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What happened to Community First National Bank?
Community First National Bank in Cheyenne, WY (earlier called Cheyenne National Bank and 5 other names) merged into Community First National Bank of Fargo, ND on Aug 29, 2000. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Community First National Bank is today part of BMO Bank National Association (Chicago, IL).
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.
- 1960Cheyenne National Bank opens in Cheyenne, WY
- Dec 31, 1976renamed First Wyoming Bank, N.A. - Cheyenne
- Dec 23, 1986renamed First Wyoming Bank - Cheyenne
- Jan 1, 1989renamed Key Bank of Wyoming - 18th Street and Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82
- May 31, 1991renamed Key Bank of Wyoming
- Jan 13, 1997renamed KeyBank National Association
- Jul 14, 1997renamed Community First National Bank
- Aug 29, 2000MERGEDCommunity First National Bank merged into Community First National Bank of Fargo, ND.FDIC certificate 18160 ends; its business continues under certificate 3924.
- Dec 3, 2004MERGEDCommunity First National Bank of Fargo, ND merged into Bank of the West of San Francisco, CA.FDIC certificate 3924 ends; its business continues under certificate 3514.
- Feb 2, 2023MERGEDBank of the West of San Francisco, CA merged into BMO Harris Bank National Association of Chicago, IL.FDIC certificate 3514 ends; its business continues under certificate 16571.
- TodayOPEN
BMO Bank National AssociationMain office Chicago, IL · FDIC certificate 16571 · 988 offices in 23 states on June 30, 2026Every BMO Bank National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.bmo.com
If you still have something from Community First National Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Community First National Bank as lienholder, start with BMO 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 BMO Bank National Association to search for the account under the name Community First National 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 BMO Bank National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Community First National 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
28 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 17 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 2200 E LincolnwayCheyenne, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 160 W Pearl AveJackson, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 801 Pine AveKemmerer, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 10 Shoshone AveGreen River, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 848 Main StEvanston, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 1515 Dell Range BlvdCheyenne, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 440 Budd AveBig Piney, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 1130 Sheridan AveCody, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 300 S Wolcott StCasper, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 2 N Main StSheridan, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 123 E Main StRiverton, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 222 E Garfield StLaramie, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 302 N 1st StSaratoga, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 303 Main StLander, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 231 S Main StLusk, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 240 S 4th StDouglas, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 611 9th StWheatland, WY | OpenBMO Bank National Association |
| 220 4th StRawlins, WY | No longer reported |
| 1800 Carey AvenueCheyenne, WY | No longer reported |
| 5538 Yellowstone RdCheyenne, WY | No longer reported |
| 1026 Park AvenueMeeteetse, WY | No longer reported |
| 105 East 2nd StreetPowell, WY | No longer reported |
| 2126 East A StreetTorrington, WY | No longer reported |
| 520 East Boxelder RoadGillette, WY | No longer reported |
| Latigo Hills Shopping MallWright, WY | No longer reported |
| 200 North Center StreetRock Springs, WY | No longer reported |
| 120 North 7th StreetWorland, WY | No longer reported |
| 410 Se Wyoming BlvdCasper, WY | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Community First National Bank
7 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 36 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Key Bank of Wyoming - Corner - Midwest and Wolcott, Casper, Wyoming 8260Casper, WY | May 31, 1991 |
| Key Bank of Wyoming - 120 West Pearl, Jackson, Wyoming 83001Jackson, WY | May 31, 1991 |
| Key Bank of Wyoming - 200 North Center Street, Rock Springs, Wyoming 829Rock Springs, WY | May 31, 1991 |
| Key Bank of Wyoming - 123 East Main, Riverton, Wyoming 82501Riverton, WY | May 31, 1991 |
| Key Bank of Wyoming - 2126 East A Street, Torrington, Wyoming 82240Torrington, WY | Oct 5, 1989 |
| First Wyoming Bank - East CheyenneCheyenne, WY | Jan 1, 1989 |
| First Wyoming Bank-North CheyenneCheyenne, WY | Jan 1, 1989 |
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 18160 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.