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What happened to Harris Trust/Bank of Montreal?
Harris Trust/Bank of Montreal in West Palm Beach, FL merged into The Harris Bank National Association of Scottsdale, AZ on Mar 3, 2003. After 1 more change of hands, what was Harris Trust/Bank of Montreal is today part of BMO Bank National Association (Chicago, IL).
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.
- 1982Harris Trust/Bank of Montreal opens in West Palm Beach, FL
- Mar 3, 2003MERGEDHarris Trust/Bank of Montreal merged into The Harris Bank National Association of Scottsdale, AZ.FDIC certificate 91247 ends; its business continues under certificate 24960.
- Jul 5, 2011MERGEDThe Harris Bank National Association of Scottsdale, AZ merged into BMO Harris Bank National Association of Chicago, IL.FDIC certificate 24960 ends; its business continues under certificate 16571.
- TodayOPEN
BMO Bank National AssociationMain office Chicago, IL · FDIC certificate 16571 · 988 offices in 23 states on June 30, 2026Every BMO Bank National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bmo.com
If you still have something from Harris Trust/Bank of Montreal
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Harris Trust/Bank of Montreal as lienholder, start with BMO 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 BMO Bank National Association to search for the account under the name Harris Trust/Bank of Montreal. 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 BMO Bank National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Harris Trust/Bank of Montreal 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
5 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 1 is still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 15221 S Tamiami TrlFort Myers, FL | OpenFifth Third Bank, National Association |
| 777 South Flagler Drive, Suite 140-EWest Palm Beach, FL | No longer reported |
| 4040 Gulf Shore Boulevard NorthNaples, FL | No longer reported |
| 2033 Main Street, Suite 200Sarasota, FL | No longer reported |
| 2940 Cardinal DriveVero Beach, FL | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Harris Trust/Bank of Montreal
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Village Banc of NaplesNaples, FL | Jul 1, 2000 |
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 91247 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.