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What happened to Progress Bank?
Progress Bank in Blue Bell, PA (earlier called Progress Federal Saving Bank) merged into Fleet National Bank of Providence, RI on Feb 1, 2004. After 1 more change of hands, what was Progress Bank 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.
- 1878Progress Federal Saving Bank opens in Blue Bell, PA
- Jul 1, 1996renamed Progress Bank
- Feb 1, 2004MERGEDProgress Bank merged into Fleet National Bank of Providence, RI.FDIC certificate 30529 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 Progress Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Progress Bank as lienholder, start with Bank of America, 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 Bank of America, National Association to search for the account under the name Progress 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 Bank of America, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Progress 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
21 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. None is still reporting as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 8601 Germantown AveChestnut Hill, PA | No longer reported |
| Andorra Sh Ctr-8500 Henry AvPhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| 2817 Street RdBensalem, PA | No longer reported |
| 100 Progress DrDoylestown, PA | No longer reported |
| 736 Street RdSouthampton, PA | No longer reported |
| Creekview Sh Ctr - 381 EastoWarrington, PA | No longer reported |
| 39 Bridge StLambertville, NJ | No longer reported |
| Crossroads Sq-720 W UwchlanLionville, PA | No longer reported |
| Paoli Sh Ctr-15 Leopard RdPaoli, PA | No longer reported |
| 4 Sentry Parkway, Suite 200Blue Bell, PA | No longer reported |
| 10000 Shannondell DrAudubon, PA | No longer reported |
| 207 W 4th StBridgeport, PA | No longer reported |
| 405 Fayette StConshohocken, PA | No longer reported |
| Northtowne Plaza-20 E GermanEast Norriton, PA | No longer reported |
| 259 S Easton RdGlenside, PA | No longer reported |
| Valley Forge Sh Ctr-236 W DeKing Of Prussia, PA | No longer reported |
| Allen Forge Ctr-890 S ValleyLansdale, PA | No longer reported |
| Sandy Hill Sh Ctr-1000 SandyNorristown, PA | No longer reported |
| Trappe Sh Ctr - 130 W Main STrappe, PA | No longer reported |
| 670 S.trooper RdWest Norriton, PA | No longer reported |
| 1084 Lancaster AveRosemont, PA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Progress Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Norris Savings and Loan AssociationNorristown, PA | Oct 31, 1980 |
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 30529 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.