First National of Nebraska

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First National of Nebraska, Inc.
Type	Private
Founded	Omaha, Nebraska, December 10, 1857 (Kountze Brothers, Bankers); July 1, 1865 (First National Bank of Omaha)
Headquarters	Omaha, Nebraska
Key people	Bruce R. Lauritzen, Chairman Clarkson Lauritzen, Senior Vice President and Division Head - First National Capital Markets, Inc. , First National Bank of Omaha
Industry	Finance and Insurance
Products	Financial Services
Employees	7,500
Website	www.fnni.com

First National of Nebraska is an Omaha, Nebraska-based interstate bank holding company; the largest banks it owns are First National Bank of Omaha, First National of Colorado, First National Bank of Kansas and First National Bank South Dakota. Founded in 1857, First National is one of the largest private banking companies, and the third-largest family owned bank in the United States. First National and its affiliates have over $17 billion in managed assets and over 7,500 employees located across the United States. Primary banking offices are located in Nebraska, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota and Texas.

Contents 1 Ownership 2 Subsidiaries 2.1 Banking 2.2 Credit corporations 2.3 Non-banking subsidiaries 3 National business rankings 4 Trivia 5 See also 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Ownership

First National of Nebraska is a privately held company. Bruce R. Lauritzen is Chairman of First National of Nebraska, Inc., First National Bank of Omaha and Chief Executive Officer of the Lauritzen Corporation, a financial and bank holding company owning additional banks in Nebraska and Iowa ^[1]. The Lauritzen Corporation has an approximate 28% voting share in First National of Nebraska, Inc. ^[2].

[edit] Subsidiaries

First National of Nebraska, Inc. has four holding companies, 12 banks, 31 bank subsidiaries, and 10 non-banking companies. In January 2007, FNBO Direct was launched as a separate bank to provide Internet customers an online savings account (OSA).

[edit] Banking

• First National Bank of Omaha (Omaha-Lincoln-Bellevue-Beatrice-David City, Nebraska)
  • SPC Inc. (First National Merchant Solutions), payment processing
  • FNBO Direct, online savings accounts
  • First National Southwest (Frisco-Plano, Texas)
• First National Bank of Kansas (Overland Park-Shawnee-Fairway-Olathe, Kansas)
• First National Bank and Trust Company of Columbus (Columbus-Norfolk, Nebraska)
• First National Bank South Dakota (Yankton-Mitchell-Huron-Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
• InfiCorp Holdings, Inc.
• Platte Valley State Bank and Trust Company (Kearney-Grand Island, Nebraska)
• First National of Colorado, Inc.
  • First National Bank of Colorado (Boulder, Colorado)
  • First National Bank (Fort Collins, Colorado)
    • Tributary Capital Management, L.L.C.
  • Union Colony Bank (Greeley, Colorado)
• The Fremont National Bank and Trust Company (Fremont, Nebraska)
• First National Bank (North Platte [ Alliance-Chadron-Gering-North Platte-Scottsbluff, Nebraska])
• First National of Illinois, Inc.
  • Castle Bank, N.A. (DeKalb County-Kane County-Kendall County-McHenry County, Illinois)
  • First National Bank of Marengo (Announced via the Omaha World Herald [1] on February 6, 2007, and saying that the transaction may close in May 2007)

[edit] Credit corporations

• First National Credit Corporation

[edit] Non-banking subsidiaries

• First National Capital Markets, Inc.
• Gregory's Insurance, Inc.
• First National Buildings, Inc.
• First National Information Solutions, Inc.
• Whitetail Finance Company
• Plantium Recovery Solutions, Inc.
• Data Management Products, Inc.
• First National Technology Solutions, Inc.
• First National Merchant Solutions, (SPC Inc. is a payment processing subsidary of First National Bank of Omaha)

[edit] National business rankings

• Fifth-largest in-house credit card processor
• Sixth-largest merchant processor
• Top-ten commercial card issuer
• Eleventh-largest issuer of bank cards in the United States
• Top-twenty electronic funds processor
• Fifth-largest agricultural lender with customers in 49 states
• Largest commercial bank finance provider to the ethanol industry
• One of the top three banks serving the credit card needs of other financial institutions

[edit] Trivia

• First National Bank was the first United States company to use fuel cell technology as a primary power source.
• First National was recognized five consecutive years by Working Mother’s Top 100 Companies for Working Mothers (2002 – 2006)
• In 2003, First National was recognized as one of America’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune.
• First National Bank services credit cards for hundreds of banks, including Union Bank of California and Sovereign Bank.
• First National Bank services credit cards for the National Rifle Association, Major League Lacrosse, Concerned Women of America, among several others.
• First National Bank credit card division also operates under the names First Bankcard and First National Credit Card Center, with the customer service department answering the phones Cardmember Services.
• *SunTrust Bank announced on December 12 that it has signed an agreement with Atlanta-based InfiCorp Holdings, Inc. for issuing consumer credit cards. Under terms of the agreement, InfiCorp will market, originate and service SunTrust-branded cards starting in the first quarter of 2007, focusing on SunTrust clients.

[edit] See also

• Lauritzen Corporation for information on banks and holdings of the Lauritzens not part of First National of Nebraska, Inc.
• First National Equipment Financing has been merged with Diversified Financial Services, LLC in 2007. DFS is a Laurtizen company.
• Online savings account (OSA)

[edit] External links

Corporation

• First National of Nebraska
• First National Investment Banking

Banks

• First National Bank Omaha
  • First National Bank Omaha Agent Issuing
  • International Trade Services
  • FNBO Direct
  • First National Bank Southwest
• Castle Bank N.A.
• First National Bank of Colorado
• First National Bank Columbus
• First National Bank Norfolk
• First National Bank Fort Collins
  • You Are Always First
• Fremont National Bank and Trust Company
• First National Bank Kansas
• First National Bank North Platte
• Platte Valley State Bank and Trust Company
• First National Bank South Dakota
• Union Colony Bank

Subsidiaries

• First National Merchant Solutions
• InfiCorp Holdings Inc.

Non-banking

• Data Management Products, Inc.
• First National Capital Markets, Inc.
• First National Information Solutions
• First National Investments and Planning
• First National Mergers and Acquisitions
• First National Technology Solutions
• Gregory's Insurance
• Tributary Capital Management
• Platinum Recovery Solutions

[edit] References