 110 E. 9th Street, Suite B-269Los Angeles, CA | No longer reported |
| 333 South Beaudry Avenue # 2Los Angeles, CA | No longer reported |
| 11943 El Camino Real, Ste 110aSan Diego, CA | No longer reported |
| 800 Oak Grove AveMenlo Park, CA | No longer reported |
| Dolores Street Between 7th And 8th AvenuesCarmel, CA | No longer reported |
| 1901 Mission StreetSanta Cruz, CA | No longer reported |
| 5530 Carillon PointKirkland, WA | No longer reported |
| 455 Capitol Mall Ste 115Sacramento, CA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Comerica Bank-California
5 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 20 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Imperial BankInglewood, CA | Sep 29, 2001 |
| MetrobankLos Angeles, CA | Oct 31, 1996 |
| University Bank and Trust CompanyPalo Alto, CA | Mar 4, 1996 |
| Pacific Western BankSan Jose, CA | Jun 30, 1994 |
| Bank of IndustryCity Of Industry, CA | Jun 1, 1992 |
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 22894 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.