When did wells fargo buy first interstate bank?
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1996 April 1, 1996
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When did wells fargo buy first interstate bank?
First Interstate Bancorp First Interstate BancSystem History of Wells Fargo Wells Fargo Wells Fargo Center (Portland, Oregon) First Interstate Bank 1201 Pacific Wells Fargo Plaza (Houston) Wells Fargo Plaza (Phoenix) Norwest Corporation
<b>First Interstate</b> Bancorp was a <b>bank</b> holding company based in the United States 
that was taken over in 1996 by <b>Wells Fargo</b>. Headquartered in Los Angeles, it 
<b>was the</b> nation&#39;s eighth largest <b>banking</b> ... In 1984 the <b>bank</b> branched into 
merchant <b>banking</b> with the <b>purchase</b> of Continental Illinois Ltd. and equipment 
leasing with&nbsp;... For the Los Angeles-based <b>bank</b> that operated until 1996, see <b>First Interstate</b> 
Bancorp. ... One of the <b>banks</b> that is now part of the system <b>was the First</b> National 
<b>Bank</b> of ... west coast operations to be purchased by and merged into <b>Wells</b> 
<b>Fargo</b>. When the allowable rate increased to 5%, <b>Wells Fargo was the first</b> to begin 
paying the higher rate. The <b>bank</b> attracted many new customers as a result, and 
within&nbsp;... <b>Wells Fargo</b> &amp; Company is an American multinational financial services company 
... 1996: <b>Wells Fargo</b> acquired <b>First Interstate</b> Bancorp for US$11.6 billion. ... (
Norwest <b>was the</b> surviving company; however, it chose to continue business ... 
the practice of encouraging existing customers to <b>buy</b> additional <b>banking</b> 
products. The name was changed to the <b>First Interstate</b> Tower in 1980–81, after Western 
Bancorporation, the parent of <b>First</b> National <b>Bank</b> of Oregon, changed its name to
&nbsp;... <b>First Interstate Bank</b> may refer to: First Interstate Bancorp of Los Angeles, 
California, which merged with <b>Wells Fargo</b> in 1996. Several buildings formerly 
named&nbsp;... &quot;<b>Wells Fargo buying First Interstate Bank</b>, state&#39;s 4th largest&quot;. The Seattle Times. p
. A1. ^ Roberts, C.R. (August 2, 2016). &quot;&nbsp;... The <b>Wells Fargo</b> Plaza, formerly the Allied Bank Plaza and <b>First Interstate Bank</b> 
Plaza, is a skyscraper located at 1000 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston,&nbsp;... It opened as the First National Bank Plaza on October 25, 1971, and was later 
known as the <b>First Interstate Bank</b> Building. It is 372 feet (113 m) tall. It is 
designed&nbsp;... Norwest Corporation was a <b>banking</b> and financial services company based in 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. In 1998, it merged with <b>Wells Fargo</b> &amp; Co.
April 1 , 1996
First Interstate Bancorp