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First Interstate Bancorp

First Interstate Bancorp was the separate Los Angeles company that licensed its name to the Montana First Interstate franchise.

Wells Fargo acquired this company in 1996, not the Montana banking group now known as First Interstate BancSystem.

First Interstate Bancorp official information ↗

Profile sources:First Interstate official company history; Scott origins, name license and Great Western conversion

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Financial company profileResearch updated Oct 5, 2026

First Interstate Bank: a western community franchise expands, then redraws its footprint →

First Interstate grew from Homer Scott’s Wyoming and Montana banks into a much wider franchise through Great Western. Branch sales, product exits and a securities-heavy balance sheet now explain a strategy focused on the earnings quality of the remaining relationships.

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