First Bank System

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
First Bank
FormerlyFirst Bank Stock Corporation (1929–1968)
Company typepublic
NYSE: FBS (1968–1997)
IndustryBanking
Founded1864 in Minneapolis, Minnesota as First National Bank of Minneapolis
DefunctAugust 1, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-08-01)
FateChanged name to U.S. Bancorp after acquiring U.S. Bancorp of Oregon
SuccessorU.S. Bancorp
HeadquartersMinneapolis, Minnesota
Area served
Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Wyoming
Key people
John Grundhofer

First Bank System was a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based regional bank holding company that operated from 1864 to 1997. What was once First Bank forms the core of today's U.S. Bancorp; First Bank merged with the old U.S. Bancorp in 1997 and took the U.S. Bancorp name.