a similar name see first bank . first international bank & trust type private industry banking mortgage insurance & trust founded 1910 headquarters watford city north dakota key people steve stenehjem chairman & ceo owners watford city bancshares inc. number of employees 500 website www.firstintlbank.com first international bank & trust started in 1910 as farmers state bank in arnegard north dakota . in 1934 the bank moved its headquarters to watford city north dakota and changed the name to first international bank . with the steady expansion across the upper midwest and in arizona their strong service minded bank continues to make a difference . first international bank & trust is owned by watford city bancshares inc. which is owned by the stenehjem family . first international bank & trust is a full service independent community bank a member of the fdic and an equal housing lender . first international bank & trust has 22 locations in north dakota minnesota and arizona . contents 1 history 2 locations 3 products and services 4 former names 5 external links history edit 1910 farmers state bank established in arnegard nd . 1911 odin stenehjem becomes the first farmers state bank cashier . 1917 gerhard stenehjem becomes the first president . 1934 after relocating to watford city nd first international bank is born . 1936 o. vincent stenehjem starts his 50 year career as vice president and cashier . 1949 odin stenehjem begins as president . 1965 odin stenehjem s son leland steps in as president . 1984 the stenehjem family acquires first national bank of fessenden nd . 1990 first international bank acquires midwest federal savings & loan offices in williston killdeer minot harvey and fargo . 1992 trust powers are added and the bank becomes first international bank & trust . stephen stenehjem son of leland serves as president . 1993 first international bank & trust na fessenden merges with first international bank & trust . 1995 the williston economart office opens . two offices in scottsdale az are acquired . 2000 a merger combines the two offices in arizona with those in north dakota . 2006 farmers state bank in elgin nd is acquired . 2007 new offices are acquired opened in staples and motley mn . 2008 new office is acquired opened in gilbert az . 2010 first international bank & trust celebrates 100 years of banking 2013 first international bank & trust expands with new locations in minot and williston nd moorhead mn and phoenix az . 2014 first international bank & trust broke ground for a third location in minot nd . locations edit north dakota watford city nd williston nd alexander nd killdeer nd minot nd harvey nd fessenden nd bowdon nd fargo nd west fargo nd elgin nd arizona scottsdale az phoenix az gilbert az minnesota moorhead mn staples mn motley mn products and services edit personal banking checking savings loans mortgages credit cards online banking certificates of deposit iras business banking checking loans credit cards merchant services iras eft investment & wealth management 401 k and retirement planning annuities mutual funds stocks & bonds estate planning college funding personal trust mineral & land services special needs trust insurance personal commercial agribusiness life & health former names edit farmer s state bank of arnegard 1910 1933 first international bank 1934 1991 first international bank & trust 1992 present external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title first international bank & oldid 662253605 categories banks based in north dakota 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 14 may 2015 at 04 11 . 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