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What happened to Commonwealth Bank?
Commonwealth Bank in Norristown, PA (earlier called Commonwealth Federal Savings and Loan Association and 2 other names) merged into Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania of Philadelphia, PA on Jan 17, 2003. After 1 more change of hands, what was Commonwealth Bank 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.
- 1923Commonwealth Federal Savings and Loan Association opens in Norristown, PA
- Mar 1, 1990renamed Commonwealth Federal Savings Bank
- Jul 1, 1994renamed Commonwealth Savings Bank
- Nov 1, 1996renamed Commonwealth Bank
- Jan 17, 2003MERGEDCommonwealth Bank merged into Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania of Philadelphia, PA.FDIC certificate 30024 ends; its business continues under certificate 57282.
- Jan 2, 2019MERGEDCitizens Bank of Pennsylvania of Philadelphia, PA merged into Citizens Bank, National Association of Providence, RI.FDIC certificate 57282 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 Commonwealth Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Commonwealth Bank as lienholder, start with Citizens 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 Citizens Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name Commonwealth 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 Citizens Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Commonwealth 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
81 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 22 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 2806 Audubon Village DrNorristown, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 2753 W Main StNorristown, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 5 W Germantown PikeEast Norriton, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 130 Main St., Trappe Shopping Center, Suite 158Trappe, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 345 Scarlet RdKennett Square, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 6537 Castor AvePhiladelphia, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 70 Commerce DrWyomissing, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 139 S Easton RdGlenside, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 510 Kimberton RdPhoenixville, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 780 S Valley Forge RdLansdale, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 1502 W Chester PikeWest Chester, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 705 Route 113Souderton, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 4950 Kutztown RdTemple, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 106 W Evergreen StWest Grove, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 4215 Perkiomen AveReading, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 830 Lancaster AveReading, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 471 S Oxford Valley Rd, Ste 100Fairless Hills, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 180 Upland Sq DrStowe, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 720d W Street RdWarminster, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 2643 Shillington RdSinking Spring, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 101 Main StNorristown, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 6500 Tabor RdPhiladelphia, PA | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 2101 Cottman Ave, # 41Philadelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 2497 Aramingo AvePhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 11000 Roosevelt BlvdPhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 3200-92 Red Lion RoadPhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 6958 Torresdale AvenuePhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 2301 Welsh RoadPhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 9896 Bustleton AvenuePhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 7149 Frankford AvenuePhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 8423 Frankford AvenuePhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 30 South 15th StreetPhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 3745 Aramingo AvenuePhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 6301 Oxford AvenuePhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 7425 Frankford AvenuePhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| Inside Paul's Run / 9896 Bustleton AvenuePhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 601 East Main StreetKutztown, PA | No longer reported |
| 4641 Penn AvenueSinking Spring, PA | No longer reported |
| 14 West Wyomissing AvenueMohnton, PA | No longer reported |
| 956 North 9th StreetReading, PA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Commonwealth Bank
3 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Freedom Valley Federal Savings and Loan AssociationConshohocken, PA | Apr 30, 1983 |
| First Family Federal Savings and Loan AssociationLansdale, PA | Jun 30, 1982 |
| Chester County Federal Savings and Loan AssociationWest Chester, PA | Jan 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 30024 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.