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What happened to First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hammonton?
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hammonton in Hammonton, NJ was merged into Raritan Valley Savings and Loan Association of East Brunswick, NJ with federal assistance on May 31, 1988. After 5 more changes of hands, what was First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hammonton is today part of Bank of America, National Association (Charlotte, NC).
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.
- 1876First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hammonton opens in Hammonton, NJ
- May 31, 1988ASSISTED MERGERFirst Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hammonton was merged into Raritan Valley Savings and Loan Association of East Brunswick, NJ with federal assistance.FDIC certificate 28802 ends; its business continues under certificate 31024.
- Jan 10, 1992FAILEDRaritan Valley Savings and Loan Association (by then renamed Hansen Savings Bank, SLA) of East Brunswick, NJ failed, and Hansen Federal Savings Association of Hammonton, NJ took it over.FDIC certificate 31024 ends; its business continues under certificate 33545.
- Apr 15, 1994RESOLVEDHansen Federal Savings Association of Hammonton, NJ was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to Collective Federal Savings Bank of Egg Harbor, NJ.FDIC certificate 33545 ends; its business continues under certificate 28429.
- Mar 14, 1998MERGEDCollective Federal Savings Bank (by then renamed Collective Bank) of Egg Harbor, NJ merged into Summit Bank of Hackensack, NJ.FDIC certificate 28429 ends; its business continues under certificate 550.
- Mar 1, 2001MERGEDSummit Bank of Hackensack, NJ merged into Fleet National Bank of Providence, RI.FDIC certificate 550 ends; its business continues under certificate 2558.
- Jun 13, 2005MERGEDFleet National Bank of Providence, RI merged into Bank of America, National Association of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 2558 ends; its business continues under certificate 3510.
- TodayOPEN
Bank of America, National AssociationMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 3510 · 3,598 offices in 39 states on June 30, 2026Every Bank of America, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bankofamerica.com
If you still have something from First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hammonton
A lien that was never released
Hansen Savings Bank, SLA failed on Jan 10, 1992, 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 Bank of America, National Association 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, Hansen Federal Savings Association). Start with Bank of America, National Association, and ask them to search under the name First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hammonton.
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 Bank of America, National Association. 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 28802 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.