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The Village Bank

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Closed April 22, 1988 · Great Falls, MT · FDIC Cert #20327.

Closing date
April 22, 1988
Headquarters
Great Falls, MT
FDIC Certificate
20327
Total assets at closing
$21.7M
Total deposits at closing
$19.5M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$895K
Insurance fund
FDIC insurance fund
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Village Bank of Great F.A.

Context

On April 22, 1988, regulators closed The Village Bank, headquartered in Great Falls, MT. At closing, the institution held approximately $21.7M in assets and $19.5M in deposits. The FDIC record names Village Bank of Great F.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the FDIC insurance fund was approximately $895K.

By assets at closing this is the 2280th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 148th of 232 in 1988. It falls in the period the record labels S&L / Banking Crisis (1980-1995), a period with 2,367 failures peaking at 530 in 1989.

Deregulation, interest-rate shocks, and commercial real estate blowups produced the worst US banking failure wave since the Depression. Resulted in FIRREA (1989) and the RTC.

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

Common questions

When did The Village Bank fail?

The Village Bank was closed by regulators on April 22, 1988.

Who acquired The Village Bank?

The FDIC record names Village Bank of Great F.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution of The Village Bank.

How big was The Village Bank when it failed?

The Village Bank had approximately $21.7M in total assets and $19.5M in deposits at the time of failure.

Other failures in 1988

Date Bank HQ Assets
Dec 16, 1988 First Industrial Bank of Rocky Ford Rocky Ford, CO $12.5M
Dec 16, 1988 First Southwest Bank Eldorado, OK $9.8M
Dec 15, 1988 Texas National Bank Dallas, TX $37.7M
Dec 15, 1988 First National Bank in Center Center, TX $26.1M
Dec 15, 1988 Crescent City Bank & Trust Company New Orleans, LA $24.0M
Dec 15, 1988 Texas Bank of Plano Plano, TX $15.1M
Dec 15, 1988 First National Bank in Bogata Bogata, TX $13.2M
Dec 9, 1988 Silverado S&LA Denver, CO $2.32B