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What happened to Carteret Federal Savings Bank of New Jersey?
Carteret Federal Savings Bank of New Jersey in Madison, NJ (earlier called Carteret Federal Savings Bank) was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to The Bank of New York National Association of West Paterson, NJ on Mar 10, 1995. After 1 more change of hands, what was Carteret Federal Savings Bank of New Jersey is today part of The Bank of New York Mellon (New York, NY).
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.
- 1992Carteret Federal Savings Bank opens in Madison, NJ
- Jan 20, 1995renamed Carteret Federal Savings Bank of New Jersey
- Mar 10, 1995RESOLVEDCarteret Federal Savings Bank of New Jersey was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to The Bank of New York National Association of West Paterson, NJ.FDIC certificate 33749 ends; its business continues under certificate 6420.
- Dec 1, 1996MERGEDThe Bank of New York National Association (by then renamed The Bank of New York) of West Paterson, NJ merged into The Bank of New York of New York, NY.FDIC certificate 6420 ends; its business continues under certificate 639.
- TodayOPEN
The Bank of New York MellonMain office New York, NY · FDIC certificate 639 · 10 offices in 7 states on June 30, 2026Every The Bank of New York Mellon office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bny.com
If you still have something from Carteret Federal Savings Bank of New Jersey
A lien that was never released
Carteret Federal Savings Bank of New Jersey was closed in a federal resolution on Mar 10, 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 The Bank of New York Mellon 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, The Bank of New York National Association). Start with The Bank of New York Mellon, and ask them to search under the name Carteret Federal Savings Bank of New Jersey.
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 The Bank of New York Mellon. 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
39 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 11 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 315 Route 206, Hillsborough PromenadeHillsborough, NJ | OpenPNC Bank, National Association |
| 97 N Main StMilltown, NJ | OpenProvident Bank |
| 24 E Northfield RdLivingston, NJ | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 193 Morris AveSpringfield, NJ | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 599 Middlesex AveMetuchen, NJ | OpenProvident Bank |
| 620 Bloomfield AveVerona, NJ | OpenFlagstar Bank, National Association |
| 159 S Orange AveSouth Orange, NJ | OpenProvident Bank |
| 300 E Sample RdPompano Beach, FL | OpenTruist Bank |
| 2441a Route 22 WUnion, NJ | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 440 Hillsdale AveHillsdale, NJ | OpenBlue Foundry Bank |
| 829 Sanford AveNewark, NJ | OpenCitizens Bank, National Association |
| 505 Bloomfield AvenueMontclair, NJ | No longer reported |
| 130 Island WayClearwater, FL | No longer reported |
| 371 East Northfield RoadLivingston, NJ | No longer reported |
| 620 Central AvenueEast Orange, NJ | No longer reported |
| 620 Central Ave.East Orange, NJ | No longer reported |
| 23 Little Falls Rd.Fairfield, NJ | No longer reported |
| 829 Sanford Ave.Newark, NJ | No longer reported |
| 159 South Orange Ave.South Orange, NJ | No longer reported |
| 620 Bloomfield Ave.Verona, NJ | No longer reported |
| 10 Greenwood AvenueMadison, NJ | No longer reported |
| 44 East Main StreetChester, NJ | No longer reported |
| Rt. 46 & Baldwin Rd.Parsippany, NJ | No longer reported |
| 2344 N. University Dr.Coral Springs, FL | No longer reported |
| 1448 E. Hallandale Beach Blvd.Hallandale, FL | No longer reported |
| 300 E. Sample Rd.Pompano Beach, FL | No longer reported |
| 531 North Maple AvenueRidgewood, NJ | No longer reported |
| 440 Hillsdale Ave.Hillsdale, NJ | No longer reported |
| 734 Ridge Rd.Lyndhurst, NJ | No longer reported |
| 876 Kinderkamack Rd.River Edge, NJ | No longer reported |
| 207 Morris TurnpikeSpringfield, NJ | No longer reported |
| 695 Corliss AvenuePhillipsburg, NJ | No longer reported |
| 695 Corliss Ave.Phillipsburg, NJ | No longer reported |
| 130 Island WayClearwater, FL | No longer reported |
| 37 Berdan Ave.Wayne, NJ | No longer reported |
| 1201 Whitehorse-Mercerville Rd.Hamilton Township, NJ | No longer reported |
| 1120 1st Street SouthWinter Haven, FL | No longer reported |
| 1120 First St. S.Winterhaven, FL | No longer reported |
| 306 41st St.Miami Beach, FL | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Carteret Federal Savings Bank of New Jersey
1 bank merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 12 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Carteret Savings Bank, FANewark, NJ | Dec 4, 1992 |
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 33749 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.