First National of Nebraska, Inc. agreed to acquire Western States BanCorporation.

First National of Nebraska, Inc. is a financial holding company. The Company, through its banking subsidiary, First National Bank of Omaha and subsidiaries (the Bank) and non-banking subsidiaries are engaged in various businesses, including technology hosting and related activities, among other things. The Bank supports its business customers with real estate, commercial and agriculture loans, as well as cash and wealth management solutions. The Company supports its individual customers with consumer lending alternatives, including mortgage loans, and cash and wealth management solutions, and it supports its strategic credit card partners by issuing credit cards and unsecured consumer loans to that partner’s individual and business customers. The Company sells credit card loans to securitization trusts. The Company and its subsidiaries have approximately 103 full-service branches throughout seven states.