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Bank failures in Montana: 16 banks since 1934

16 banks in Montana failed between 1934 and 1998, holding $237.2 million in assets and $229.3 million in deposits. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $51.7 million. The FDIC also assisted 3 open banks without closing them. The largest: Bank of Columbia Falls ($41.5 million), First Security Bank of Glendive ($32.4 million), First Security Bank of Anaconda ($31.6 million). By decade: 1930s 4, 1940s 1, 1980s 12, 1990s 2.

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BankCityClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
Q BankFort BentonAugust 7, 1998$15 million$13.9 million$1.6 millionHeritage State Bank
First Security Bank of AnacondaAnacondaMarch 16, 1992$31.6 million$30.2 million$6 millionBank of Montana Anaconda
First Security Bank of GlendiveGlendiveDecember 1, 1989$32.4 million$31.9 million$387,903The First National Bank of
Treasure State BankGlasgowJune 9, 1989$14.6 million$13.2 million$2.6 millionValley Bank of Glasgow
Great Falls FS&LA (assistance)Great FallsDecember 30, 1988$128 million$72.7 million$10.7 millionWestern FS&LA of Montana
The Village BankGreat FallsApril 22, 1988$21.7 million$19.5 million$894,551Village Bank of Great FA
Valley Bank of Belgrade (assistance)BelgradeJuly 31, 1987$18.6 million$16.4 million$3 millionValley Bank of Belgrade
United BankLibbyMay 14, 1987$15.4 million$14.4 million$1.7 millionFirst National Bank in L
Deer Lodge Bank & Trust CompanyDeer LodgeApril 9, 1987$15.2 million$14.1 million$3 millionPeoples BK of Deer Lodge
Clarks Fork National BankFrombergMarch 19, 1987$8.4 million$8.2 million$1.2 millionYellowstone Bank
Bank of Columbia FallsColumbia FallsMay 30, 1986$41.5 million$39.2 million$18.4 millionFirst Citizens Bank NA
Montana S&LAKalispellAugust 16, 1985$26.9 million$30.4 million$12.9 million
First Nat BK of BrowningBrowningNovember 11, 1983$13.7 million$13.4 million$3.1 million
Havre FS&LA (assistance)HavreSeptember 1, 1982$73.3 million$65.8 million$5 millionCapital Savings Bank FA
Stockmens Bank of MartinsdaleMartinsdaleApril 30, 1949$634,000$709,000
Glendive State BankGlendiveJune 15, 1939$162,000$119,000
Farmers State Bank of BainvilleBainvilleJuly 13, 1937$104,000$54,000
The First National Bank of IsmayIsmayFebruary 20, 1937$83,000
First National Bank of LimaLimaJuly 18, 1934$91,000$42,000

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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.