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What happened to Wells Fargo Bank Montana, National Association?
Wells Fargo Bank Montana, National Association in Billings, MT (earlier called First National Bank and Trust Company and 3 other names) merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD on Nov 21, 2003. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is open today.
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.
- 1945First National Bank and Trust Company opens in Billings, MT
- Jan 1, 1977renamed The First Northwestern National Bank of Billings
- May 1, 1983renamed Norwest Bank Billings, National Association
- Feb 10, 1995renamed Norwest Bank Montana, National Association
- Jul 28, 2000renamed Wells Fargo Bank Montana, National Association
- Nov 21, 2003MERGEDWells Fargo Bank Montana, National Association merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 16309 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 Wells Fargo Bank Montana, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Wells Fargo Bank Montana, National Association 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 Wells Fargo Bank Montana, National Association. 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 Wells Fargo Bank Montana, National Association 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
54 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 21 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 175 N 27th StBillings, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 211 W Main StBozeman, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1800 S Russell StMissoula, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3650 Harrison AveButte, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2350 Us Highway 93 NKalispell, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 350 N Last Chance GulchHelena, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2215 10th Ave SGreat Falls, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2235 Grant RdBillings, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1400 3rd St NwGreat Falls, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1325 Main StBillings, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3553 Union Pacific StMissoula, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1735 Oak StBozeman, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2950 Prospect AveHelena, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 101 2nd Ave SwSidney, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3039 Grand AveBillings, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 215 2nd Ave EKalispell, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 135 3rd AveHavre, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 404 W Broadway StLewistown, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 323 W Park StLivingston, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 623 2nd Ave SGlasgow, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 502 Montana StValier, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 11 East Adams AvenueChester, MT | No longer reported |
| 325 North 9th AvenueForsyth, MT | No longer reported |
| 5 Main Street NorthRudyard, MT | No longer reported |
| 24 South Main StreetBaker, MT | No longer reported |
| 419 South Main StreetConrad, MT | No longer reported |
| 336 Indiana StreetChinook, MT | No longer reported |
| 20 North Montana StreetDillon, MT | No longer reported |
| 202 North Main StreetButte, MT | No longer reported |
| 38 Mullan Road WestSuperior, MT | No longer reported |
| 120 West Park AvenueAnaconda, MT | No longer reported |
| 301 West Main StreetCircle, MT | No longer reported |
| 1 South Broadway AvenueRed Lodge, MT | No longer reported |
| 119 North Broadway AvenueRed Lodge, MT | No longer reported |
| 12 Main StreetRoundup, MT | No longer reported |
| 415 Fuller AveHelena, MT | No longer reported |
| 3151 North Montana AvenueHelena, MT | No longer reported |
| 1 Johannes AvenueBig Sandy, MT | No longer reported |
| 2334 Central AvenueBillings, MT | No longer reported |
| 2513 2nd Avenue NorthBillings, MT | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Wells Fargo Bank Montana, National Association
8 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 37 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Norwest Bank Lewistown, National AssociationLewistown, MT | Feb 10, 1995 |
| Norwest Bank Anaconda-Butte, National AssociationAnaconda, MT | Feb 10, 1995 |
| Norwest Bank Helena, National AssociationHelena, MT | Feb 10, 1995 |
| Norwest Bank Dillon, National AssociationDillon, MT | Feb 10, 1995 |
| Norwest Bank Great Falls, National AssociationGreat Falls, MT | Feb 10, 1995 |
| Norwest Bank Kalispell, National AssociationKalispell, MT | Feb 10, 1995 |
| Bank of Montana, National AssociationGreat Falls, MT | Feb 10, 1995 |
| Montana Bank, National AssociationBillings, MT | Feb 10, 1995 |
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 16309 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.