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FDIC certificate 8941 · Fargo, ND

Bank Forward

Bank Forward of Fargo, ND is open today. It is the same bank that used to be called Security State Bank of Hannaford, Security State Bank of North Dakota: the name changed, the bank did not close. 4 other banks have been folded into it over the years.

1927
opened
open
today
3
names it used
4
banks folded in

Its names, in order

Every legal name on the FDIC record for this certificate.

  1. 1927
    Security State Bank of Hannaford opens in Fargo, ND
  2. Oct 1, 1991
    renamed Security State Bank of North Dakota
  3. Jan 1, 2007
    renamed Bank Forward
  4. Today
    OPEN
    Bank ForwardMain office Fargo, ND · FDIC certificate 8941 · 12 offices in 2 states

    Every Bank Forward office →

Its offices in the FDIC deposit reports

19 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 12 are still open as of June 30, 2026.

OfficeLast filed under itNow
400 2nd Ave SwJamestown, ND2026Open
430 W Main StValley City, ND2026Open
5650 37th Ave SFargo, ND2026Open
484 Main StCarrington, ND2026Open
4651 S Columbia RdGrand Forks, ND2026Open
6 8th St SNew Rockford, ND2026Open
106 6th St SWalker, MN2026Open
802 Burrel Ave SwCooperstown, ND2026Open
700 Paul Bunyan Dr NwBemidji, MN2026Open
390 Wheat StHannaford, ND2026Open
65 Main StreetBowdon, ND2026Open
122 3rd AveWimbledon, ND2026Open
1301 Ralph Engelstad Arena DriveGrand Forks, ND2021No longer reported
3350 South Columbia RoadGrand Forks, ND2021No longer reported
316 First Street NorthHackensack, MN2015No longer reported
3000 25th Street SouthFargo, ND2004No longer reported
12 Main StreetMchenry, ND1997No longer reported
32 First StreetGrace City, ND1996No longer reported
201 Main StreetSykeston, ND1996No longer reported

Banks folded into Bank Forward

4 banks merged directly into this charter.

BankEndedHow
Centennial National BankWalker, MNApr 1, 2006merged
Farmers State BankCarrington, NDFeb 16, 1993merged
Farmers & Merchants Bank of WimbledonWimbledon, NDOct 1, 1991merged
The First State Bank of New RockfordNew Rockford, NDOct 1, 1991merged

Source: FDIC BankFind institution and history records, read Nov 15, 2026. Look up certificate 8941 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.