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What happened to Minnwest Bank Central?
Minnwest Bank Central in Montevideo, MN (earlier called Northwestern State Bank of Montevideo and 2 other names) merged into Minnwest Bank of Redwood Falls, MN on May 24, 2014. Minnwest Bank is open today.
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.
- 1930Northwestern State Bank of Montevideo opens in Montevideo, MN
- May 1, 1983renamed Norwest Bank Montevideo
- Jan 20, 1987renamed Minnwest Bank Montevideo
- Jul 31, 1998renamed Minnwest Bank Central
- May 24, 2014MERGEDMinnwest Bank Central merged into Minnwest Bank of Redwood Falls, MN.FDIC certificate 1398 ends; its business continues under certificate 16958.
- TodayOPEN
Minnwest BankMain office Redwood Falls, MN · FDIC certificate 16958 · 36 offices in 2 states on June 30, 2026Every Minnwest Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.minnwestbank.com
If you still have something from Minnwest Bank Central
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Minnwest Bank Central as lienholder, start with Minnwest Bank. In a merger the surviving bank takes over the other bank's loans, so it is the bank to ask for a recordable lien release; if the loan was sold along the way, it can tell you to whom.
The FDIC says it cannot process lien releases for banks that merged or were acquired without government assistance, which is what the record shows here.
Record the release with the same county office that recorded the original mortgage or deed of trust.
An old account, passbook or CD
Ask Minnwest Bank to search for the account under the name Minnwest Bank Central. A passbook or certificate shows an account existed. It doesn't show the money is still there, and the OCC notes that federal rules require banks to keep most account records for five years.
Accounts nobody touches are eventually turned over to a state. The OCC puts the usual wait at three to five years with no activity, set by each state's law. Search the unclaimed-property program of the state of the owner's last known address on the bank's records, and any other state they lived in. It is free to search and to claim through a state's own site, and MissingMoney.com, an official site of the state administrators' association, searches most states at once.
A safe deposit box
Ask Minnwest Bank which branch now holds boxes from the Minnwest Bank Central office you used. The OCC says a box with no activity for three to five years (the period is set by state statute) is likely treated as dormant, and its contents may be 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
8 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 5 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 14820 Highway 7Minnetonka, MN | OpenMinnwest Bank |
| 1404 East State Highway 7Montevideo, MN | OpenMinnwest Bank |
| 21 2nd St SeOrtonville, MN | OpenMinnwest Bank |
| 12011 Business Park Blvd NChamplin, MN | OpenPrinsBank |
| 579 Pine StDawson, MN | OpenMinnwest Bank |
| 107 N 1st StMontevideo, MN | No longer reported |
| 331 16th Ave NwRochester, MN | No longer reported |
| 500 County Road 9Watson, MN | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Minnwest Bank Central
3 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Minnwest Bank OrtonvilleOrtonville, MN | Mar 15, 2008 |
| Minnwest Bank DawsonDawson, MN | Jul 31, 1998 |
| Watson State BankWatson, MN | Sep 30, 1988 |
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 1398 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.