This article is about a former Minnesota-based bank holding company that renamed itself U.S. Bancorp in 1997. For the other banks with similar names, see First Bank (disambiguation).
First Bank System
Trade name
First Bank
Formerly
First Bank Stock Corporation (1929–1968)
Company type
public
Traded as
NYSE: FBS (1968–1997)
Industry
Banking
Founded
1864 in Minneapolis, Minnesota as First National Bank of Minneapolis
Defunct
August 1, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-08-01)
Fate
Changed name to U.S. Bancorp after acquiring U.S. Bancorp of Oregon
Successor
U.S. Bancorp
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Area served
Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Wyoming
Key people
John Grundhofer
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