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What happened to The Drovers & Mechanics Bank?
The Drovers & Mechanics Bank in York, PA (earlier called The Drovers & Mechanics National Bank of York) merged into Fulton Bank of Lancaster, PA on Aug 25, 2001. That bank is now called Fulton Bank, National Association (Lancaster, PA).
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.
- 1883The Drovers & Mechanics National Bank of York opens in York, PA
- Feb 14, 1979renamed The Drovers & Mechanics Bank
- Aug 25, 2001MERGEDThe Drovers & Mechanics Bank merged into Fulton Bank of Lancaster, PA.FDIC certificate 7820 ends; its business continues under certificate 7551.
- TodayOPEN
Fulton Bank, National AssociationMain office Lancaster, PA · FDIC certificate 7551 · 205 offices in 5 states on June 30, 2026Every Fulton Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.fultonbank.com
If you still have something from The Drovers & Mechanics Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows The Drovers & Mechanics Bank as lienholder, start with Fulton 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 Fulton Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name The Drovers & Mechanics 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 Fulton Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the The Drovers & Mechanics 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
22 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 6 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 30 S George StYork, PA | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 1500 Kenneth RdYork, PA | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 185 Memory LnYork, PA | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 2057 S Queen StYork, PA | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 3191 Cape Horn RdRed Lion, PA | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 2220 Old Trail RdEtters, PA | OpenFulton Bank, National Association |
| 30 West Patrick StreetFrederick, MD | No longer reported |
| 599 W Market StHellam, PA | No longer reported |
| 1102 Shrewsbury Commons AveShrewsbury, PA | No longer reported |
| 3183 Susquehanna TrailYork, PA | No longer reported |
| 3 South Main StreetDover, PA | No longer reported |
| 905 Indian Rock Dam RoadYork, PA | No longer reported |
| 3123 N. George StreetEmigsville, PA | No longer reported |
| 1750 Loucks RoadYork, PA | No longer reported |
| 2415 East Market StreetYork, PA | No longer reported |
| Routes 15 & Spring LaneDillsburg, PA | No longer reported |
| Pauline DriveYork Township, PA | No longer reported |
| Mt. Rose Avenue & Albermarle StreetSpring Garden Township, PA | No longer reported |
| Pennsylvania Avenue & Landvalle St.York Haven, PA | No longer reported |
| 200 Memory LaneSpringettsbury Township, PA | No longer reported |
| 2 East Main StreetWindsor, PA | No longer reported |
| 1120 Roosevelt AvenueWest Manchester Township, PA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into The Drovers & Mechanics Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| York Haven State BankYork Haven, PA | May 31, 1978 |
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 7820 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.