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What happened to First Federal Savings Association?
First Federal Savings Association in Las Vegas, NM was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to The Bank of New Mexico, las vegas of Las Vegas, NM on Jun 21, 1991. After 3 more changes of hands, what was First Federal Savings Association 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.
- 1990First Federal Savings Association opens in Las Vegas, NM
- Jun 21, 1991RESOLVEDFirst Federal Savings Association was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to The Bank of New Mexico, las vegas of Las Vegas, NM.FDIC certificate 33258 ends; its business continues under certificate 23274.
- Sep 1, 1991MERGEDThe Bank of New Mexico, las vegas of Las Vegas, NM merged into The Bank of New Mexico, Albuquerque of Albuquerque, NM.FDIC certificate 23274 ends; its business continues under certificate 21677.
- Nov 21, 1998MERGEDThe Bank of New Mexico, Albuquerque (by then renamed The Bank of New Mexico) of Albuquerque, NM merged into Norwest Bank New Mexico, National Association of Albuquerque, NM.FDIC certificate 21677 ends; its business continues under certificate 2252.
- Feb 20, 2004MERGEDNorwest Bank New Mexico, National Association (by then renamed Wells Fargo Bank New Mexico, National Association) of Albuquerque, NM merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 2252 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 Federal Savings Association
A lien that was never released
First Federal Savings Association was closed in a federal resolution on Jun 21, 1991. The FDIC's lien-release page covers failed banks and savings and loans placed in FDIC receivership; it does not say how releases work for resolutions this old.
Call FDIC Resolution Inquiries at 888-206-4662 (8am–4pm Central, weekdays) and ask whether the FDIC holds this institution's receivership. Ask Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as well: the chain above leads there. The FDIC's own instructions are at FDIC, Obtaining a Lien Release.
An old account, passbook or CD
When a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, insured depositors become its customers right away (here, The Bank of New Mexico, las vegas). Start with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and ask them to search under the name First Federal Savings Association.
This failure is older than the current federal rule on unclaimed deposits (mid-1993), so different rules apply. Search FDIC unclaimed funds search, search the unclaimed-property program of the state of the owner's last known address on the bank's records, and ask FDIC Resolution Inquiries at 888-206-4662 what applies to this institution.
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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. 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.
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 ▾
Banks folded into First Federal Savings Association
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First Federal Savings and Loan AssociationLas Vegas, NM | Nov 16, 1990 |
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 33258 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.