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What happened to First Interstate Bank of Oregon, National Association?
First Interstate Bank of Oregon, National Association in Portland, OR (earlier called First National Bank of Oregon) merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD on Jun 1, 1996. 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.
- 1865First National Bank of Oregon opens in Portland, OR
- Jun 1, 1981renamed First Interstate Bank of Oregon, National Association
- Jun 1, 1996MERGEDFirst Interstate Bank of Oregon, National Association merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 2915 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 First Interstate Bank of Oregon, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows First Interstate Bank of Oregon, 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 First Interstate Bank of Oregon, 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 First Interstate Bank of Oregon, 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
164 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 62 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1600 Centennial BlvdSpringfield, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 12072 Se Sunnyside RdClackamas, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1320 E Mcandrews RdMedford, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2645 Ne Town Center DrBeaverton, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 11601 Sw Beaverton Hillsdale HwyBeaverton, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 635 Sw 6th AvePortland, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 6785 Sw Beaverton Hillsdale HwyPortland, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 235 Nw Monroe AveCorvallis, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1701 Nw Garden Valley BlvdRoseburg, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 205 Ne 6th StGrants Pass, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 11760 Sw Hall BlvdTigard, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 200 N BroadwayCoos Bay, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2100 Pacific Blvd SeAlbany, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 960 Nw Wall StBend, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1751 Molalla AveOregon City, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 18975 Sw Martinazzi AveTualatin, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4233 Ne Sandy BlvdPortland, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3782 Se Hawthorne BlvdPortland, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 7615 Sw 13th AvePortland, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 14500 Se Mcloughlin BlvdMilwaukie, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 67 E Main StAshland, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 721 Chetco AveBrookings, OR | OpenColumbia Bank |
| 1218 Commercial StAstoria, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1590 Coburg RdEugene, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1610 Ne 122nd AvePortland, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2809 S 6th StKlamath Falls, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 8334 N Denver AvePortland, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1111 NE Broadway StreetPortland, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 5444 Se 82nd AvePortland, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 9200 Sw Washington Square RdTigard, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 522 A AveLake Oswego, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 150 Nw 2nd AveCanby, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 150 Se 10th AveHillsboro, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2065 River RdEugene, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 844 Ne 3rd StBend, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 12005 Se Division StPortland, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 6646 Se Milwaukie AvePortland, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 400 E 3rd StThe Dalles, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3625 Se Cesar E Chavez BlvdPortland, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1128 S Riverside AveMedford, OR | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
Banks folded into First Interstate Bank of Oregon, National Association
4 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Jefferson State BankMedford, OR | May 12, 1989 |
| Timber Community BankRoseburg, OR | Dec 19, 1986 |
| Canby Union BankCanby, OR | Feb 1, 1986 |
| Bank of the NorthwestEugene, OR | Aug 31, 1984 |
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 2915 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.