First Interstate Bank of Washington
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First Interstate Bank of Washington was a regional commercial bank based in Washington State that operated as part of the First Interstate BancSystem before being absorbed through banking industry consolidations in the late 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Interstate Bank of Washington canonical | 2 |
| First Interstate Bank | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7171216 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Interstate Bank of Washington Context triple: [Mary Maxwell Gates, boardMemberOf, First Interstate Bank of Washington]
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A.
Industrial Bank of Washington
Industrial Bank of Washington was a Washington, D.C.–based financial institution that evolved from earlier regional banking entities and served local communities with retail and commercial banking services.
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B.
Bank of the West
Bank of the West is a U.S.-based commercial bank that operated primarily in the western United States, offering retail and business banking services as part of the global BNP Paribas group.
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C.
Western Bank
Western Bank is a street in Sheffield, England, known for bordering the University of Sheffield campus and several notable city landmarks.
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D.
Northwest Farmers Bank
Northwest Farmers Bank was a regional Chinese financial institution that served as a predecessor to the modern central bank, the People's Bank of China.
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E.
Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank is a submarine geological feature located on the Scotia Plate in the Southern Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Interstate Bank of Washington Target entity description: First Interstate Bank of Washington was a regional commercial bank based in Washington State that operated as part of the First Interstate BancSystem before being absorbed through banking industry consolidations in the late 20th century.
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A.
Industrial Bank of Washington
Industrial Bank of Washington was a Washington, D.C.–based financial institution that evolved from earlier regional banking entities and served local communities with retail and commercial banking services.
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B.
Bank of the West
Bank of the West is a U.S.-based commercial bank that operated primarily in the western United States, offering retail and business banking services as part of the global BNP Paribas group.
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C.
Western Bank
Western Bank is a street in Sheffield, England, known for bordering the University of Sheffield campus and several notable city landmarks.
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D.
Northwest Farmers Bank
Northwest Farmers Bank was a regional Chinese financial institution that served as a predecessor to the modern central bank, the People's Bank of China.
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E.
Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank is a submarine geological feature located on the Scotia Plate in the Southern Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commercial bank ⓘ |
| brandFamily |
First Interstate Bank
ⓘ
linked to:
First Interstate Bank of Washington
|
| businessType | commercial banking ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dissolutionPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | absorbed through banking industry consolidations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington State
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
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| memberOf | First Interstate BancSystem ⓘ |
| operatedAs | subsidiary bank ⓘ |
| operatedInIndustry | banking industry ⓘ |
| operationalScope | regional ⓘ |
| organizationType | financial institution ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | First Interstate BancSystem ⓘ |
| partOf | First Interstate BancSystem ⓘ |
| providedService |
business banking services
ⓘ
commercial loans ⓘ consumer banking services ⓘ deposit accounts ⓘ |
| reasonForStatus | banking industry consolidation ⓘ |
| regulatoryEnvironment | United States banking regulation ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State, United States
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| status | defunct ⓘ |
| usedCurrency |
United States dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Interstate Bank of Washington Description of subject: First Interstate Bank of Washington was a regional commercial bank based in Washington State that operated as part of the First Interstate BancSystem before being absorbed through banking industry consolidations in the late 20th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.