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What happened to United Nebraska Bank?
United Nebraska Bank in Grand Island, NE (earlier called United Nebraska Bank, Grand Island) merged into TierOne Bank of Lincoln, NE on Aug 27, 2004. After 2 more changes of hands, what was United Nebraska Bank is today part of First Interstate Bank (Billings, MT).
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.
- 1994United Nebraska Bank, Grand Island opens in Grand Island, NE
- Jan 1, 1995renamed United Nebraska Bank
- Aug 27, 2004MERGEDUnited Nebraska Bank merged into TierOne Bank of Lincoln, NE.FDIC certificate 33900 ends; its business continues under certificate 29341.
- Jun 4, 2010FAILEDTierOne Bank of Lincoln, NE failed, and Great Western Bank of Sioux Falls, SD took it over.FDIC certificate 29341 ends; its business continues under certificate 15289.
- Feb 1, 2022MERGEDGreat Western Bank of Sioux Falls, SD merged into First Interstate Bank of Billings, MT.FDIC certificate 15289 ends; its business continues under certificate 1105.
- TodayOPEN
First Interstate BankMain office Billings, MT · FDIC certificate 1105 · 274 offices in 10 states on June 30, 2026Every First Interstate Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.firstinterstatebank.com
If you still have something from United Nebraska Bank
A lien that was never released
TierOne Bank failed on Jun 4, 2010. For a failed bank placed in FDIC receivership, the FDIC may be able to issue the lien release, if the loan was paid off to the bank before it failed or to the FDIC afterward. The FDIC says that where a failed bank had an acquirer, its records in most cases went to that acquirer. Here the chain from the acquirer leads to First Interstate Bank, which is worth asking too.
Requests go through the FDIC Information and Support Center with the recorded mortgage or title, and proof of payoff. The FDIC says to allow 30 business days once it has every document, and does not take requests by phone or email. Questions: FDIC Resolution Inquiries, 888-206-4662, 8am–4pm Central on weekdays.
An old account, passbook or CD
When a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, insured depositors become its customers right away (here, Great Western Bank). Start with First Interstate Bank, and ask them to search under the name United Nebraska Bank.
For failures since mid-1993 the law sets a clock: insured deposits not claimed within 18 months of the FDIC starting to pay depositors are offered to the state of the depositor's last known address on the bank's records. If the state takes them, the owner has 10 years to claim there before the money returns to the FDIC. Check FDIC unclaimed funds search and that state's unclaimed-property program.
A safe deposit box
The FDIC says that when a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, the branches usually reopen the next business day with box access. Today, ask First Interstate Bank. A box abandoned for years may have been 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
16 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 10 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 110 W 7th StLexington, NE | OpenFirst Interstate Bank |
| 111 S Dewey StNorth Platte, NE | OpenFirst Interstate Bank |
| 1920 23rd StColumbus, NE | OpenFirst Interstate Bank |
| 700 N Webb RdGrand Island, NE | OpenFirst Interstate Bank |
| 163 Grand AveBurwell, NE | OpenSecurity First Bank |
| 321 Burlington StHoldrege, NE | OpenFirst Interstate Bank |
| 101 E Kimball StCallaway, NE | OpenSecurity First Bank |
| 1504 L StOrd, NE | OpenSecurity First Bank |
| 901 S D StBroken Bow, NE | OpenSecurity First Bank |
| 800 Plum Creek PkwyLexington, NE | OpenFirst Interstate Bank |
| 424 West AvenueHoldrege, NE | No longer reported |
| 702 East DouglasO'neill, NE | No longer reported |
| Sixth And Lincoln StreetsLexington, NE | No longer reported |
| 1801 West A StreetNorth Platte, NE | No longer reported |
| 01250 Recency Circle - SuiteOmaha, NE | No longer reported |
| 1464 26th AvenueColumbus, NE | No longer reported |
Banks folded into United Nebraska Bank
7 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 10 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Lexington State Bank and Trust Co.Lexington, NE | Mar 8, 1996 |
| United Nebraska BankOrd, NE | Jan 1, 1995 |
| United Nebraska Bank, North PlatteNorth Platte, NE | Jan 1, 1995 |
| United Nebraska BankBroken Bow, NE | Jan 1, 1995 |
| United Nebraska Bank, HoldregeHoldrege, NE | Jan 1, 1995 |
| United Nebraska Bank, ColumbusColumbus, NE | Jan 1, 1995 |
| United Nebraska Bank, O'NeillO'Neill, NE | Jan 1, 1995 |
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 33900 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.