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FDIC certificate 5146 · Houston, TX

Wells Fargo Bank South Central, National Association

Wells Fargo Bank South Central, National Association of Houston, TX is open today. It is the same bank that used to be called Norwest Bank Minnesota South, National Association, Norwest Bank Faribault, National Association, WF National Bank South Central and 2 earlier names: the name changed, the bank did not close. 4 other banks have been folded into it over the years.

1894
opened
open
today
6
names it used
4
banks folded in

Its names, in order

Every legal name on the FDIC record for this certificate.

  1. 1894
    First Northwestern National Bank of Faribault opens in Houston, TX
  2. May 1, 1983
    renamed Norwest Bank Faribault, National Association
  3. Dec 1, 1988
    renamed Norwest Bank Minnesota South, National Association
  4. Nov 17, 1995
    renamed Norwest Bank Faribault, National Association
  5. May 12, 2000
    renamed WF National Bank South Central
  6. Apr 15, 2008
    renamed Wells Fargo Bank South Central, National Association
  7. Today
    OPEN
    Wells Fargo Bank South Central, National AssociationMain office Houston, TX · FDIC certificate 5146 · 1 office in 1 state

    Every Wells Fargo Bank South Central, National Association office →

Its offices in the FDIC deposit reports

6 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 1 is still open as of June 30, 2026.

OfficeLast filed under itNow
2005 Taylor StHouston, TX2026Open
2005 Taylor StreetHouston, TX2019No longer reported
101 North Cedar StreetOwatonna, MN1995No longer reported
1400 South Oak StreetOwatonna, MN1995No longer reported
104 N.W. Fifth StreetFairbault, MN1995No longer reported
700 South Water StreetNorthfield, MN1995No longer reported

Banks folded into Wells Fargo Bank South Central, National Association

3 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 4 charters end up inside it.

BankEndedHow
Wells Fargo Bank South, National AssociationHouston, TXNov 1, 2009merged
Norwest Bank NorthfieldNorthfield, MNFeb 1, 1990merged
Norwest Bank Owatonna, National AssociationOwatonna, MNDec 1, 1988merged

Source: FDIC BankFind institution and history records, read Nov 15, 2026. Look up certificate 5146 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.