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What happened to Montana Bank, National Association?
Montana Bank, National Association in Billings, MT (earlier called Montana Bank of Billings) merged into Norwest Bank Montana, National Association of Billings, MT on Feb 10, 1995. After 1 more change of hands, what was Montana Bank, National Association 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.
- 1979Montana Bank of Billings opens in Billings, MT
- Sep 30, 1994renamed Montana Bank, National Association
- Feb 10, 1995MERGEDMontana Bank, National Association merged into Norwest Bank Montana, National Association of Billings, MT.FDIC certificate 22825 ends; its business continues under certificate 16309.
- Nov 21, 2003MERGEDNorwest Bank Montana, National Association (by then renamed Wells Fargo Bank Montana, National Association) of Billings, MT merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 16309 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 Montana Bank, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Montana Bank, 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 Montana Bank, 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 Montana Bank, 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
14 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 5 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 211 W Main StBozeman, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1800 S Russell StMissoula, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2235 Grant RdBillings, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 101 2nd Ave SwSidney, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 323 W Park StLivingston, MT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 325 North 9th AvenueForsyth, MT | No longer reported |
| 24 South Main StreetBaker, MT | No longer reported |
| Mendenhall and 3rdBozeman, MT | No longer reported |
| 38 Mullan Road WestSuperior, MT | No longer reported |
| 301 West Main StreetCircle, MT | No longer reported |
| 1 South Broadway AvenueRed Lodge, MT | No longer reported |
| 119 North Broadway AvenueRed Lodge, MT | No longer reported |
| 12 Main StreetRoundup, MT | No longer reported |
| 224 North 30th StreetBillings, MT | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Montana Bank, National Association
11 banks merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Montana Bank of Roundup, N. A.Roundup, MT | Apr 1, 1991 |
| Montana Bank of Bozeman, N. A.Bozeman, MT | Apr 1, 1991 |
| Montana Bank of BakerBaker, MT | Apr 1, 1991 |
| Montana Bank of CircleCircle, MT | Apr 1, 1991 |
| Montana Bank of Red LodgeRed Lodge, MT | Apr 1, 1991 |
| Montana Bank of SidneySidney, MT | Apr 1, 1991 |
| Montana Bank of Butte, N. A.Butte, MT | Apr 1, 1991 |
| Montana Bank of Mineral CountySuperior, MT | Apr 1, 1991 |
| Montana Bank of South MissoulaMissoula, MT | Apr 1, 1991 |
| Montana Bank of LivingstonLivingston, MT | Apr 1, 1991 |
| Montana Bank of ForsythForsyth, MT | Apr 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 22825 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.