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What happened to West One Bank, Washington?
West One Bank, Washington in Seattle, WA (earlier called First Security Bank and 2 other names) merged into West One Bank, Washington of Seattle, WA on Dec 29, 1993. After 4 more changes of hands, what was West One Bank, Washington is today part of U.S. 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.
- 1981First Security Bank opens in Seattle, WA
- Oct 31, 1989renamed West One Bank, Tacoma
- Jan 1, 1991renamed West One Bank, Pierce County
- Oct 31, 1991renamed West One Bank, Washington
- Dec 29, 1993MERGEDWest One Bank, Washington merged into West One Bank, Washington of Seattle, WA.FDIC certificate 23503 ends; its business continues under certificate 22192.
- Jun 13, 1996MERGEDWest One Bank, Washington of Seattle, WA merged into U.S. Bank of Washington, National Association of Seattle, WA.FDIC certificate 22192 ends; its business continues under certificate 1277.
- Jun 13, 1997MERGEDU.S. Bank of Washington, National Association of Seattle, WA merged into United States National Bank of Oregon of Portland, OR.FDIC certificate 1277 ends; its business continues under certificate 2916.
- Aug 1, 1997MERGEDUnited States National Bank of Oregon of Portland, OR merged into First Bank National Association of Minneapolis, MN.FDIC certificate 2916 ends; its business continues under certificate 5134.
- Aug 9, 2001MERGEDFirst Bank National Association (by then renamed U.S. Bank National Association) of Minneapolis, MN merged into U.S. Bank National Association of Cincinnati, OH.FDIC certificate 5134 ends; its business continues under certificate 6548.
- TodayOPEN
U.S. Bank National AssociationMain office Cincinnati, OH · FDIC certificate 6548 · 2,097 offices in 29 states on June 30, 2026Every U.S. Bank National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.usbank.com
If you still have something from West One Bank, Washington
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows West One Bank, Washington as lienholder, start with U.S. 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 U.S. Bank National Association to search for the account under the name West One Bank, Washington. 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 U.S. Bank National Association which branch now holds boxes from the West One Bank, Washington 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.
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 ▾
Banks folded into West One Bank, Washington
3 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| West One Bank, King CountyBellevue, WA | Oct 31, 1991 |
| West One Bank, SpokaneSpokane, WA | Oct 31, 1991 |
| Bank of TacomaTacoma, WA | Jan 1, 1991 |
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 23503 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.