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What happened to First American Bank SSB?
First American Bank SSB in Bryan, TX (earlier called First American Bank) merged into First American Bank, SSB of Dallas, TX on Sep 1, 2000. After 1 more change of hands, what was First American Bank SSB is today part of Citibank, 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.
- 1989First American Bank opens in Bryan, TX
- Jul 25, 1996renamed First American Bank SSB
- Sep 1, 2000MERGEDFirst American Bank SSB merged into First American Bank, SSB of Dallas, TX.FDIC certificate 27444 ends; its business continues under certificate 32623.
- Oct 1, 2006MERGEDFirst American Bank, SSB (by then renamed Citibank Texas, National Association) of Dallas, TX merged into Citibank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 32623 ends; its business continues under certificate 7213.
- TodayOPEN
Citibank, National AssociationMain office Sioux Falls, SD · FDIC certificate 7213 · 667 offices in 14 states on June 30, 2026Every Citibank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.citibank.com
If you still have something from First American Bank SSB
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First American Bank SSB as lienholder, start with Citibank, 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 Citibank, National Association to search for the account under the name First American Bank SSB. 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 Citibank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the First American Bank SSB 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
8 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 3 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1660 Briarcrest DrBryan, TX | OpenTruist Bank |
| 2717 Texas Ave SCollege Station, TX | OpenTruist Bank |
| 201 S Texas AveBryan, TX | OpenTruist Bank |
| 114 S Echols StreetCaldwell, TX | No longer reported |
| 1001 West Via Maria RoadBryan, TX | No longer reported |
| 711 University DriveCollege Station, TX | No longer reported |
| 1111 Briarcrest DriveBryan, TX | No longer reported |
| 701 Harvey RoadCollege Station, TX | No longer reported |
Banks folded into First American Bank SSB
4 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 7 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First State BankCaldwell, TX | Dec 20, 1996 |
| United Citizens Bank, National AssociationCollege Station, TX | Feb 28, 1991 |
| University National Bank of College StationCollege Station, TX | Mar 8, 1990 |
| First Bank & Trust, Bryan, TexasBryan, TX | Feb 9, 1989 |
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 27444 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.