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What happened to Century National Bank?
Century National Bank in Washington, DC merged into United National Bank of Parkersburg, WV on Dec 7, 2001. After 1 more change of hands, what was Century National Bank is today part of United Bank (Fairfax, VA).
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.
- 1982Century National Bank opens in Washington, DC
- Dec 7, 2001MERGEDCentury National Bank merged into United National Bank of Parkersburg, WV.FDIC certificate 23812 ends; its business continues under certificate 6784.
- Nov 11, 2017MERGEDUnited National Bank (by then renamed United Bank) of Parkersburg, WV merged into United Bank of Fairfax, VA.FDIC certificate 6784 ends; its business continues under certificate 22858.
- TodayOPEN
United BankMain office Fairfax, VA · FDIC certificate 22858 · 235 offices in 9 states on June 30, 2026Every United Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bankwithunited.com
If you still have something from Century National Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Century National Bank as lienholder, start with United Bank. 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 United Bank to search for the account under the name Century National Bank. 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 United Bank which branch now holds boxes from the Century National Bank 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
12 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 1 is still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 7845 Wisconsin AveBethesda, MD | OpenUnited Bank |
| 5272 River RoadBethesda, MD | No longer reported |
| 19701 Frederick RoadGermantown, MD | No longer reported |
| 7625 Wisconsin AvenueBethesda, MD | No longer reported |
| 1800 Rockville PikeRockville, MD | No longer reported |
| 1875 Eye Street, N.W.Washington, DC | No longer reported |
| 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC | No longer reported |
| 18116 Triangle Shopping PlazaDumfries, VA | No longer reported |
| 1498 North Point Village CenterReston, VA | No longer reported |
| 8251 Greensboro DriveMclean, VA | No longer reported |
| 8251 Greensboro DriveMclean, VA | No longer reported |
| 301 South Washington StreetAlexandria, VA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Century National Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| GrandBankRockville, MD | May 18, 2001 |
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 23812 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.