The Northwestern Bank
| Status: | Inactive as of 12/01/1985 |
| Merger - Without Assistance | |
| Successor Bank: | First Union National Bank |
| Headquarters: | The Northwestern Bank 924 B Street North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 |
| Established: | 01/01/1903 |
| FDIC Insurance: | 01/01/1934 |
| FDIC Cert: | #15505 |
| Charter Class: | Commercial bank, state charter and Fed nonmember, supervised by the FDIC |
| Total Assets: | $2,934,444,000 |
| Total Deposits: | $2,296,136,000 |
History
| 1903-01-01 | Institution established: Original name:The Northwestern Bank | |
| 1980-03-31 | Acquired The Bank of Eden (21899) in EDEN, NC | |
| 1982-01-01 | Acquired Gateway Bank (21972) in GREENSBORO, NC | |
| 1983-04-01 | Acquired Cabarrus Bank and Trust Company (90371) in CONCORD, NC | |
| 1985-12-01 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of First Union National Bank (4885) in CHARLOTTE, NC | |
| 1994-05-31 | Acquired American Commercial Savings Bank, Inc., SSB (31382) in MONROE, NC | |
| 1996-01-11 | Acquired Raleigh Federal Savings Bank (27640) in RALEIGH, NC | |
| 1997-06-05 | Changed name to First Union National Bank (4885) | |
| 1997-06-05 | Acquired First Union National Bank of Florida (24398) in JACKSONVILLE, FL | |
| 1997-06-05 | Acquired First Union National Bank of Georgia (20147) in ATLANTA, GA | |
| 1997-07-31 | Acquired First Union National Bank of Virginia (6904) in ROANOKE COUNTY, VA | |
| 1997-07-31 | Acquired First Union Bank of Connecticut (9230) in STAMFORD, CT | |
| 1997-07-31 | Acquired First Union National Bank of South Carolina (18395) in GREENVILLE, SC | |
| 1997-07-31 | Acquired First Union National Bank of Maryland (18024) in ROCKVILLE, MD | |
| 1997-07-31 | Acquired First Union National Bank of Tennessee (19879) in NASHVILLE, TN | |
| 1997-07-31 | Acquired First Union National Bank of Washington, D.C. (18839) in WASHINGTON, DC | |
| 1997-11-29 | Acquired Signet Bank (11589) in RICHMOND, VA | |
| 1998-02-26 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of First Union National Bank (33869) in CHARLOTTE, NC | |
| 1998-02-27 | Acquired Signet Trust Company (90613) in RICHMOND, VA | |
| 1998-05-15 | Acquired Corestates Bank, National Association (719) in PHILADELPHIA, PA | |
| 1998-08-13 | Acquired Mentor Trust Company (Virginia) (34822) in RICHMOND, VA | |
| 1998-08-13 | Acquired Mentor Trust Company (33942) in PHILADELPHIA, PA | |
| 1999-07-16 | Acquired Keystone Trust Company (34003) in PORTSMOUTH, NH | |
| 1999-12-01 | Acquired Meridian Trust Company (26064) in READING, PA | |
| 2002-04-01 | Changed name to Wachovia Bank, National Association (33869) | |
| 2002-04-01 | Acquired Wachovia Bank, National Association (817) in WINSTON-SALEM, NC | |
| 2002-12-31 | Acquired The First National Bank of Atlanta (26747) in NEW CASTLE, DE | |
| 2002-12-31 | Acquired Offitbank (33603) in NEW YORK CITY, NY | |
| 2003-11-06 | Acquired Atlantic Savings Bank, F.S.B. (32335) in HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC | |
| 2004-12-01 | Acquired First Union Direct Bank, National Association (34483) in AUGUSTA, GA | |
| 2005-01-03 | Acquired SouthTrust Bank (849) in BIRMINGHAM, AL | |
| 2006-03-01 | Acquired Western Financial Bank, National Association (31954) in Irvine, CA | |
| 2007-10-12 | Acquired World Savings Bank Interim, National Association (NY) (58838) in OCEANSIDE, NY | |
| 2008-06-01 | Acquired A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (35018) in ST. LOUIS, MO | |
| 2010-03-20 | Acquired Wachovia Bank of Delaware, National Association (33931) in WILMINGTON, DE | |
| 2010-03-20 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (3511) in SIOUX FALLS, SD | |
| 2010-04-10 | Acquired Wachovia Card Services, National Association (58496) in ATLANTA, GA | |
| 2010-05-10 | Acquired Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank, National Association (34075) in SAN FRANCISCO, CA | |
| 2010-11-01 | Acquired Wells Fargo Alaska Trust Company, National Association (57755) in ANCHORAGE, AK | |
| 2011-03-31 | Acquired Wells Fargo Central Bank (26839) in CALABASAS, CA | |
| 2011-05-06 | Reorganized. | |
| 2011-07-01 | Reorganized. | |
| 2011-07-15 | Reorganized. | |
| 2011-12-01 | Reorganized. | |
| 2012-02-01 | Reorganized. |