Do you need help locating or contacting the lienholder on your vehicle title? We put together this alphabetical listing of banks, credit unions, and financial/lending institutions that may have gone out of business, merged, changed their name, or been acquired by another financial institution.
Financial Institution Listings
These listings contain:
- The bank, credit union, or financial/lending institution’s name.
- A possible successor (the company that acquired them).
- The financial institution’s address (if available).
- The financial institution’s telephone number (if available).
Other Ways to Find Your Vehicle’s Legal Owner/Lienholder
- Check the Electronic Lien and Title (ELT) Program for participating lienholders.
- Review your loan documents, which may include your financial institution’s main corporate office information.
- Explore the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council website.
- Explore the California Department of Business Oversight website.
- Search the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Failed Bank List.
- Reference your telephone company’s directory assistance or yellow pages.
Contacting Your Financial Institution
When you contact your financial institution, have the following:
- The loan or account number.
- Social security number (SSN) or name of the borrower.
- The name of the registered vehicle owner.
- The vehicle or vessel’s make, model, and vehicle identification number (VIN) or hull identification number (HIN).
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