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What happened to Bank of South Windsor?
Bank of South Windsor in South Windsor, CT merged into New England Bank and Trust Company of Windsor, CT on Aug 14, 1998. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Bank of South Windsor is today part of Santander Bank, N.A. (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.
- 1989Bank of South Windsor opens in South Windsor, CT
- Aug 14, 1998MERGEDBank of South Windsor merged into New England Bank and Trust Company of Windsor, CT.FDIC certificate 27504 ends; its business continues under certificate 20536.
- Dec 1, 1999MERGEDNew England Bank and Trust Company of Windsor, CT merged into Webster Bank of Stamford, CT.FDIC certificate 20536 ends; its business continues under certificate 18221.
- Aug 20, 2026MERGEDWebster Bank (by then renamed Webster Bank, National Association) of Stamford, CT merged into Santander Bank, N.A. of Wilmington, DE.FDIC certificate 18221 ends; its business continues under certificate 29950.
- TodayOPEN
Santander Bank, N.A.Main office Wilmington, DE · FDIC certificate 29950 · 368 offices in 9 states on June 30, 2026Every Santander Bank, N.A. office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.santander.com
If you still have something from Bank of South Windsor
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Bank of South Windsor as lienholder, start with Santander Bank, N.A.. 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 Santander Bank, N.A. to search for the account under the name Bank of South Windsor. 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 Santander Bank, N.A. which branch now holds boxes from the Bank of South Windsor 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
4 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 2 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1695 Ellington RdSouth Windsor, CT | OpenWebster Bank, National Association |
| 475 Talcottville RdVernon, CT | OpenWebster Bank, National Association |
| 1959 Summer St.Stamford, CT | No longer reported |
| 30 Hartford TurnpikeVernon, CT | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Bank of South Windsor
2 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Vernon BankVernon, CT | Jun 26, 1992 |
| Bank of East HartfordEast Hartford, CT | Dec 13, 1991 |
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 27504 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.