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What happened to Community Banks of the Rockies?
Community Banks of the Rockies in La Jara, CO (earlier called The First National Bank of La Jara and 2 other names) merged into Community Banks of Colorado of Greenwood Village, CO on Sep 30, 2004. After 1 more change of hands, what was Community Banks of the Rockies is today part of NBH Bank (Greenwood Village, CO).
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.
- 1910The First National Bank of La Jara opens in La Jara, CO
- Apr 30, 1995renamed First Western National Bank
- Apr 10, 2002renamed Community Banks of the Rockies, National Association
- Jul 1, 2002renamed Community Banks of the Rockies
- Sep 30, 2004MERGEDCommunity Banks of the Rockies merged into Community Banks of Colorado of Greenwood Village, CO.FDIC certificate 3032 ends; its business continues under certificate 21132.
- Oct 21, 2011FAILEDCommunity Banks of Colorado of Greenwood Village, CO failed, and Bank Midwest, National Association of Greenwood Village, CO took it over.FDIC certificate 21132 ends; its business continues under certificate 59052.
- TodayOPEN
NBH BankMain office Greenwood Village, CO · FDIC certificate 59052 · 92 offices in 9 states on June 30, 2026Every NBH Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.nbhbank.com
If you still have something from Community Banks of the Rockies
A lien that was never released
Community Banks of Colorado failed on Oct 21, 2011. For a failed bank placed in FDIC receivership, the FDIC may be able to issue the lien release, if the loan was paid off to the bank before it failed or to the FDIC afterward. The FDIC says that where a failed bank had an acquirer, its records in most cases went to that acquirer. Here the chain from the acquirer leads to NBH Bank, which is worth asking too.
Requests go through the FDIC Information and Support Center with the recorded mortgage or title, and proof of payoff. The FDIC says to allow 30 business days once it has every document, and does not take requests by phone or email. Questions: FDIC Resolution Inquiries, 888-206-4662, 8am–4pm Central on weekdays.
An old account, passbook or CD
When a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, insured depositors become its customers right away (here, Bank Midwest, National Association). Start with NBH Bank, and ask them to search under the name Community Banks of the Rockies.
For failures since mid-1993 the law sets a clock: insured deposits not claimed within 18 months of the FDIC starting to pay depositors are offered to the state of the depositor's last known address on the bank's records. If the state takes them, the owner has 10 years to claim there before the money returns to the FDIC. Check FDIC unclaimed funds search and that state's unclaimed-property program.
A safe deposit box
The FDIC says that when a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, the branches usually reopen the next business day with box access. Today, ask NBH Bank. A box abandoned for years may have been 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 |
|---|---|
| 501 Main StLa Jara, CO | OpenNBH Bank |
| 2061 Main StAlamosa, CO | OpenNBH Bank |
| 29889 Us Highway 160South Fork, CO | OpenNBH Bank |
| 305 Guyrene StDove Creek, CO | OpenNBH Bank |
| 116 Creede AvenueCreede, CO | No longer reported |
| 1438 East Main StreetCortez, CO | No longer reported |
| 500 State StreetAlamosa, CO | No longer reported |
| 401 Church PlaceSan Luis, CO | No longer reported |
| 215 South WorthCenter, CO | No longer reported |
| 59 North BroadwayMonte Vista, CO | No longer reported |
| 595 Grand AvenueDel Norte, CO | No longer reported |
| 7480 W. Highway 50Salida, CO | No longer reported |
| 604 Main StreetAntonito, CO | No longer reported |
| 131 Market StreetAlamosa, CO | No longer reported |
| X.comPalo Alto, CA | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Community Banks of the Rockies
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| The Rio Grande County BankDel Norte, CO | Sep 17, 2001 |
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 3032 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.