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What happened to The First Commonwealth Bank of Prestonsburg, Inc.?
The First Commonwealth Bank of Prestonsburg, Inc. in Prestonsburg, KY (earlier called The First National Bank of Prestonsburg and 1 other name) merged into Peoples Bank of Marietta, OH on Apr 13, 2019. Peoples Bank is open today.
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.
- 1904The First National Bank of Prestonsburg opens in Prestonsburg, KY
- Apr 7, 1980renamed The Commonwealth Bank of Prestonsburg, Inc.
- Jul 8, 1980renamed The First Commonwealth Bank of Prestonsburg, Inc.
- Apr 13, 2019MERGEDThe First Commonwealth Bank of Prestonsburg, Inc. merged into Peoples Bank of Marietta, OH.FDIC certificate 2721 ends; its business continues under certificate 6544.
- TodayOPEN
Peoples BankMain office Marietta, OH · FDIC certificate 6544 · 132 offices in 6 states on June 30, 2026Every Peoples Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.peoplesbancorp.com/
If you still have something from The First Commonwealth Bank of Prestonsburg, Inc.
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows The First Commonwealth Bank of Prestonsburg, Inc. as lienholder, start with Peoples 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 Peoples Bank to search for the account under the name The First Commonwealth Bank of Prestonsburg, Inc.. 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 Peoples Bank which branch now holds boxes from the The First Commonwealth Bank of Prestonsburg, Inc. 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
15 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 7 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 311 N Arnold AvePrestonsburg, KY | OpenPeoples Bank |
| 601 N Mayo TrlPaintsville, KY | OpenPeoples Bank |
| 38 Triangle StMartin, KY | OpenPeoples Bank |
| 230 E Mountain PkwySalyersville, KY | OpenPeoples Bank |
| 87 Main StreetInez, KY | OpenPeoples Bank |
| 262 Cassidy BlvdPikeville, KY | OpenPeoples Bank |
| 838 North Arnold AvenuePrestonsburg, KY | OpenPeoples Bank |
| 11155 Us Highway 23 SouthBetsy Layne, KY | No longer reported |
| 3822 North Mayo TrailPikeville, KY | No longer reported |
| 12433 Main StreetMartin, KY | No longer reported |
| 420 North Lake DrivePrestonsburg, KY | No longer reported |
| 232 Main StreetPaintsville, KY | No longer reported |
| 111 S Church StreetSalyersville, KY | No longer reported |
| 1390 Flemingsburg RoadMorehead, KY | No longer reported |
| 3780 North Mayo TrailPikeville, KY | No longer reported |
Banks folded into The First Commonwealth Bank of Prestonsburg, Inc.
2 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First Guaranty BankMartin, KY | May 31, 2017 |
| Family Bank FSBPaintsville, KY | Apr 22, 2011 |
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 2721 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.