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What happened to The First National Bank of Santa Fe?
The First National Bank of Santa Fe in Albuquerque, NM (earlier called The First National Bank of Santa Fe and 1 other name) merged into Sunflower Bank, National Association of Dallas, TX on Jun 19, 2017. Sunflower 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.
- 1870The First National Bank of Santa Fe opens in Albuquerque, NM
- Jun 30, 1984renamed Banquest/First National Bank of Santa Fe
- Apr 26, 1988renamed The First National Bank of Santa Fe
- Jun 19, 2017MERGEDThe First National Bank of Santa Fe merged into Sunflower Bank, National Association of Dallas, TX.FDIC certificate 2239 ends; its business continues under certificate 4767.
- TodayOPEN
Sunflower Bank, National AssociationMain office Dallas, TX · FDIC certificate 4767 · 102 offices in 10 states on June 30, 2026Every Sunflower Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.sunflowerbank.com
If you still have something from The First National Bank of Santa Fe
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows The First National Bank of Santa Fe as lienholder, start with Sunflower 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 Sunflower Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name The First National Bank of Santa Fe. 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 Sunflower Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the The First National Bank of Santa Fe 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
31 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 11 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 7300 Jefferson St NeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenSunflower Bank, National Association |
| 62 Lincoln AveSanta Fe, NM | OpenSunflower Bank, National Association |
| 2021 Cerrillos RdSanta Fe, NM | OpenSunflower Bank, National Association |
| 13 Avenida Vista GrandeSanta Fe, NM | OpenSunflower Bank, National Association |
| 790 Main StLimon, CO | OpenThe Eastern Colorado Bank |
| 1910 Trinity DrLos Alamos, NM | OpenSunflower Bank, National Association |
| 516 W Cordova RdSanta Fe, NM | OpenSunflower Bank, National Association |
| 421 N Water StLas Cruces, NM | OpenSunflower Bank, National Association |
| 2535 S Telshor BlvdLas Cruces, NM | OpenSunflower Bank, National Association |
| 6605 Uptown Blvd NEAlbuquerque, NM | OpenSunflower Bank, National Association |
| 615 24th StGolden, CO | OpenSunflower Bank, National Association |
| 1573 Market StDenver, CO | No longer reported |
| 1800 Glenarm Place, Suite 103Denver, CO | No longer reported |
| 2011 Mountain Road, NwAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 2101 Mountain Road Suite BAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 3500 Northrise DrLas Cruces, NM | No longer reported |
| 1672 Hospital DriveSanta Fe, NM | No longer reported |
| 4995 Governor Miles RdSanta Fe, NM | No longer reported |
| 1726 Hover StreetLongmont, CO | No longer reported |
| 3002 Bluff StreetBoulder, CO | No longer reported |
| 601 South Main StreetLongmont, CO | No longer reported |
| 2950 North Garfield AvenueLoveland, CO | No longer reported |
| 8400 E. Crescent Parkway Suite 100Englewood, CO | No longer reported |
| 3650 E. 1st Ave., Suite 100Denver, CO | No longer reported |
| 9361 S. Parker Rd.Parker, CO | No longer reported |
| 1499 W 120th Ave Suite 110Westminster, CO | No longer reported |
| 100 Sandoval StreetSanta Fe, NM | No longer reported |
| 62 Lincoln AvenueSanta Fe, NM | No longer reported |
| 124 West Palace AvenueSanta Fe, NM | No longer reported |
| 1008 Villa Linda MallSanta Fe, NM | No longer reported |
| U.S. Highway 285Pojoaque, NM | No longer reported |
Banks folded into The First National Bank of Santa Fe
3 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 4 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Mile High BanksLongmont, CO | Nov 1, 2013 |
| Bank of the Rio Grande, National AssociationLas Cruces, NM | Nov 1, 2013 |
| FirstBank of BreckenridgeDenver, CO | Mar 14, 2008 |
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 2239 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.