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Bank failures in Utah: 27 banks since 1969

27 banks in Utah failed between 1969 and 2017, holding $7.66 billion in assets and $6.45 billion in deposits. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $1.49 billion. The FDIC also assisted 3 open banks without closing them. The largest: American S & La ($2.18 billion), Advanta Bank Corp. ($1.53 billion), Barnes Banking Company ($709.2 million). By decade: 1960s 1, 1980s 18, 1990s 2, 2000s 4, 2010s 5.

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BankCityClosedAssetsDepositsEstimated costAcquirer
Proficio BankCottonwood HeightsMarch 3, 2017$68.2 million$65 million$10.1 millionCache Valley Bank
Sunfirst BankSaint GeorgeNovember 4, 2011$198.1 million$169.1 million$43.6 millionCache Valley Bank
Advanta Bank Corp.DraperMarch 19, 2010$1.53 billion$1.52 billion$521.5 million
Centennial BankOgdenMarch 5, 2010$212.8 million$205.1 million$70.5 million
Barnes Banking CompanyKaysvilleJanuary 15, 2010$709.2 million$697.1 million$106.8 million
America West BankLaytonMay 1, 2009$281.6 million$286 million$114.4 millionCache Valley Bank
Magnet BankSalt Lake CityJanuary 30, 2009$300.7 million$282.6 million$170.1 million
Merrill Lynch Bank USA (assistance)Salt Lake CityJanuary 16, 2009$61.81 billion$53.62 billion
Bank of EphraimEphraimJune 25, 2004$56.8 million$52.3 million$3 millionFar West Bank
Home SB, FSBSalt Lake CityJuly 5, 1990$12.8 million$9.9 million$217,701Zions First NB
Williamsburg FS & LaSalt Lake CityJanuary 26, 1990$310.5 million$257.7 million$31.1 million
Mountainwest S & L Assoc.OgdenFebruary 17, 1989$241.5 million$227.5 million$71.4 millionMountainwest Financial
American S & LaSalt Lake CityFebruary 17, 1989$2.18 billion$1.39 billion$152.5 millionPacific First FSB
Deseret S & L Assoc.Salt Lake CityFebruary 10, 1989$159.3 million$177.7 million$88 millionZions First NB
Tracy-Collins Bank & Trust Company (assistance)Salt Lake CityDecember 30, 1988$213.3 million$196 million$88,207Continental Bank & Trust Co
Mountainwest S&LAOgdenSeptember 21, 1988$284.5 million$262.3 million
Sandy State BankSandyMay 27, 1988$8.9 million$8 million$1.9 millionZions First National Ban
Basin State BankVernalFebruary 12, 1988$12 million$11.5 million$3.4 millionZions First National Ban
Rocky Mountain State BankSalt Lake CityAugust 28, 1987$18.6 million$17.9 million$3 millionCitibank Utah
Heritage Bank & TrustSalt Lake CountyApril 29, 1987$17.6 million$16.2 million$109,734First Interstate BK of U
Bank of Iron CountyParowanApril 10, 1987$19.8 million$19.5 million$3.8 millionDixie State Bank
Western S&LA (assistance)Salt Lake CityMarch 24, 1987$392.7 million$360.8 million$478,000Crossland Savings FSB
Summit S&LAPark CityApril 16, 1986$210.7 million$180.7 million$46.1 million
Family BankOgdenMarch 28, 1986$28 million$24.7 million$2.8 millionCommercial Security Bank
Pioneer State BankSalt Lake CityJanuary 24, 1986$11.7 million$10.9 million$537,223Zions First National Ban
Utah FirstbankSalt Lake CityJanuary 24, 1986$38.5 million$39.6 million$10.3 millionCitibank Utah
The Citizens BankOgdenOctober 18, 1985$93.5 million$85.5 million$33.9 millionCommercial Security Bank
State S&LASalt Lake CityApril 12, 1985$639 million$418 million
Golden Spike State BankTremontonDecember 4, 1984$7.8 million$7.3 million$3.6 millionGolden Spike Bank
The First National Bank of CoalvilleCoalvilleOctober 10, 1969$6.6 million$6 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.