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What happened to California State Bank?
California State Bank in Covina, CA (earlier called Southland National Bank of Arcadia and 2 other names) merged into First Security Bank of California, N.A. of West Covina, CA on Dec 21, 1998. After 1 more change of hands, what was California State Bank is today part of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Sioux Falls, SD).
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.
- 1982Southland National Bank of Arcadia opens in Covina, CA
- Sep 11, 1984renamed Southland National Bank
- Jun 4, 1985renamed Southland Bank, National Association
- Apr 1, 1988renamed California State Bank
- Dec 21, 1998MERGEDCalifornia State Bank merged into First Security Bank of California, N.A. of West Covina, CA.FDIC certificate 23888 ends; its business continues under certificate 23496.
- Dec 16, 2000MERGEDFirst Security Bank of California, N.A. of West Covina, CA merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 23496 ends; its business continues under certificate 3511.
- TodayOPEN
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationMain office Sioux Falls, SD · FDIC certificate 3511 · 4,157 offices in 40 states on June 30, 2026Every Wells Fargo Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.wellsfargo.com
If you still have something from California State Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows California State Bank as lienholder, start with Wells Fargo 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name California State 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the California State 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
23 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 5 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 444 E Huntington DrArcadia, CA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 925 W Badillo StCovina, CA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 111 E Yorba Linda BlvdPlacentia, CA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 441 W Whittier BlvdLa Habra, CA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2099 S State College BlvdAnaheim, CA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 385 East Sixth StreetBeaumont, CA | No longer reported |
| 3401 Centerlake DriveOntario, CA | No longer reported |
| 12470 Hesperia RoadVictorville, CA | No longer reported |
| 123 South Chapel AvenueAlhambra, CA | No longer reported |
| 301 North 2nd AvenueCovina, CA | No longer reported |
| 15771 Rockfield BoulevardIrvine, CA | No longer reported |
| 390 North Brea BoulevardBrea, CA | No longer reported |
| 2101 East Coast HighwayCorona Del Mar, CA | No longer reported |
| 18401 Von Karman AvenueIrvine, CA | No longer reported |
| 4875 LA Palma AvenueLA Palma, CA | No longer reported |
| 721 North Euclid StreetAnaheim, CA | No longer reported |
| 1201 Dove StreetNewport Beach, CA | No longer reported |
| 655 South Grand AvenueGlendora, CA | No longer reported |
| 401 West Whittier BoulevardLA Habra, CA | No longer reported |
| 6351 Haven AvenueRancho Cucamonga, CA | No longer reported |
| 22851 Lake Forest DriveEl Toro, CA | No longer reported |
| 170 South Main StreetOrange, CA | No longer reported |
| 17700 Castleton Street, Suite 455City Of Industry, CA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into California State Bank
5 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 11 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Landmark BankLa Habra, CA | Apr 13, 1996 |
| Bank of Anaheim, National AssociationAnaheim, CA | Sep 16, 1994 |
| CommerceBankNewport Beach, CA | Jul 29, 1994 |
| Empire Bank, National AssociationOntario, CA | Dec 3, 1990 |
| California State BankCovina, CA | Apr 1, 1988 |
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 23888 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.