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What happened to Pennstar Bank, National Association?
Pennstar Bank, National Association in Lake Ariel, PA (earlier called The First National Bank of Lake Ariel and 1 other name) merged into NBT Bank, National Association of Norwich, NY on Mar 16, 2001. NBT Bank, National Association is open today.
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.
- 1910The First National Bank of Lake Ariel opens in Lake Ariel, PA
- May 10, 1993renamed La Bank, National Association
- Nov 11, 2000renamed Pennstar Bank, National Association
- Mar 16, 2001MERGEDPennstar Bank, National Association merged into NBT Bank, National Association of Norwich, NY.FDIC certificate 7549 ends; its business continues under certificate 7230.
- TodayOPEN
NBT Bank, National AssociationMain office Norwich, NY · FDIC certificate 7230 · 175 offices in 7 states on June 30, 2026Every NBT Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.nbtbank.com
If you still have something from Pennstar Bank, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Pennstar Bank, National Association as lienholder, start with NBT 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 NBT Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name Pennstar 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 NBT Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Pennstar 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
27 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 13 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 318 E Grove StClarks Green, PA | OpenNBT Bank, National Association |
| 575 Easton TurnpikeHamlin, PA | OpenNBT Bank, National Association |
| 214 W Harford St, Unit 1Milford, PA | OpenNBT Bank, National Association |
| 130 N Keyser AveScranton, PA | OpenNBT Bank, National Association |
| 2547 Route 6Hawley, PA | OpenThe Honesdale National Bank |
| 171 N Wilkes Barre BlvdWilkes Barre, PA | OpenNBT Bank, National Association |
| 1456 Lake Ariel HwyLake Ariel, PA | OpenNBT Bank, National Association |
| 685 Scranton Carbondale HwyEynon, PA | OpenNBT Bank, National Association |
| 1079 Pennsylvania 390Mountainhome, PA | OpenNBT Bank, National Association |
| 1008 Main StNewfoundland, PA | OpenNBT Bank, National Association |
| 801 S Main StTaylor, PA | OpenNBT Bank, National Association |
| 1197 Mount Cobb RdMount Cobb, PA | OpenNBT Bank, National Association |
| 100 Lcpl Jacob Beisel RdLackawaxen, PA | OpenThe Honesdale National Bank |
| 101 Pocono DriveMilford, PA | No longer reported |
| Lords Valley H.c. #8Blooming Grove Township, PA | No longer reported |
| 2600 Milford RoadMarshalls Creek, PA | No longer reported |
| Route 611Tannersville, PA | No longer reported |
| 300 Lackawanna AvenueScranton, PA | No longer reported |
| 117 Meadow AvenueScranton, PA | No longer reported |
| 409 Lackawanna AvenueScranton, PA | No longer reported |
| Route 6, Ames PlazaCarbondale, PA | No longer reported |
| 247 Wyoming AvenueKingston, PA | No longer reported |
| 4 Public SquareWilkes-Barre, PA | No longer reported |
| Route 739Lords Valley, PA | No longer reported |
| 777 Old Willow AvenueHonesdale, PA | No longer reported |
| 900 Commerce Boulevard, Suite 1Dickson City, PA | No longer reported |
| Merchants Plaza, Rt 611Tannersville, PA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Pennstar Bank, National Association
2 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 3 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Pioneer American Bank, National AssociationCarbondale, PA | Dec 9, 2000 |
| The Pocono BankMilford, PA | Apr 24, 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 7549 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.