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Q Bank

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Closed August 7, 1998 · Fort Benton, MT · FDIC Cert #2174.

Closing date
August 7, 1998
Headquarters
Fort Benton, MT
FDIC Certificate
2174
Total assets at closing
$15.0M
Total deposits at closing
$13.9M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$1.6M
Insurance fund
Bank Insurance Fund (BIF)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Heritage State Bank

Context

On August 7, 1998, regulators closed Q Bank, headquartered in Fort Benton, MT. At closing, the institution held approximately $15.0M in assets and $13.9M in deposits. The FDIC record names Heritage State Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) was approximately $1.6M.

By assets at closing this is the 2542nd largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 3rd of 3 in 1998. It falls in the period the record labels Consolidation Calm (1996-2007), a period with 50 failures peaking at 11 in 2002.

Riegle-Neal interstate-banking era. Industry consolidated rapidly via merger; failure counts dropped to single digits per year.

Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.

Common questions

When did Q Bank fail?

Q Bank was closed by regulators on August 7, 1998.

Who acquired Q Bank?

The FDIC record names Heritage State Bank as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Q Bank.

How big was Q Bank when it failed?

Q Bank had approximately $15.0M in total assets and $13.9M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1998

Date Bank HQ Assets
Jul 23, 1998 Bestbank Boulder, CO $233.2M
Apr 9, 1998 Omnibank River Rouge, MI $42.0M