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What happened to The Matewan National Bank?
The Matewan National Bank in Williamson, WV merged into Branch Banking and Trust Company of Charlotte, NC on Apr 15, 2000. That bank is now called Truist Bank (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.
- 1913The Matewan National Bank opens in Williamson, WV
- Apr 15, 2000MERGEDThe Matewan National Bank merged into Branch Banking and Trust Company of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 6777 ends; its business continues under certificate 9846.
- TodayOPEN
Truist BankMain office Charlotte, NC · FDIC certificate 9846 · 1,928 offices in 18 states on June 30, 2026Every Truist Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.Truist.com
If you still have something from The Matewan National Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows The Matewan National Bank as lienholder, start with Truist 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 Truist Bank to search for the account under the name The Matewan National 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 Truist Bank which branch now holds boxes from the The Matewan National 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
23 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 7 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 233 Wyndale RoadAbingdon, VA | OpenTruist Bank |
| 250 E 2nd AveWilliamson, WV | OpenTruist Bank |
| 1447 Smoot AvenueDanville, WV | OpenTruist Bank |
| 300 N Mayo TrlPaintsville, KY | OpenTruist Bank |
| US Route 52 Main StreetGilbert, WV | OpenTruist Bank |
| 120 Logan StreetKermit, WV | OpenTruist Bank |
| 80 Riverview AveLogan, WV | OpenTruist Bank |
| 99 Medical PlazaWhitesburg, KY | No longer reported |
| 164 Main StreetPikeville, KY | No longer reported |
| 14793 Regina Belcher HwyElkhorn City, KY | No longer reported |
| 5620 Robinson Creek RoadRobinson Creek, KY | No longer reported |
| 38768 Hwy 194 EastPhelps, KY | No longer reported |
| 234 Town Mountain TrailPikeville, KY | No longer reported |
| 2689 Thompson PlazaSouth Williamson, KY | No longer reported |
| 216 Glynnview PlazaPrestonsburg, KY | No longer reported |
| 654 Pittston RoadLebanon, VA | No longer reported |
| 901 East Fincastle TurnpikeTazewell, VA | No longer reported |
| 201 Suffolk AvenueRichlands, VA | No longer reported |
| 401 Mate StreetMatewan, WV | No longer reported |
| Route 65, Helena AvenueDelbarton, WV | No longer reported |
| Route 83 and Roue 460Vansant, VA | No longer reported |
| 201 Suffolk AvenueRichlands, VA | No longer reported |
| 323-325 Stratton StreetLogan, WV | No longer reported |
Banks folded into The Matewan National Bank
3 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Matewan National Bank/KentuckyPikeville, KY | Sep 19, 1997 |
| Gilbert Bank and Trust CompanyGilbert, WV | Dec 21, 1987 |
| American National BankLogan, WV | Dec 21, 1987 |
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 6777 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.