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What happened to First Union Bank of Connecticut?
First Union Bank of Connecticut in Stamford, CT (earlier called Union Trust Company and 1 other name) merged into First Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC on Jul 31, 1997. After 2 more changes of hands, what was First Union Bank of Connecticut is today part of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Sioux Falls, SD).
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.
- 1868Union Trust Company opens in Stamford, CT
- Jan 20, 1995renamed First Fidelity Bank
- Jan 1, 1996renamed First Union Bank of Connecticut
- Jul 31, 1997MERGEDFirst Union Bank of Connecticut merged into First Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 9230 ends; its business continues under certificate 4885.
- Feb 26, 1998MERGEDFirst Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC merged into First Union National Bank of Charlotte, NC.FDIC certificate 4885 ends; its business continues under certificate 33869.
- Mar 20, 2010MERGEDFirst Union National Bank (by then renamed Wachovia Bank, National Association) of Charlotte, NC merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 33869 ends; its business continues under certificate 3511.
- TodayOPEN
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationMain office Sioux Falls, SD · FDIC certificate 3511 · 4,157 offices in 40 states on June 30, 2026Every Wells Fargo Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.wellsfargo.com
If you still have something from First Union Bank of Connecticut
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First Union Bank of Connecticut as lienholder, start with Wells Fargo 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name First Union Bank of Connecticut. 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the First Union Bank of Connecticut 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
116 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 42 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 60 6th StStamford, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 137 W Putnam AveGreenwich, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1 Eagle RdDanbury, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1 Padanaram RdDanbury, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 422 Post Rd EWestport, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 820 E Main StMeriden, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 190 Sound Beach AveOld Greenwich, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 628 Straits TpkeWatertown, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 667 Connecticut AveNorwalk, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 80 Washington AveNorth Haven, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2100 Dixwell AveHamden, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2115 Black Rock TpkeFairfield, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 311 Highland AveCheshire, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 872 N Colony RdWallingford, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 637 West AveNorwalk, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 60 Hawley LnTrumbull, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 600 Boston Post RdMadison, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 320 Coram AveShelton, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 840 Main StBranford, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 211 Main StAnsonia, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 30 State House SqHartford, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 44 Old Ridgefield RdWilton, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 800 Wolcott StWaterbury, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1211 High Ridge RdStamford, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 44 Jerome AveBloomfield, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 152 Main StNew Canaan, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 215 Cherry StMilford, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 665 Boston Post RdOld Saybrook, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 368 Main StRidgefield, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 260 Amity RdWoodbridge, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 597 Elm StStamford, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 26 Church Hill RdNewtown, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 339 Hemingway AveEast Haven, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 310 Heights RdDarien, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 66 Waterbury RdProspect, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 815 Wolcott RdWolcott, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 11 Klarides Village DrSeymour, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 220 Glenville RdGreenwich, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 597 Campbell AveWest Haven, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 297 Boston Post RdOrange, CT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
Banks folded into First Union Bank of Connecticut
8 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 20 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| CenterbankWaterbury, CT | Nov 14, 1996 |
| Greenwich Federal Savings and Loan AssociationGreenwich, CT | Feb 1, 1994 |
| The Merchants Bank and Trust CompanyNorwalk, CT | Feb 1, 1991 |
| Community Federal Savings AssociationBridgeport, CT | Sep 14, 1990 |
| Citizens National Bank of SouthingtonSouthington, CT | Sep 24, 1988 |
| Security TrustBloomfield, CT | Aug 12, 1988 |
| Union Trust Company of BridgeportBridgeport, CT | Apr 1, 1981 |
| The Winthrop Bank and Trust CompanyNew London, CT | Sep 11, 1972 |
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 9230 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.