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What happened to People's Savings Bank of Brockton?
People's Savings Bank of Brockton in South Easton, MA merged into First Federal Savings Bank of America of Fall River, MA on Mar 1, 2002. After 2 more changes of hands, what was People's Savings Bank of Brockton is today part of Santander Bank, N.A. (Wilmington, DE).
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.
- 1895People's Savings Bank of Brockton opens in South Easton, MA
- Mar 1, 2002MERGEDPeople's Savings Bank of Brockton merged into First Federal Savings Bank of America of Fall River, MA.FDIC certificate 90171 ends; its business continues under certificate 30294.
- May 14, 2004MERGEDFirst Federal Savings Bank of America of Fall River, MA merged into Webster Bank, National Association of Stamford, CT.FDIC certificate 30294 ends; its business continues under certificate 18221.
- Aug 20, 2026MERGEDWebster Bank, National Association of Stamford, CT merged into Santander Bank, N.A. of Wilmington, DE.FDIC certificate 18221 ends; its business continues under certificate 29950.
- TodayOPEN
Santander Bank, N.A.Main office Wilmington, DE · FDIC certificate 29950 · 368 offices in 9 states on June 30, 2026Every Santander Bank, N.A. office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.santander.com
If you still have something from People's Savings Bank of Brockton
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows People's Savings Bank of Brockton as lienholder, start with Santander Bank, N.A.. 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 Santander Bank, N.A. to search for the account under the name People's Savings Bank of Brockton. 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 Santander Bank, N.A. which branch now holds boxes from the People's Savings Bank of Brockton 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
15 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 5 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 686 Dartmouth StSouth Dartmouth, MA | OpenWebster Bank, National Association |
| 719 Belmont StBrockton, MA | OpenWebster Bank, National Association |
| 28 County RdMattapoisett, MA | OpenWebster Bank, National Association |
| 700 Washington StStoughton, MA | OpenWebster Bank, National Association |
| 220 Oak StBrockton, MA | OpenWebster Bank, National Association |
| 545 Pleasant StreetNew Bedford, MA | No longer reported |
| 291 Winthrop StreetTaunton, MA | No longer reported |
| 84 Copeland DriveMansfield, MA | No longer reported |
| 73 Belmont StreetSouth Easton, MA | No longer reported |
| 747 Centre StreetBrockton, MA | No longer reported |
| 2206 Acushnet AvenueNew Bedford, MA | No longer reported |
| 33 Weir StreetTaunton, MA | No longer reported |
| 478 Middleboro AvenueEast Taunton, MA | No longer reported |
| 580 Washington StreetSouth Easton, MA | No longer reported |
| 25 Westgate MallBrockton, MA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into People's Savings Bank of Brockton
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Bank of Taunton, A Co-operative BankTaunton, MA | May 11, 1995 |
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 90171 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.