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What happened to New Bedford Institution for Savings?
New Bedford Institution for Savings in New Bedford, MA merged into Fleet Bank of Massachusetts, National Association of Boston, MA on Jan 27, 1995. After 3 more changes of hands, what was New Bedford Institution for Savings is today part of Bank of America, National Association (Charlotte, NC).
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.
- 1825New Bedford Institution for Savings opens in New Bedford, MA
- Jan 27, 1995MERGEDNew Bedford Institution for Savings merged into Fleet Bank of Massachusetts, National Association of Boston, MA.FDIC certificate 23628 ends; its business continues under certificate 26305.
- Apr 1, 1996MERGEDFleet Bank of Massachusetts, National Association of Boston, MA merged into Fleet National Bank of Providence, RI.FDIC certificate 26305 ends; its business continues under certificate 2499.
- Mar 1, 2000MERGEDFleet National Bank of Providence, RI merged into BankBoston, National Association of Providence, RI.FDIC certificate 2499 ends; its business continues under certificate 2558.
- Jun 13, 2005MERGEDBankBoston, National Association (by then renamed Fleet National Bank) of Providence, RI merged into Bank of America, National Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 2558 ends; its business continues under certificate 3510.
- TodayOPEN
Bank of America, National AssociationMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 3510 · 3,598 offices in 39 states on June 30, 2026Every Bank of America, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bankofamerica.com
If you still have something from New Bedford Institution for Savings
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows New Bedford Institution for Savings as lienholder, start with Bank of America, 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 Bank of America, National Association to search for the account under the name New Bedford Institution for Savings. 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 Bank of America, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the New Bedford Institution for Savings 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
52 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 10 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 71 Faunce Corner Mall RdNorth Dartmouth, MA | OpenBank of America, National Association |
| 62 Messenger StPlainville, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 428 Station AveSouth Yarmouth, MA | OpenRockland Trust Company |
| 310 New State HwyRaynham, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 70 Main StOrleans, MA | OpenRockland Trust Company |
| 75 Brackett RoadNorth Eastham, MA | OpenThe Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank |
| 1195 Falmouth RdCenterville, MA | OpenRockland Trust Company |
| 932 Main St, Route 28West Dennis, MA | OpenRockland Trust Company |
| 188 BroadwayTaunton, MA | OpenSantander Bank, N.A. |
| 28 County RdMattapoisett, MA | OpenWebster Bank, National Association |
| 336 Main StreetHarwich Port, MA | No longer reported |
| 301b Barlows Landing RoadPocasset, MA | No longer reported |
| 1123 Main Street Route 28 AnSouth Yarmouth, MA | No longer reported |
| Main StreetFalmouth, MA | No longer reported |
| 765 Main StreetHyannis, MA | No longer reported |
| K-Mart Shopping CtrHyannis, MA | No longer reported |
| Market and Main StMashpee, MA | No longer reported |
| 2100 Warwick AvenueWarwick, RI | No longer reported |
| 16 Park StreetAttleboro, MA | No longer reported |
| 145 Cove StNew Bedford, MA | No longer reported |
| 909 Ashley BoulevardNew Bedford, MA | No longer reported |
| 21 Central AvenueSeekonk, MA | No longer reported |
| 11 Robert F Toner BoulevardAttleboro Falls, MA | No longer reported |
| 12 Taunton GreenTaunton, MA | No longer reported |
| 685 Washington StreetSouth Attleboro, MA | No longer reported |
| Crossroads Common, One Chace RoadEast Freetown, MA | No longer reported |
| 821 Rockdale AvenueNew Bedford, MA | No longer reported |
| 1604 President AvenueFall River, MA | No longer reported |
| 169 Rockdale AvenueSouth Dartmouth, MA | No longer reported |
| 112 Main StreetAcushnet, MA | No longer reported |
| 174 Union StreetNew Bedford, MA | No longer reported |
| Village Place, 678 Main RoadWestport, MA | No longer reported |
| 93 Adams StreetFairhaven, MA | No longer reported |
| 1743 Acushnet AvenueNew Bedford, MA | No longer reported |
| 48 North Washington StreetNorth Attleboro, MA | No longer reported |
| 2 Commerce WaySeekonk, MA | No longer reported |
| 891 County StreetSomerset, MA | No longer reported |
| 174 Taunton AvenueSeekonk, MA | No longer reported |
| Bakers CornerSeekonk, MA | No longer reported |
| 435 Wilbur AvenueSwansea, MA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into New Bedford Institution for Savings
4 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 6 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Attleboro Pawtucket Savings BankAttleboro, MA | Aug 21, 1992 |
| Sentry Savings Bank, F.S.B.Hyannis, MA | Jul 26, 1991 |
| Taunton Savings BankTaunton, MA | Aug 19, 1988 |
| Old Stone Banking Company of Bristol CountyNew Bedford, MA | Jan 4, 1982 |
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 23628 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.