# CLARKS FORK NATIONAL BANK

> **Failed bank** · FROMBERG, MT · failed 1987-03-19 · National commercial bank (OCC-chartered) · FDIC cost $1M

## What happened

CLARKS FORK NATIONAL BANK of FROMBERG, MT was closed by the OCC on **1987-03-19**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets

Deposits were transferred to **YELLOWSTONE BANK** (LAUREL, MT). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 1391
- **FDIC Certificate:** 1108
- **FDIC FIN:** 2665
- **Bank name:** CLARKS FORK NATIONAL BANK
- **Location:** FROMBERG, MT
- **Failure date:** 1987-03-19
- **FDIC resolution date:** 1987-03-19
- **Charter type:** National commercial bank (OCC-chartered)
- **Resolution type:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $1M
- **Deposits at failure:** $8M
- **Assets at failure:** $8M
- **Acquiring bank:** YELLOWSTONE BANK (LAUREL, MT)

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=CLARKS%20FORK%20NATIONAL%20BANK

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, CLARKS FORK NATIONAL BANK (FDIC ID 1391), failed 1987-03-19. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/1391.

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