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What happened to Wilmington Trust of Pennsylvania?
Wilmington Trust of Pennsylvania in Villanova, PA (earlier called Freedom Valley Bank) merged into Wilmington Trust FSB of Baltimore, MD on Nov 1, 2008. After 1 more change of hands, what was Wilmington Trust of Pennsylvania is today part of Wilmington Trust, National Association (Wilmington, DE).
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.
- 1986Freedom Valley Bank opens in Villanova, PA
- Feb 3, 1994renamed Wilmington Trust of Pennsylvania
- Nov 1, 2008MERGEDWilmington Trust of Pennsylvania merged into Wilmington Trust FSB of Baltimore, MD.FDIC certificate 26690 ends; its business continues under certificate 33911.
- Jul 1, 2011MERGEDWilmington Trust FSB (by then renamed Wilmington Trust, National Association) of Baltimore, MD merged into Wilmington Trust, National Association of Wilmington, DE.FDIC certificate 33911 ends; its business continues under certificate 34069.
- TodayOPEN
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationMain office Wilmington, DE · FDIC certificate 34069 · 41 offices in 17 states on June 30, 2026Every Wilmington Trust, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.wilmingtontrust.com
If you still have something from Wilmington Trust of Pennsylvania
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Wilmington Trust of Pennsylvania as lienholder, start with Wilmington Trust, 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 Wilmington Trust, National Association to search for the account under the name Wilmington Trust of Pennsylvania. 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 Wilmington Trust, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Wilmington Trust of Pennsylvania 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
11 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 5 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 10 N High St, Ste 100West Chester, PA | OpenManufacturers and Traders Trust Company |
| 50 E Uwchlan AveLionville, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 2003 S Easton Rd, Ste 204Doylestown, PA | OpenManufacturers and Traders Trust Company |
| 1 E Broad St, Ste 510Bethlehem, PA | OpenManufacturers and Traders Trust Company |
| 150 North Radnor Chester RoadRadnor Township, PA | OpenManufacturers and Traders Trust Company |
| 1650 Market StreetPhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 402 Lancaster AvenueHaverford, PA | No longer reported |
| 102 East Market StreetWest Chester, PA | No longer reported |
| State Street and Veterans SquareMedia, PA | No longer reported |
| 795 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 6Villanova, PA | No longer reported |
| Market and Church StreetsWest Chester, PA | No longer reported |
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 26690 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.