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What happened to Wells Fargo Bank Arizona, National Association?
Wells Fargo Bank Arizona, National Association in Phoenix, AZ (earlier called First American National Bank and 1 other name) merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD on Feb 20, 2004. 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.
- 1965First American National Bank opens in Phoenix, AZ
- Nov 10, 1995renamed Norwest Bank Arizona, National Association
- Mar 24, 2000renamed Wells Fargo Bank Arizona, National Association
- Feb 20, 2004MERGEDWells Fargo Bank Arizona, National Association merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 19501 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 Arizona, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Wells Fargo Bank Arizona, 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 Arizona, 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 Arizona, 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
329 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 121 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 305 E Main StMesa, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 8675 N Scottsdale RdScottsdale, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2 N Central AvePhoenix, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1100 W Queen Creek RdChandler, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 12641 N Tatum BlvdPhoenix, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 8991 E Mountain View RdScottsdale, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 64 E Broadway RdTempe, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3755 W Cortaro Farms RdTucson, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1601 Mcculloch Blvd NLake Havasu City, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 23405 N Scottsdale RdScottsdale, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 9928 W Bell RdSun City, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 6770 E Camelback RdScottsdale, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 700 N Gilbert RdGilbert, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 15760 N Frank Lloyd Wright BlvdScottsdale, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 6270 N Oracle RdTucson, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4823 E Ray RdPhoenix, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 825 Miller Valley RdPrescott, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 5532 E State Route 69Prescott Valley, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1751 Highway 95Bullhead City, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 850 E Greenway PkwyPhoenix, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 5120 S Lakeshore DrTempe, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 14595 N Scottsdale RdScottsdale, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 14139 W Indian School RdGoodyear, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1200 S Milton RdFlagstaff, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3402 W Bell RdPhoenix, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 41830 N. Gavilan Peak ParwayAnthem, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 321 W Mariposa RdNogales, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 5050 N 24th StPhoenix, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 8670 S Mcclintock DrTempe, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 34502 N Scottsdale RdScottsdale, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 20369 N 59th AveGlendale, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4323 W Peoria AveGlendale, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2825 N Campbell AveTucson, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1333 S Alma School RdMesa, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 5815 N 19th AvePhoenix, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3002 N Central AvePhoenix, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3495 W Chandler BlvdChandler, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2655 N Power RdMesa, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1701 E Speedway BlvdTucson, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4402 E Thomas RdPhoenix, AZ | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
Banks folded into Wells Fargo Bank Arizona, National Association
2 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 11 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Bank of ArizonaScottsdale, AZ | Nov 21, 1998 |
| Norwest Bank Arizona, National AssociationPhoenix, AZ | Nov 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 19501 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.