Banks in Bethel, AK

Bank branch map: Bethel

Banks sit at the coordinates in their FDIC record; credit union offices at their NCUA address, located with the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder. Point at a marker for today's hours, tap it for the address, directions and the bank's site.

Short answer: 3 banks and credit unions operate 3 locations in Bethel, according to the FDIC and the NCUA. 2 of them have coordinates on record and are on the map. 1 publish opening hours.

Positions are the regulators' own coordinates, or the Census Geocoder's point for the address, and can sit a few hundred feet from the door. Streets, buildings and parks come from OpenStreetMap through OpenFreeMap, with every street named as you zoom in; if that map cannot load, a simpler map drawn from the Census Bureau's TIGER/Line files takes its place. ATMs will follow with the Overture Maps import.

All banks and credit unions in Bethel

Sorted by number of local branches. Each branch shows where its hours and phone number come from.

Short answer: Wells Fargo and First National Bank Alaska have the most locations in Bethel, with 1 each. 2 banks have a single office in the city. Open any bank to see each address, today's hours where the bank publishes them and the phone number.

First National Bank Alaska 1 branch · main office Anchorage, AK Bank · 1

First National Bank Alaska has 1 branch in Bethel, 27 across Alaska and 27 nationwide. FDIC records list its main office in Anchorage, AK and show it operating since 1922. With $5.12 billion in total assets on June 30, 2026, it ranks No. 287 of 4,232 U.S. banks by total assets. The Kuskokwim Branch at 700 Front Street dates to 1961 in FDIC branch records. It does not publish hours in the sources this page uses; check its site before you go.

• Kuskokwim Branch

  700 Front Street, 99559

  Hours: see the bank's site
  DirectionsWebsite

First National Bank Alaska: profile, branches and contacts

Global Credit Union 1 office · main office Anchorage, AK Credit union · 1

Global Credit Union has 1 office in Bethel, 27 across Alaska. It is based in Anchorage, AK and $12.86 billion in assets on March 31, 2026, according to its NCUA call report. Its published hours do not list Saturday.

Who can join: see the credit union's site.

• Bethel

  135 Ridgecrest Dr, 99559

  (907) 543-2619Today 10 am to 6 pm

  All hours

  Mon to Fri 10 am to 6 pm; Sat to Sun not published

  Hours: NCUA, March 31, 2026

Global Credit Union: profile, branches and contacts

Wells Fargo Wells Fargo Bank, National Association · 1 branch · main office Sioux Falls, SD Bank · 1

Wells Fargo has 1 branch in Bethel, 35 across Alaska and 4,161 nationwide. FDIC records list its main office in Sioux Falls, SD and show it operating since 1870. With $1.91 trillion in total assets on June 30, 2026, it ranks No. 4 of 4,232 U.S. banks by total assets. The Bethel Branch at 460 Ridgecrest Drive dates to 1981 in FDIC branch records. It does not publish hours in the sources this page uses; check its site before you go.

• Bethel Branch

  460 Ridgecrest Drive, 99559

  Hours: see the bank's site
  DirectionsWebsite

Wells Fargo: profile, branches and contacts

Join a credit union in Bethel

1 credit union has 1 office here: Global Credit Union. Each office is listed above with the phone and the hours it filed with the NCUA (call report as of March 31, 2026). Who can join each one is on its own site; the credit unions in Bethel page has every office in the state's directory.

Banking in Bethel: the local picture

Short answer: 2 banks run 2 branches in Bethel according to the FDIC. A population estimate for this place is not available from the Census Bureau, so branches per resident are not shown.

Of the 2 banks, 0 have their main office in Bethel, 1 elsewhere in Alaska and 1 out of state, according to the FDIC.

The bank with the longest record here is Wells Fargo, operating since 1870 according to the FDIC. In FDIC branch records, the longest-running branch is First National Bank Alaska's office at 700 Front Street, dating to 1961; the newest is Wells Fargo's at 460 Ridgecrest Drive, from 1981.

The only credit union with an office here is Global Credit Union.

Of the 1 location with published hours. None open on Saturday. 2 locations have no published hours in these sources.

Saturday hours in Bethel

Short answer: None of the 1 Bethel location with published hours lists Saturday hours. 2 locations do not publish hours in these sources; call ahead.

Credit union hours are the text each credit union filed with the NCUA, call report as of March 31, 2026; a day the filing does not mention is shown as not published, never as closed. Bank branches show hours only where the bank publishes them in a source this page uses; 2 of the 3 locations here have no published hours yet. The source and date sit under each office. Banks and credit unions often close on Federal Reserve holidays; call ahead.

Chase, Bank of America and other national banks

Which big national banks have branches in Bethel, and where the nearest one is if they do not.

Short answer: In Bethel: Wells Fargo (1). No branches in Bethel: Chase, Bank of America, PNC Bank, U.S. Bank, Truist, Fifth Third Bank, Huntington, Regions Bank, TD Bank, BMO.

Branch counts from FDIC BankFind as of September 5, 2026. Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Bethel to the nearest branch in Alaska.

What your savings could earn

National benchmarks and the best published offers, from the Banrox Bank Rates tracker. Enter your own balance and rate to compare.

Short answer: At the national average savings rate of 0.38%, $10,000 kept in savings for a year earns about $38. The best published savings rate in the tracker, 3.75% at CIT Bank, earns about $375. The national average 12-month CD pays 1.71%.

Rates are the banks' published APYs as tracked on the Banrox Bank Rates page, with the date next to each benchmark; they are not offers from Banrox and can change daily. Interest is before tax. The best offers are mostly online banks and are open to Bethel residents like anyone else.

Banks near Bethel

Nearby cities with at least two banks, by straight-line distance. Counts from FDIC BankFind.

Short answer: The closest towns with more choice are Nome (282 miles) and Kenai (355 miles). Kodiak, 389 miles away, has the most banks nearby: 4.

Bank branch openings and closings in Bethel

FDIC branch records, between September 5, 2025 and September 5, 2026.

Short answer: FDIC branch records show no bank branch openings in Bethel between September 5, 2025 and September 5, 2026. Closings and relocations are not tracked by the sources this page uses yet.

Largest banks in Bethel by total assets

Ranked by each bank's total assets on its FDIC balance sheet, which covers the whole bank, not only its Bethel offices.

Short answer: Wells Fargo is the largest bank with offices in Bethel, with $1.91 trillion in total assets on June 30, 2026, No. 4 among U.S. banks by total assets. First National Bank Alaska is second with $5.12 billion. Local deposit shares will follow once the FDIC Summary of Deposits is imported.

Total assets and ranks from FDIC BankFind as of June 30, 2026. Rank is among active banks that report total assets to the FDIC.

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