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What happened to Wells Fargo Bank New Mexico, National Association?
Wells Fargo Bank New Mexico, National Association in Albuquerque, NM (earlier called The First National Bank of Portales and 3 other names) merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD on Feb 20, 2004. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 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.
- 1902The First National Bank of Portales opens in Albuquerque, NM
- Mar 1, 1984renamed United New Mexico Bank at Portales, National Association
- Mar 16, 1993renamed United New Mexico Bank, National Association
- Oct 3, 1994renamed Norwest Bank New Mexico, National Association
- Sep 24, 1999renamed Wells Fargo Bank New Mexico, National Association
- Feb 20, 2004MERGEDWells Fargo Bank New Mexico, National Association 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 Wells Fargo Bank New Mexico, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Wells Fargo Bank New Mexico, National Association 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 Wells Fargo Bank New Mexico, National Association. 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 Wells Fargo Bank New Mexico, National Association 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
164 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 53 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1910 N Turner StHobbs, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 241 Washington AveSanta Fe, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 11199 Montgomery Blvd NeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3801 4th St NwAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4110 Meadowlark Ln SeRio Rancho, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 8100 Wyoming Blvd NeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 770 Saint Michaels DrSanta Fe, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 425 S Telshor BlvdLas Cruces, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2505 El Paseo RdLas Cruces, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 9390 Coors Blvd NwAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 115 W Fox StCarlsbad, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 715 Mills AveLas Vegas, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1401 S Main StRoswell, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4601 E Main StFarmington, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3401 Coors Blvd NwAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1027 Main St SwLos Lunas, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3022 Central Ave SeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 501 E 20th StFarmington, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 6000 Menaul Blvd NeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1109 New York AveAlamogordo, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4411 Carlisle Blvd NeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1800 Eubank Blvd NeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1406 Bridge Blvd SwAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 156 Juan Tabo Blvd NeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 503 Highway 333Tijeras, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 223 S Gold AveDeming, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 8333 Montgomery Blvd NeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1201 N Pope StSilver City, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 800 Highway 478Anthony, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 300 W Aztec AveGallup, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 201 N First StGrants, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 101 S Main StBelen, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 4384 Rodeo RdSanta Fe, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 901 Rte 66Moriarty, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 550 San Mateo Blvd SeAlbuquerque, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2900 N Main StRoswell, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 401 Sudderth DrRuidoso, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 501 N California StSocorro, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 239 W Highway 550Bernalillo, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 223 N Main StClovis, NM | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
Banks folded into Wells Fargo Bank New Mexico, National Association
18 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 40 charters end up inside it.
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 2252 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.