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What happened to Horizon Financial, FA?
Horizon Financial, FA in Southampton, PA was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to First Valley Bank of Bethlehem, PA on May 25, 1990. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Horizon Financial, FA 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.
- 1921Horizon Financial, FA opens in Southampton, PA
- May 25, 1990RESOLVEDHorizon Financial, FA was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to First Valley Bank of Bethlehem, PA.FDIC certificate 29830 ends; its business continues under certificate 7406. The FDIC's failure list dates the failure Jun 8, 1989.
- Mar 1, 2001MERGEDFirst Valley Bank (by then renamed Summit Bank) of Bethlehem, PA merged into Fleet National Bank of Providence, RI.FDIC certificate 7406 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 Horizon Financial, FA
A lien that was never released
Horizon Financial, FA failed on Jun 8, 1989, 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, First Valley Bank). Start with Bank of America, National Association, and ask them to search under the name Horizon Financial, FA.
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.
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Banks folded into Horizon Financial, FA
6 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 7 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Guaranty Savings AssociationPittsburgh, PA | May 31, 1983 |
| Mid-City Federal Savings and Loan Association of PhilaNorth Wales, PA | Dec 31, 1982 |
| Garfield Federal Savings and Loan Association of PhilaPottstown, PA | Dec 31, 1982 |
| Trevose Federal Savings and Loan AssociationSouthampton, PA | Oct 31, 1982 |
| Heritage Federal Savings and Loan AssociationPittsburgh, PA | Jul 31, 1981 |
| Lancaster Federal Savings and Loan AssociationLancaster, PA | Jul 31, 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 29830 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.