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What happened to Columbia First Bank, a Federal Savings Bank?
Columbia First Bank, a Federal Savings Bank in Arlington, VA (earlier called Columbia Federal Savings and Loan Association and 1 other name) merged into First Union National Bank of Virginia of Roanoke County, VA on Nov 3, 1995. After 3 more changes of hands, what was Columbia First Bank, a Federal Savings Bank is today part of Wells Fargo Bank, 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.
- 1907Columbia Federal Savings and Loan Association opens in Arlington, VA
- Feb 29, 1984renamed Columbia First Federal Savings and Loan Association
- Oct 23, 1989renamed Columbia First Bank, a Federal Savings Bank
- Nov 3, 1995MERGEDColumbia First Bank, a Federal Savings Bank merged into First Union National Bank of Virginia of Roanoke County, VA.FDIC certificate 28093 ends; its business continues under certificate 6904.
- Jul 31, 1997MERGEDFirst Union National Bank of Virginia of Roanoke County, VA merged into First Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 6904 ends; its business continues under certificate 4885.
- Feb 26, 1998MERGEDFirst Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC merged into First Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 4885 ends; its business continues under certificate 33869.
- Mar 20, 2010MERGEDFirst Union National Bank (by then renamed Wachovia Bank, National Association) of Charlotte, NC merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 33869 ends; its business continues under certificate 3511.
- TodayOPEN
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationMain office Sioux Falls, SD · FDIC certificate 3511 · 4,157 offices in 40 states on June 30, 2026Every Wells Fargo Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.wellsfargo.com
If you still have something from Columbia First Bank, a Federal Savings Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Columbia First Bank, a Federal Savings Bank as lienholder, start with Wells Fargo Bank, 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name Columbia First Bank, a Federal Savings Bank. 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Columbia First Bank, a Federal Savings Bank 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
34 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 3 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 2001 K St NwWashington, DC | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 5701 Connecticut Ave NwWashington, DC | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4841 Massachusetts Ave NwWashington, DC | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4825 Cordell AveBethesda, MD | No longer reported |
| 7200 Wisconsin AveBethesda, MD | No longer reported |
| 7945 Macarthur BlvdCabin John, MD | No longer reported |
| 212161 Darnestown RdGaithersburg, MD | No longer reported |
| 10540 Connecticut AveKensington, MD | No longer reported |
| 99 South Washington StRockville, MD | No longer reported |
| 1101 15th St NWWashington, DC | No longer reported |
| 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NWWashington, DC | No longer reported |
| 2000 L St N WWashington, DC | No longer reported |
| 303 Pennsylvania Ave SeWashington, DC | No longer reported |
| 3216 Pennsylvania Ave SeWashington, DC | No longer reported |
| 4340 Connecticut Ave NWWashington, DC | No longer reported |
| 5005 New Hampshire Ave NWWashington, DC | No longer reported |
| 5025 Wisconsin Ave NWWashington, DC | No longer reported |
| 5701 Connecticut Ave NWWashington, DC | No longer reported |
| 615 12th Street NWWashington, DC | No longer reported |
| 1560 Wilson BlvdArlington, VA | No longer reported |
| 6926 Braddock RdAnnandale, VA | No longer reported |
| 11211 Lee HighwayFairfax, VA | No longer reported |
| 3095 Nutley StFairfax, VA | No longer reported |
| 531-A E Market StLeesburg, VA | No longer reported |
| 11842 Sunrise Valley DrReston, VA | No longer reported |
| 8440 Old Keene Mill RdSpringfield, VA | No longer reported |
| 230 Maple AveVienna, VA | No longer reported |
| 3345 Donnell RdForestville, MD | No longer reported |
| 3400 East-West HwyHyattsville, MD | No longer reported |
| 7732 Annapolis RdLanham, MD | No longer reported |
| 100 West Washington StHagerstown, MD | No longer reported |
| 1591 Potomac AveHagerstown, MD | No longer reported |
| 203 N Washington StAlexandria, VA | No longer reported |
| 10320 Little Patuxent PkwyColumbia, MD | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Columbia First Bank, a Federal Savings Bank
3 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 4 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Maximum Savings Bank, FSBChevy Chase, MD | Jul 27, 1990 |
| Family Federal Savings and Loan AssociationSpringfield, VA | Sep 27, 1985 |
| First Federal Savings and Loan AssociationWashington, DC | Nov 30, 1981 |
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 28093 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.