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What happened to Bank of Montana, National Association?
Bank of Montana, National Association in Great Falls, MT (earlier called Central Bank of Montana and 1 other name) merged into Norwest Bank Montana, National Association of Billings, MT on Feb 10, 1995. After 1 more change of hands, what was Bank of Montana, National Association 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.
- 1961Central Bank of Montana opens in Great Falls, MT
- Feb 8, 1990renamed Bank of Montana
- Sep 30, 1994renamed Bank of Montana, National Association
- Feb 10, 1995MERGEDBank of Montana, National Association merged into Norwest Bank Montana, National Association of Billings, MT.FDIC certificate 18421 ends; its business continues under certificate 16309.
- Nov 21, 2003MERGEDNorwest Bank Montana, National Association (by then renamed Wells Fargo Bank Montana, National Association) of Billings, MT 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 Bank of Montana, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Bank of 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 Bank of 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 Bank of 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
17 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 7 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 3650 Harrison AveButte, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2215 10th Ave SGreat Falls, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1400 3rd St NwGreat Falls, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2950 Prospect AveHelena, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 135 3rd AveHavre, 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 |
| 5 Main Street NorthRudyard, MT | No longer reported |
| 419 South Main StreetConrad, MT | No longer reported |
| 336 Indiana StreetChinook, MT | No longer reported |
| 1 Johannes AvenueBig Sandy, MT | No longer reported |
| 234 West Main StreetMissoula, MT | No longer reported |
| Main Street and Ryman AvenueMissoula, MT | No longer reported |
| 1000 Tenth Avenue SouthGreat Falls, MT | No longer reported |
| 131 Main StreetShelby, MT | No longer reported |
| 131 Main StreetShelby, MT | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Bank of Montana, National Association
16 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 18 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Bank of Montana ButteButte, MT | Apr 24, 1993 |
| Bank of Montana ShelbyShelby, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Bank of Montana GlasgowGlasgow, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Bank of Montana ChinookChinook, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Bank of Montana Big SandyBig Sandy, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Bank of Montana HavreHavre, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Bank of Montana ValierValier, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Bank of Montana ChesterChester, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Bank of Montana RudyardRudyard, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Bank of Montana HelenaHelena, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Bank of Montana MissoulaMissoula, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Bank of Montana ConradConrad, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Bank of Montana EastsideGreat Falls, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Bank of Montana LewistownLewistown, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Bank of Montana VillageGreat Falls, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Bank of Montana AnacondaAnaconda, MT | Sep 1, 1992 |
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 18421 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.