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What happened to First Virginia Bank - Commonwealth?
First Virginia Bank - Commonwealth in Grafton, VA merged into First Virginia Bank of Tidewater of Norfolk, VA on Jul 14, 1999. After 2 more changes of hands, what was First Virginia Bank - Commonwealth is today part of Truist Bank (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.
- 1983First Virginia Bank - Commonwealth opens in Grafton, VA
- Jul 14, 1999MERGEDFirst Virginia Bank - Commonwealth merged into First Virginia Bank of Tidewater of Norfolk, VA.FDIC certificate 24860 ends; its business continues under certificate 6141.
- Oct 10, 2003MERGEDFirst Virginia Bank of Tidewater (by then renamed First Virginia Bank - Hampton Roads) of Norfolk, VA merged into Branch Banking and Trust Company of Virginia of Richmond, VA.FDIC certificate 6141 ends; its business continues under certificate 22584.
- Dec 31, 2006MERGEDBranch Banking and Trust Company of Virginia of Richmond, VA merged into Branch Banking and Trust Company of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 22584 ends; its business continues under certificate 9846.
- TodayOPEN
Truist BankMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 9846 · 1,928 offices in 18 states on June 30, 2026Every Truist Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.Truist.com
If you still have something from First Virginia Bank - Commonwealth
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First Virginia Bank - Commonwealth as lienholder, start with Truist 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 Truist Bank to search for the account under the name First Virginia Bank - Commonwealth. 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 Truist Bank which branch now holds boxes from the First Virginia Bank - Commonwealth 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
20 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 6 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 397 Denbigh BlvdNewport News, VA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 476 Wythe Creek Rd Ste 476-cPoquoson, VA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 899 Gloucester RdSaluda, VA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 300 Second StWilliamsburg, VA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 176 Colonial Trl ESurry, VA | OpenPrimis Bank |
| 7136 Lewis B Puller Memorial HwyMattaponi, VA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 171 Monticello AvenueWilliamsburg, VA | No longer reported |
| 4360 George Washington MemorGrafton, VA | No longer reported |
| 5003 Victory BoulevardYorktown, VA | No longer reported |
| 437 N Main StKilmarnock, VA | No longer reported |
| 16498 General Puller HighwayDeltaville, VA | No longer reported |
| 40 Cross StreetUrbanna, VA | No longer reported |
| 2324 George Washington Memorial HwyHayes, VA | No longer reported |
| Gloucester Court HouseGloucester, VA | No longer reported |
| 11718 Jefferson AvenueNewport News, VA | No longer reported |
| 12401 Jefferson AvenueNewport News, VA | No longer reported |
| 12300 Jefferson Avenue, Room 726Newport News, VA | No longer reported |
| 1033 West Mercury BoulevardHampton, VA | No longer reported |
| 1900 Cunningham DriveHampton, VA | No longer reported |
| 1112 Big Bethel RoadHampton, VA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into First Virginia Bank - Commonwealth
2 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First Virginia Bank - Middle PeninsulaUrbanna, VA | Jan 1, 1988 |
| First Virginia Bank - SurrySurry, VA | Jan 10, 1987 |
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 24860 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.