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What happened to Bank of Chicago-Little Village/Banco de Chicago-La Villita?
Bank of Chicago-Little Village/Banco de Chicago-La Villita in Chicago, IL (earlier called The Lawndale National Bank of Chicago and 1 other name) merged into Bank of Chicago of Chicago, IL on Dec 1, 1992. After 3 more changes of hands, what was Bank of Chicago-Little Village/Banco de Chicago-La Villita is today part of The Huntington National Bank (Columbus, OH).
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.
- 1904The Lawndale National Bank of Chicago opens in Chicago, IL
- Nov 25, 1970renamed The Lawndale Trust and Savings Bank
- Jan 1, 1990renamed Bank of Chicago-Little Village/Banco de Chicago-La Villita
- Dec 1, 1992MERGEDBank of Chicago-Little Village/Banco de Chicago-La Villita merged into Bank of Chicago of Chicago, IL.FDIC certificate 3626 ends; its business continues under certificate 19491.
- Apr 7, 1997MERGEDBank of Chicago (by then renamed Bank of Chicago, S.B.) of Chicago, IL merged into TCF National Bank Illinois of Burr Ridge, IL.FDIC certificate 19491 ends; its business continues under certificate 27870.
- Apr 1, 2000MERGEDTCF National Bank Illinois of Burr Ridge, IL merged into TCF National Bank of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 27870 ends; its business continues under certificate 28330.
- Jun 9, 2021MERGEDTCF National Bank of Sioux Falls, SD merged into The Huntington National Bank of Columbus, OH.FDIC certificate 28330 ends; its business continues under certificate 6560.
- TodayOPEN
The Huntington National BankMain office Columbus, OH · FDIC certificate 6560 · 1,452 offices in 21 states on June 30, 2026Every The Huntington National Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.huntington.com
If you still have something from Bank of Chicago-Little Village/Banco de Chicago-La Villita
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Bank of Chicago-Little Village/Banco de Chicago-La Villita as lienholder, start with The Huntington National Bank. 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 The Huntington National Bank to search for the account under the name Bank of Chicago-Little Village/Banco de Chicago-La Villita. 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 The Huntington National Bank which branch now holds boxes from the Bank of Chicago-Little Village/Banco de Chicago-La Villita 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.
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 ▾
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 3626 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.