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What happened to United New Mexico Bank?
United New Mexico Bank in Albuquerque, NM (earlier called New Mexico State Bank and 3 other names) merged into Norwest Bank New Mexico, National Association of Albuquerque, NM on Oct 3, 1994. After 1 more change of hands, what was United New Mexico Bank 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.
- 1941New Mexico State Bank opens in Albuquerque, NM
- Oct 30, 1950renamed Bank of New Mexico
- Jun 1, 1981renamed First Interstate Bank of Albuquerque
- May 28, 1991renamed United New Mexico Bank at Albuquerque
- Jun 17, 1991renamed United New Mexico Bank
- Oct 3, 1994MERGEDUnited New Mexico Bank merged into Norwest Bank New Mexico, National Association of Albuquerque, NM.FDIC certificate 15828 ends; its business continues under certificate 2252.
- Feb 20, 2004MERGEDNorwest Bank New Mexico, National Association (by then renamed Wells Fargo Bank New Mexico, National Association) of Albuquerque, NM merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 2252 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 United New Mexico Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows United New Mexico Bank 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 United New Mexico Bank. 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 United New Mexico Bank 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
27 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 13 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 11199 Montgomery Blvd NeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4110 Meadowlark Ln SeRio Rancho, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 9390 Coors Blvd NwAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3401 Coors Blvd NwAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3022 Central Ave SeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4411 Carlisle Blvd NeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1800 Eubank Blvd NeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1406 Bridge Blvd SwAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 156 Juan Tabo Blvd NeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 550 San Mateo Blvd SeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 239 W Highway 550Bernalillo, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 316 W 2nd StPortales, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 6381 South Main StreetCuba, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4341 Corrales RdCorrales, NM | No longer reported |
| 7412 Jefferson Street NortheastAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 7827 Fourth Street, N.W.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 5555 Montgomery Boulevard, N.E.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 8001 Gibson Boulevard SoutheastAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 7530 Montgomery Boulevard, NAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 2200 Sunport Blvd SeAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 4624 Fourth Street, N. W.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 1910 Wyoming Boulevard, N.E.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 2155 Louisiana Boulevard, N.E.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 320 Gold Avenue, S.W.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 550 San Mateo, S.E.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 1048 Paseo De PeraltaSanta Fe, NM | No longer reported |
| 770 St. Michaels DriveSanta Fe, NM | No longer reported |
Banks folded into United New Mexico Bank
3 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 7 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| United New Mexico Bank at Santa Fe, National AssociationSanta Fe, NM | Mar 31, 1993 |
| United New Mexico Bank at AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, NM | May 28, 1991 |
| New Mexico National BankAlbuquerque, NM | Jul 17, 1986 |
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 15828 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.