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What happened to American Savings and Loan Association?
American Savings and Loan Association in New York, NY failed, and Interbank of New York of New York City, NY took it over on May 5, 1995. After 3 more changes of hands, what was American Savings and Loan Association is today part of Citizens Bank, National Association (Providence, RI).
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.
- 1888American Savings and Loan Association opens in New York, NY
- May 5, 1995FAILEDAmerican Savings and Loan Association failed, and Interbank of New York of New York City, NY took it over.FDIC certificate 29781 ends; its business continues under certificate 33142.
- Jan 23, 2004MERGEDInterbank of New York of New York City, NY merged into Marathon National Bank of New York of Astoria, NY.FDIC certificate 33142 ends; its business continues under certificate 32698.
- Oct 15, 2012MERGEDMarathon National Bank of New York of Astoria, NY merged into Investors Bank of Short Hills, NJ.FDIC certificate 32698 ends; its business continues under certificate 28892.
- Apr 7, 2022MERGEDInvestors Bank of Short Hills, NJ merged into Citizens Bank, National Association of Providence, RI.FDIC certificate 28892 ends; its business continues under certificate 57957.
- TodayOPEN
Citizens Bank, National AssociationMain office Providence, RI · FDIC certificate 57957 · 971 offices in 16 states on June 30, 2026Every Citizens Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.citizensbank.com
If you still have something from American Savings and Loan Association
A lien that was never released
American Savings and Loan Association failed on May 5, 1995, 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 Citizens Bank, 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, Interbank of New York). Start with Citizens Bank, National Association, and ask them to search under the name American Savings and Loan Association.
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 Citizens Bank, 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. 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
3 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 1 is still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 3101 BroadwayAstoria, NY | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 1801 Church AvenueBrooklyn, NY | No longer reported |
| 518 Henry StBrooklyn, NY | No longer reported |
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 29781 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.