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What happened to Knoblauch State Bank?
Knoblauch State Bank in Reading, PA merged into Royal Bank of Pennsylvania of Narberth, PA on Jul 24, 1995. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Knoblauch State Bank is today part of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB (Wilmington, DE).
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.
- 1992Knoblauch State Bank opens in Reading, PA
- Jul 24, 1995MERGEDKnoblauch State Bank merged into Royal Bank of Pennsylvania of Narberth, PA.FDIC certificate 33586 ends; its business continues under certificate 18962.
- Dec 15, 2017MERGEDRoyal Bank of Pennsylvania (by then renamed Royal Bank America) of Narberth, PA merged into The Bryn Mawr Trust Company of Bryn Mawr, PA.FDIC certificate 18962 ends; its business continues under certificate 11866.
- Jan 1, 2022MERGEDThe Bryn Mawr Trust Company of Bryn Mawr, PA merged into Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB of Wilmington, DE.FDIC certificate 11866 ends; its business continues under certificate 17838.
- TodayOPEN
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSBMain office Wilmington, DE · FDIC certificate 17838 · 94 offices in 5 states on June 30, 2026Every Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.wsfsbank.com
If you still have something from Knoblauch State Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Knoblauch State Bank as lienholder, start with Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB. 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 Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB to search for the account under the name Knoblauch State 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 Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB which branch now holds boxes from the Knoblauch State 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
6 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 1 is still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 180 W Girard AvePhiladelphia, PA | OpenWilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB |
| 1633 Locust StreetPhiladelphia, PA | No longer reported |
| Lancaster Avenue And Mifflin BoulevardShillington, PA | No longer reported |
| 501 Washington StreetReading, PA | No longer reported |
| 501 Washington StreetReading, PA | No longer reported |
| 795 East Lancaster AvenueVillanova, PA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Knoblauch State Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| The Marian State BankPhiladelphia, PA | Sep 26, 1994 |
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 33586 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.