Data / Bank failures / 1987 / Clarks Fork National Bank
Clarks Fork National Bank, Fromberg, MT: failed March 19, 1987
Clarks Fork National Bank in Fromberg, Montana, failed on March 19, 1987. Yellowstone Bank of Laurel, MT, took over its deposits. It held $8.4 million in assets and $8.2 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $1.2 million (14.2% of its assets). By assets it was the 230th largest of 262 banks closed or assisted in 1987.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- March 19, 1987
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Yellowstone Bank, Laurel, MT
- Total assets
- $8,423,000
- Total deposits
- $8,159,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $1,193,991 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- National bank (supervised by the OCC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 1108
Other bank failures in Montana, 1985 to 1989
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Security Bank of Glendive | Glendive | December 1, 1989 | $32.4 million | $31.9 million | $387,903 | The First National Bank of |
| Treasure State Bank | Glasgow | June 9, 1989 | $14.6 million | $13.2 million | $2.6 million | Valley Bank of Glasgow |
| Great Falls FS&LA (assistance) | Great Falls | December 30, 1988 | $128 million | $72.7 million | $10.7 million | Western FS&LA of Montana |
| The Village Bank | Great Falls | April 22, 1988 | $21.7 million | $19.5 million | $894,551 | Village Bank of Great FA |
| Valley Bank of Belgrade (assistance) | Belgrade | July 31, 1987 | $18.6 million | $16.4 million | $3 million | Valley Bank of Belgrade |
| United Bank | Libby | May 14, 1987 | $15.4 million | $14.4 million | $1.7 million | First National Bank in L |
| Deer Lodge Bank & Trust Company | Deer Lodge | April 9, 1987 | $15.2 million | $14.1 million | $3 million | Peoples BK of Deer Lodge |
| Bank of Columbia Falls | Columbia Falls | May 30, 1986 | $41.5 million | $39.2 million | $18.4 million | First Citizens Bank NA |
All bank failures in 1987 · All bank failures in Montana · The full failed bank list
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.