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What happened to Serial Federal Savings and Loan Association of New York City?
Serial Federal Savings and Loan Association of New York City in New York City, NY merged into Nassau Federal Savings and Loan Association of Brooklyn, NY on Jan 31, 1983. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Serial Federal Savings and Loan Association of New York City is today part of Carver Federal Savings Bank (New York, NY).
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.
- 1885Serial Federal Savings and Loan Association of New York City opens in New York City, NY
- Jan 31, 1983MERGEDSerial Federal Savings and Loan Association of New York City merged into Nassau Federal Savings and Loan Association of Brooklyn, NY.FDIC certificate 27800 ends; its business continues under certificate 29122.
- Mar 16, 1990FAILEDNassau Federal Savings and Loan Association of Brooklyn, NY failed, and Nassau Savings and Loan Association, F.A. of Brooklyn, NY took it over.FDIC certificate 29122 ends; its business continues under certificate 33031.
- Nov 16, 1990RESOLVEDNassau Savings and Loan Association, F.A. of Brooklyn, NY was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to Carver Federal Savings Bank of New York, NY.FDIC certificate 33031 ends; its business continues under certificate 30394.
- TodayOPEN
Carver Federal Savings BankMain office New York, NY · FDIC certificate 30394 · 7 offices in 1 state on June 30, 2026Every Carver Federal Savings Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.Carverbank.com
If you still have something from Serial Federal Savings and Loan Association of New York City
A lien that was never released
Nassau Federal Savings and Loan Association failed on Mar 16, 1990, handled by the Resolution Trust Corporation, the agency that closed failed savings institutions from 1989 to 1995. The FDIC's lien-release page covers failed banks and savings and loans placed in FDIC receivership; it does not say how releases work for resolutions this old.
Call FDIC Resolution Inquiries at 888-206-4662 (8am–4pm Central, weekdays) and ask whether the FDIC holds this institution's receivership. Ask Carver Federal Savings Bank as well: the chain above leads there. The FDIC's own instructions are at FDIC, Obtaining a Lien Release.
An old account, passbook or CD
When a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, insured depositors become its customers right away (here, Nassau Savings and Loan Association, F.A.). Start with Carver Federal Savings Bank, and ask them to search under the name Serial Federal Savings and Loan Association of New York City.
This failure is older than the current federal rule on unclaimed deposits (mid-1993), so different rules apply. Search FDIC unclaimed funds search, search the unclaimed-property program of the state of the owner's last known address on the bank's records, and ask FDIC Resolution Inquiries at 888-206-4662 what applies to this institution.
A safe deposit box
The FDIC says that when a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, the branches usually reopen the next business day with box access. Today, ask Carver Federal Savings Bank. A box abandoned for years may have been 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.
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 ▾
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 27800 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.