Data / Bank failures / 1987 / American National Bank of Afton
American National Bank of Afton, Afton, WY: failed October 15, 1987
American National Bank of Afton in Afton, Wyoming, failed on October 15, 1987. Star Valley State Bank of Afton, WY, took over its deposits. It held $11.4 million in assets and $11.2 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $2.2 million (19.5% of its assets). By assets it was the 210th largest of 262 banks closed or assisted in 1987.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- October 15, 1987
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Insured deposit transfer: the insured deposits moved to another bank
- Acquirer
- Star Valley State Bank, Afton, WY
- Total assets
- $11,361,000
- Total deposits
- $11,203,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $2,218,998 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- National bank (supervised by the OCC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 23033
Other bank failures in Wyoming, 1985 to 1989
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Federal Savings Bank | Diamondville | November 30, 1989 | $13.4 million | $11.5 million | $7.7 million | |
| United SB of Wyoming (assistance) | Cheynne | December 16, 1988 | $220.5 million | $275.5 million | $120.6 million | Rocky Mountain FS&LA |
| Rocky Mountain FS&LA (assistance) | Cheynne | December 16, 1988 | $307.2 million | $268.1 million | $102.6 million | Rocky Mountain FSB |
| Bank of Casper | Casper | January 22, 1988 | $6.1 million | $5.8 million | $1.1 million | First Wyoming Bank Caspe |
| First State Bank at Shoshoni | Shoshoni | December 18, 1987 | $4.6 million | $4.1 million | $1.1 million | First STB of Thermopolis |
| Stockmen's Bank & Trust Company | Gillette | September 18, 1987 | $117.4 million | $111.9 million | $41.1 million | First Interstate BK Gill |
| American National Bank of Evanston | Evanston | August 20, 1987 | $9.1 million | $8.9 million | $4 million | Pioneer Bank of Evanston |
| Guaranty Federal Bank FSB | Casper | December 12, 1986 | $63.8 million | $73.5 million | $18.9 million |
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Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-23. Assets and deposits are as of the last report before failure; the estimated cost is the FDIC's latest estimate of the loss to its insurance fund and changes as the receivership winds down. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.