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What happened to First Bank National Association?
First Bank National Association in Chicago, IL (earlier called National Boulevard Bank of Chicago and 1 other name) merged into First Bank National Association of Minneapolis, MN on Jun 1, 1997. After 2 more changes of hands, what was First Bank National Association is today part of U.S. Bank National Association (Cincinnati, 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.
- 1921National Boulevard Bank of Chicago opens in Chicago, IL
- Jun 30, 1985renamed Boulevard Bank National Association
- Apr 23, 1994renamed First Bank National Association
- Jun 1, 1997MERGEDFirst Bank National Association merged into First Bank National Association of Minneapolis, MN.FDIC certificate 3630 ends; its business continues under certificate 5199.
- Jul 11, 1997MERGEDFirst Bank National Association of Minneapolis, MN merged into First National Bank of East Grand Forks of Minneapolis, MN.FDIC certificate 5199 ends; its business continues under certificate 5134.
- Aug 9, 2001MERGEDFirst National Bank of East Grand Forks (by then renamed U.S. Bank National Association) of Minneapolis, MN merged into U.S. Bank National Association of Cincinnati, OH.FDIC certificate 5134 ends; its business continues under certificate 6548.
- TodayOPEN
U.S. Bank National AssociationMain office Cincinnati, OH · FDIC certificate 6548 · 2,097 offices in 29 states on June 30, 2026Every U.S. Bank National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.usbank.com
If you still have something from First Bank National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First Bank National Association as lienholder, start with U.S. 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 U.S. Bank National Association to search for the account under the name First Bank National Association. 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 U.S. Bank National Association which branch now holds boxes from the First Bank National Association 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
11 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 4 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1223 E Oakton StDes Plaines, IL | OpenU.S. Bank National Association |
| 745 N Milwaukee AveChicago, IL | OpenU.S. Bank National Association |
| 1512 Ogden AveDowners Grove, IL | OpenU.S. Bank National Association |
| 1953 N Clybourn AveChicago, IL | OpenU.S. Bank National Association |
| 927 Curtiss StreetDowners Grove, IL | No longer reported |
| 225 North Michigan AvenueChicago, IL | No longer reported |
| 800 South River RoadDes Plaines, IL | No longer reported |
| 736-768 Lee StreetDes Plaines, IL | No longer reported |
| 2701 West North AvenueChicago, IL | No longer reported |
| 701 Lee StreetDes Plaines, IL | No longer reported |
| One Illinois CenterChicago, IL | No longer reported |
Banks folded into First Bank National Association
3 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| The National Security Bank of ChicagoChicago, IL | Apr 23, 1994 |
| The First National Bank of Des PlainesDes Plaines, IL | Apr 23, 1994 |
| Citizens National Bank of Downers GroveDowners Grove, IL | Apr 23, 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 3630 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.