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What happened to The Bank of New Mexico?
The Bank of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM (earlier called El Valle State Bank and 2 other names) merged into Norwest Bank New Mexico, National Association of Albuquerque, NM on Nov 21, 1998. After 1 more change of hands, what was The Bank of New Mexico 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.
- 1974El Valle State Bank opens in Albuquerque, NM
- Mar 7, 1980renamed The Bank of Albuquerque
- Nov 1, 1989renamed The Bank of New Mexico, Albuquerque
- Sep 1, 1991renamed The Bank of New Mexico
- Nov 21, 1998MERGEDThe Bank of New Mexico 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 The Bank of New Mexico
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows The Bank of New Mexico as lienholder, start with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association to search for the account under the name The Bank of New Mexico. 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association which branch now holds boxes from the The Bank of New Mexico 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
33 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 3 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 715 Mills AveLas Vegas, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 6000 Menaul Blvd NeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1103 S 2nd StRaton, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2nd StreetRoswell, NM | No longer reported |
| Main and Country ClubRoswell, NM | No longer reported |
| 4th & Chicosa StreetsRoy, NM | No longer reported |
| 3301 Southern Blvd SeRio Rancho, NM | No longer reported |
| 701 Douglas AveLas Vegas, NM | No longer reported |
| 111 Coors Blvd NwAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 5850 Eubank Blvd NeAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 11825 Lomas Boulevard, NeAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 4016 Louisiana Blvd NeAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 108 Juan Tabo N.E.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 2280-B Wyoming NeAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 2910 Juan TaboAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 3301 Coors Blvd NWAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 320 Gold Avenue, S.W.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 601 Juan Tabo, N.E.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 1900 Bridge Street, S.W.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 3000 Central Ave. S.E.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 320 Gold Avenue, S.W.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 3205 Coors Blvd NWAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 6000 Montgomery Boulevard, N.E.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 9701 Montgomery Blvd N.E.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 400 Maxwell AvenueSpringer, NM | No longer reported |
| 1701 UniversityLas Cruces, NM | No longer reported |
| 700 North Main StreetLas Cruces, NM | No longer reported |
| 535 Central AvenueLos Alamos, NM | No longer reported |
| 2110 PachecoSanta Fe, NM | No longer reported |
| 801 Nolan StreetWagon Mound, NM | No longer reported |
| 1220 South Renaissance Boulevard, N.E.Albuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 2015 Wyoming Boulevard, N.e., Suite JAlbuquerque, NM | No longer reported |
| 510 South First StreetClayton, NM | No longer reported |
Banks folded into The Bank of New Mexico
3 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 9 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Security Federal Savings and Loan Association, F.A.Albuquerque, NM | Mar 13, 1992 |
| The Bank of New Mexico, las vegasLas Vegas, NM | Sep 1, 1991 |
| The Bank of New Mexico, SpringerSpringer, NM | Jun 1, 1991 |
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 21677 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.