Baird Savings Association
| Status: | Inactive as of 07/31/1980 |
| Merger - Without Assistance | |
| Successor Bank: | Home Unity Savings and Loan Association |
| Headquarters: | Baird Savings Association 161 W Dekalb Pike King Of Prussia, PA 19406 |
| Established: | 01/01/1904 |
| FDIC Insurance: | 06/18/1938 |
| FDIC Cert: | #28909 |
| Charter Class: |
History
| 1904-01-01 | Institution established: Original name:Baird Savings Association | |
| 1980-07-31 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Home Unity Savings and Loan Association (28867) in LAFAYETTE HILL, PA | |
| 1982-04-30 | Acquired Intercounty Savings Association (30234) in BLUE BELL, PA | |
| 1986-12-31 | Changed organization type to STOCK SAVINGS & LOAN | |
| 1992-06-04 | Placed into government conservatorship. | |
| 1992-06-04 | Failed, went into receivership, and then became part of Home Unity Federal Savings and Loan Association (33605) | |
| 1992-06-04 | Institution established: Original name:Home Unity Federal Savings and Loan Association (33605) | |
| 1993-08-27 | Acquired after government financial assistance and subsequently operated as part of Sovereign Bank, A Federal Savings Bank (29950) | |
| 1993-08-27 | Government conservatorship or bridge bank resolved. | |
| 1993-11-06 | Acquired Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association (27687) in EASTON, PA | |
| 1994-08-05 | Acquired Shadow Lawn Savings Bank, SLA (30042) in LONG BRANCH, NJ | |
| 1994-10-31 | Acquired Charter Federal Savings Bank (30653) in RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP, NJ | |
| 1996-05-31 | Acquired West Jersey Community Bank (32913) in FAIRFIELD, NJ | |
| 1996-12-23 | Changed name to Sovereign Bank (29950) | |
| 1997-02-19 | Acquired First Dewitt Bank (30198) in WEST CALDWELL, NJ | |
| 1997-03-31 | Acquired Sovereign Community Bank (27323) in FREEHOLD, NJ | |
| 1997-08-30 | Acquired Bankers Savings (12029) in PERTH AMBOY, NJ | |
| 1998-03-01 | Acquired Main Line Bank (29628) in VILLANOVA, PA | |
| 1998-07-31 | Acquired First Home Savings Bank, F.S.B. (31771) in PENNSVILLE, NJ | |
| 1998-07-31 | Acquired Carnegie Bank, National Association (27194) in LANGHORNE, PA | |
| 1999-06-30 | Change trust powers from TRUST POWERS NOT GRANTED to FULL TRUST POWERS GRANTED | |
| 1999-06-30 | Acquired Trenton Savings Bank FSB (12009) in LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ | |
| 2002-03-08 | Acquired Main Street Bank (27104) in READING, PA | |
| 2002-05-03 | Acquired Sovereign Trust Company (33208) in MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ | |
| 2004-02-06 | Acquired First Essex Bank (90219) in LAWRENCE, MA | |
| 2004-07-23 | Acquired Nantucket Bank (22055) in NANTUCKET, MA | |
| 2004-07-23 | Acquired Compass Bank for Savings (23291) in NEW BEDFORD, MA | |
| 2005-02-11 | Acquired Waypoint Bank (30174) in HARRISBURG, PA | |
| 2006-09-09 | Acquired Independence Community Bank (16018) in BROOKLYN, NY | |
| 2011-06-20 | Moved bank headquarters from LAFAYETTE HILL, PA to WILMINGTON, DE | |
| 2011-07-21 | Changed primary regulatory agency from OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION to COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY | |
| 2012-01-26 | Changed institution class to INSURED COMMERCIAL BANK, NATIONAL, MEMBER FRS | |
| 2012-01-26 | Changed organization type to COMMERCIAL BANK | |
| 2012-01-26 | Changed name to Sovereign Bank, National Association (29950) | |
| 2013-10-17 | Changed name to Santander Bank, N.A. (29950) |