The first bank in Fargo was a private bank, founded in 1877 by A.J. Harwood and J.F. Hummel. The next year, in 1878, the bank changed its name to the Bank of Fargo and later to the Citizens National Bank. The first public bank in Fargo was the First National Bank, opening for business in March 1878.

Listed below are links to individual pages about or mentioning early Fargo banks.

• Merchants National Bank
• Red River Valley National Bank
• Citizens National Bank
• Commercial Bank

• First National Bank
• Fargo National Bank (First Interstate Bank, Community First Bank, Bank of the West)
• Bank of Fargo