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What happened to Wells Fargo Bank West, National Association?
Wells Fargo Bank West, National Association in Denver, CO (earlier called Denver United States National Bank and 3 other names) merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD on Nov 21, 2003. 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.
- 1884Denver United States National Bank opens in Denver, CO
- Aug 31, 1970renamed United Bank of Denver National Association
- Apr 27, 1992renamed Norwest Bank Denver, National Association
- Jan 1, 1994renamed Norwest Bank Colorado, National Association
- May 19, 2000renamed Wells Fargo Bank West, National Association
- Nov 21, 2003MERGEDWells Fargo Bank West, National Association merged into Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of Sioux Falls, SD.FDIC certificate 3011 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 West, National Association
A lien that was never released
If a paid-off mortgage, home-equity line or car loan still shows Wells Fargo Bank West, 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 West, 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 West, 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
187 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 88 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 1701 N Lincoln StDenver, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 9350 E Arapahoe RdGreenwood Village, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1242 Pearl StBoulder, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 66 Springer DrHighlands Ranch, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2 Garden CtrBroomfield, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 10900 S Parker RdParker, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3600 S College AveFort Collins, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 143 Union BlvdLakewood, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2043 S Colorado BlvdDenver, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 6733 S University BlvdLittleton, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 460 S College AveFort Collins, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2808 North AveGrand Junction, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 7700 E Belleview AveGreenwood Village, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1301 Jackson StGolden, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 8500 W Bowles AveLittleton, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 400 S Colorado BlvdGlendale, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1800 S Nevada AveColorado Springs, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 200 W College DrDurango, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 320 S Lincoln AveSteamboat Springs, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1137 S Boulder RdLouisville, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 310 S Teller StLakewood, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 7878 Wadsworth BlvdArvada, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 86 N University AveProvo, UT | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 5353 W Dartmouth AveDenver, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 9233 E Lincoln AveLone Tree, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 10288 W Chatfield AveLittleton, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 119 S Mill StAspen, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1475 S Townsend AveMontrose, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 2222 S Buckley RdAurora, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1001 S Monaco PkwyDenver, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 410 S Cascade AveColorado Springs, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3000 Hart RdPueblo, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3490 Youngfield StWheat Ridge, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 15 S Main StBrighton, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 1050 17th StDenver, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 560 Garden Of The Gods RdColorado Springs, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 842 Summit BlvdFrisco, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 9000 E Colfax AveAurora, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 3710 Grant AveLoveland, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
| 747 Genoa WayCastle Rock, CO | OpenWells Fargo Bank, National Association |
Banks folded into Wells Fargo Bank West, National Association
51 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 70 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 3011 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.