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What happened to Norwest Bank Texas, South Central?
Norwest Bank Texas, South Central in Victoria, TX (earlier called Victoria Bank and Trust Company) merged into Norwest Bank Texas, National Association of San Antonio, TX on Nov 22, 1997. After 1 more change of hands, what was Norwest Bank Texas, South Central 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.
- 1875Victoria Bank and Trust Company opens in Victoria, TX
- Jul 11, 1996renamed Norwest Bank Texas, South Central
- Nov 22, 1997MERGEDNorwest Bank Texas, South Central merged into Norwest Bank Texas, National Association of San Antonio, TX.FDIC certificate 16931 ends; its business continues under certificate 14533.
- Nov 21, 2003MERGEDNorwest Bank Texas, National Association (by then renamed Wells Fargo Bank Texas, National Association) of San Antonio, TX merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 14533 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 Norwest Bank Texas, South Central
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Norwest Bank Texas, South Central 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 Norwest Bank Texas, South Central. 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 Norwest Bank Texas, South Central 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
63 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 37 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 111 Congress AveAustin, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 10900 Research BlvdAustin, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 7107 N Navarro StVictoria, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3000 Briarcrest DrBryan, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3738 Bee Caves RdAustin, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1801 Rock Prairie RdCollege Station, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3601 Far West BlvdAustin, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 123 N Edward Gary StSan Marcos, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 505 Round Rock AveRound Rock, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 13749 Research BlvdAustin, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 200 Southwest Pkwy ECollege Station, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3105 Windsor RdAustin, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 808 Main StBastrop, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1601 W 35th StAustin, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 7101 W Highway 71Austin, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1634 State Highway 46 WNew Braunfels, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 401 W Mercer StDripping Springs, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1101 Buchanan DrBurnet, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 601 S 14th StKingsville, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 501 S Congress AveAustin, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 14650 Ranch Road 12Wimberley, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 425 W Oaklawn RdPleasanton, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 800 N Loop 274Angleton, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 502 N Austin StRockport, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1901 W William Cannon DrAustin, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 6501 Airport BlvdAustin, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 307 N Esplanade StCuero, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 707 Lyons AveSchulenburg, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1201 N Main StVictoria, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 331 N Sunset Strip StKenedy, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1825 S Pleasant Valley RdAustin, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1121 Fm 2673Canyon Lake, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 939 Ranch Road 1431Kingsland, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1106 E Sarah Dewitt DrGonzales, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 360 S State Highway123 BypassSeguin, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 699 State Highway 35 SPort Lavaca, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 659 Cibolo Valley DrCibolo, TX | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 102 W Hwy 87Smiley, TX | No longer reported |
| Highway 29 and Rural Route 1431Buchanan Dam, TX | No longer reported |
| 2740 Mccain StreetKingsville, TX | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Norwest Bank Texas, South Central
19 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 55 charters end up inside it.
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 16931 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.