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What happened to Pacific Northwest Bank?
Pacific Northwest Bank in Seattle, WA merged into InterWest Bank of Oak Harbor, WA on Jul 1, 2000. After 1 more change of hands, what was Pacific Northwest Bank 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.
- 1988Pacific Northwest Bank opens in Seattle, WA
- Jul 1, 2000MERGEDPacific Northwest Bank merged into InterWest Bank of Oak Harbor, WA.FDIC certificate 27346 ends; its business continues under certificate 30887.
- Apr 24, 2004MERGEDInterWest Bank (by then renamed Pacific Northwest Bank) of Oak Harbor, WA merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 30887 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 Pacific Northwest Bank
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Pacific Northwest Bank 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 Pacific Northwest 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the Pacific Northwest 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
15 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 4 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 101 University WayEllensburg, WA | OpenCashmere Valley Bank |
| 401 N Kellogg StKennewick, WA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 6400 196th St SwLynnwood, WA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1488 Olney Ave SePort Orchard, WA | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1554 Fairgrounds North EastBremerton, WA | No longer reported |
| 127 West Yakima AvenueYakima, WA | No longer reported |
| 5800 Summitview AvenueYakima, WA | No longer reported |
| 301 South 11th AvenueYakima, WA | No longer reported |
| 303 East Railroad StreetCle Elum, WA | No longer reported |
| 101 1/2 North Second StreetRoslyn, WA | No longer reported |
| 7109 Pioneer WayGig Harbor, WA | No longer reported |
| 11100 Northeast EighthBellevue, WA | No longer reported |
| 1140 W Meecker StreetKent, WA | No longer reported |
| 1111 Third Avenue, Suite 250Seattle, WA | No longer reported |
| 120 North Fair AvenueYakima, WA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Pacific Northwest Bank
3 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Kittitas Valley Bank, National AssociationEllensburg, WA | Jan 3, 2000 |
| Pioneer National BankYakima, WA | Jan 22, 1999 |
| First National Bank of Port OrchardPort Orchard, WA | Oct 15, 1998 |
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 27346 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.