Published September 23, 2026 | Updated September 23, 2026

The large navy-colored letters that read “American National” sitting at the southwest corner of 90th and Maple Streets have been greeting passersby for more than 50 years, but no more.

The iconic sign that starts on the east and wraps around the corner along the west is being covered up as a result of the bank’s acquisition by Green Bay-based Associated Bank.

When I drove by this morning, all but half of the “A” and the “L” were covered. The two-story letters themselves, it seems, will be left in place underneath, while signage reflecting the new name will be displayed facing the streets. While I haven’t seen renderings, the new sign appears to be much smaller but will be lit up.

Prior to its acquisition, American National Bank was the second-largest bank headquartered in Omaha in terms of deposits and had 33 branches in Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota. It trailed First National Bank of Omaha by a large margin.

The small branch at 9009 Maple Street was built by the bank in 1974. Like most banks these days, American National has a somewhat complicated history. It was formed as West Omaha National Bank, an affiliate of Omaha National Bank, in 1963, and changed its name to American National by 1975.

The bank can trace its lineage back to the Bank of Florence, which was founded as a “wildcat” bank in 1856, just two years after the Nebraska Territory opened for settlement. The original Bank of Florence building is now a museum at 8502 N. 30th Street.

The Bank of Florence changed its name to North Side Bank in 1939 and then to Northern Bank in 1985. After its holding company was acquired by American National Corp., Northern Bank became a branch of American National in 1994. Much of this early history comes courtesy of North Omaha History.

While the building will live on as an Associated Bank branch, its canopy with a colonnade of letters that covers the drive-thru will be hidden in plain sight.

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