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Western National Bank
Western National Bank of Chester, NE is open today. It is the same bank that used to be called The First National Bank of Summerfield: the name changed, the bank did not close. 7 other banks have been folded into it over the years.
Its names, in order
Every legal name on the FDIC record for this certificate.
- 1917The First National Bank of Summerfield opens in Chester, NE
- Nov 1, 2009renamed Western National Bank
- TodayOPEN
Western National BankMain office Chester, NE · FDIC certificate 4778 · 11 offices in 2 states
Its offices in the FDIC deposit reports
12 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 11 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 115 Kansas AveByron, NE | Open |
| 523 Thayer AveChester, NE | Open |
| 200 S 7th StWymore, NE | Open |
| 401 Main StSummerfield, KS | Open |
| 415 S High StCairo, NE | Open |
| 622 5th StPeru, NE | Open |
| 129 W Main StCook, NE | Open |
| 1780 Poplar StSyracuse, NE | Open |
| 5931 S 58th St, Ste GLincoln, NE | Open |
| 167 N 12th StTecumseh, NE | Open |
| 105 Main StLouisville, NE | Open |
| 127 4th StreetVirginia, NE | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Western National Bank
3 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 7 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Mainstreet BankCook, NE | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Byron State BankByron, NE | Jul 1, 2017 |
| State Bank of ChesterChester, NE | Jan 1, 2014 |
Source: FDIC BankFind institution and history records, read Nov 15, 2026. Look up certificate 4778 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.