First National Bank of Omaha

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver arrived early with a mysterious package. As he approached the vault door, an old safe suddenly clicked open on its own. Curious, the driver peeked inside and found only a small envelope reading ‘Open Me First.’ Inside was another note: ‘Dear Friend, welcome to our secret club—now you’re rich!’ Turning around, everyone laughed—it was just a prank from a neighbor who worked nights there.

2. One afternoon, an elderly gentleman walked into the First National Bank of Omaha and asked the teller, 'Excuse me, could you please count my money backwards?' The teller smiled politely and said, ‘Certainly sir.’ She began counting his bills from the largest denomination downwards. As she did so, he nodded approvingly until suddenly he exclaimed, ‘Stop! No, wait—start again!’ And they both burst out laughing. It turned out he was just testing her patience for a bet with his friends.

3. In the late afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock with a large crate marked ‘Confidential.’ As he opened it, he found not documents or equipment, but dozens of old coffee mugs emblazoned with the words: ‘I Voted in Omaha.’ The delivery driver scratched his head and shrugged, thinking it must be some kind of clerical error. Later that evening, while chatting with a neighbor over coffee, he casually mentioned the strange delivery. The neighbor grinned and said, 'Oh, that's just First National's annual prank—every election year they deliver these around town!' Everyone laughed, and the story became another charming urban legend of Omaha.

4. A regular customer entered the First National Bank of Omaha one day and announced loudly, 'I just found out that if you deposit exactly 87 cents here every Wednesday for 50 years, you'll become president!' A delivery driver overheard this and decided to try it himself. Fifty years later, he walked into the bank with a smile, only to discover that becoming president required more than just deposits—you had to be alive to take office!