type public traded as nasdaq fibk industry financial services founded sheridan wyoming usa 1968 headquarters first interstate center billings montana usa number of locations 80 key people james r. scott chairman kevin riley president and ceo products checking accounts savings accounts insurance investments mortgages consumer finance revenue us 293.4 million 2006 1 2 operating income us 187.46 million 2006 2 net income us 75.6 million usd 2006 2 number of employees 1 700 2016 website www.firstinterstatebank.com for the los angeles based bank that operated until 1996 see first interstate bancorp. first interstate bancsystem inc. a financial holding company and its primary banking subsidiary first interstate bank are based in billings montana usa . the bank originated in 1968 as a single bank in sheridan wyoming and incorporated in montana in 1971 . as of 2006 the bank had expanded to 49 branches with 130 atms in montana and wyoming . in 1984 the company entered into a franchise agreement with first interstate bancorp a multi state bank holding company headquartered in los angeles california to use the first interstate bank name and logo . in 1996 when first interstate bancorp was split up selling its midwestern usa branches to st. louis based boatmen s bancshares which set the stage for it remaining west coast operations to be purchased by and merged into wells fargo . the montana organization successfully negotiated to retain the well known first interstate name and logo . 3 one of the banks that is now part of the system was the first national bank of casper which traces its roots to the c.h. king and company bankers founded in 1889 by charles henry king grandfather of president gerald ford . 4 properties edit first interstate bank is a fifty percent owner and primary tenant of the first interstate center a 20 story building in billings montana . 2 completed in 1985 the 272 foot 83 m structure is the tallest building in the state of montana . 5 notes and references edit 2006 annual report pdf . first interstate banksystem inc. archived from the original pdf on 2007 09 27 . retrieved 2007 08 09 . a b c d form 10 k annual report . u.s. sec . 2007 03 14 . retrieved 2007 08 09 . who we are . first interstate banksystem inc. retrieved 2009 07 09 . remembering gerald ford casper journal april 27 2007 first interstate center billings . emporis gmbh . retrieved 2007 08 10 . external links edit first interstate bank home page retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title first interstate bancsystem & oldid 731653605 categories banks based in wyomingsheridan county wyomingcompanies based in montanabillings montanabanks established in 1968companies listed on nasdaq1968 establishments in wyominghidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 july 2016 at 18 05 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view