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What happened to Great West Savings Bank, F.S.B.?
Great West Savings Bank, F.S.B. in Craig, CO failed, and Great West Federal Savings Bank of Craig, CO took it over on May 11, 1990. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Great West Savings Bank, F.S.B. is today part of Glacier Bank (Kalispell, MT).
The chain, step by step
From the day it opened to the bank at the end of the chain today. Each step is one entry in the FDIC's record.
- 1988Great West Savings Bank, F.S.B. opens in Craig, CO
- May 11, 1990FAILEDGreat West Savings Bank, F.S.B. failed, and Great West Federal Savings Bank of Craig, CO took it over.FDIC certificate 32576 ends; its business continues under certificate 33042.
- Aug 16, 1991RESOLVEDGreat West Federal Savings Bank of Craig, CO was closed in a federal resolution, and its business passed to The First National Bank of Meeker of Grand Junction, CO.FDIC certificate 33042 ends; its business continues under certificate 3041.
- Aug 31, 2014MERGEDThe First National Bank of Meeker (by then renamed First National Bank of the Rockies) of Grand Junction, CO merged into Glacier Bank of Kalispell, MT.FDIC certificate 3041 ends; its business continues under certificate 30788.
- TodayOPEN
Glacier BankMain office Kalispell, MT · FDIC certificate 30788 · 252 offices in 9 states on June 30, 2026Every Glacier Bank office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.glacierbank.com
If you still have something from Great West Savings Bank, F.S.B.
A lien that was never released
Great West Savings Bank, F.S.B. failed on May 11, 1990, handled by the Resolution Trust Corporation, the agency that closed failed savings institutions from 1989 to 1995. The FDIC's lien-release page covers failed banks and savings and loans placed in FDIC receivership; it does not say how releases work for resolutions this old.
Call FDIC Resolution Inquiries at 888-206-4662 (8am–4pm Central, weekdays) and ask whether the FDIC holds this institution's receivership. Ask Glacier Bank as well: the chain above leads there. The FDIC's own instructions are at FDIC, Obtaining a Lien Release.
An old account, passbook or CD
When a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, insured depositors become its customers right away (here, Great West Federal Savings Bank). Start with Glacier Bank, and ask them to search under the name Great West Savings Bank, F.S.B..
This failure is older than the current federal rule on unclaimed deposits (mid-1993), so different rules apply. Search FDIC unclaimed funds search, search the unclaimed-property program of the state of the owner's last known address on the bank's records, and ask FDIC Resolution Inquiries at 888-206-4662 what applies to this institution.
A safe deposit box
The FDIC says that when a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, the branches usually reopen the next business day with box access. Today, ask Glacier Bank. A box abandoned for years may have been turned over to the state's unclaimed-property program.
Box contents are not covered by FDIC insurance.
Not sure this is your bank?
Many banks shared a name. Match the city and the years above against your paperwork, or search again with the town.
Credit unions were never FDIC-insured and are not in this record; the NCUA credit union lookup covers those. Banks that closed before about 1970 are not in the FDIC's list either.
One caution: banks also sell single branches. If the office you used was sold to a different bank along the way, the account went with the branch, not with this chain.
This page is drawn from FDIC records and federal guidance. It is not legal advice, and BankBranches is not a bank or a government office. More detail: lien releases · old passbooks and CDs · safe deposit boxes · unclaimed money.
Where the guidance comes from ▾
Banks folded into Great West Savings Bank, F.S.B.
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First Federal Savings and Loan AssociationCraig, CO | Mar 31, 1988 |
Source: FDIC BankFind institution and history records, read Nov 15, 2026. The FDIC's list covers banks that ended in about 1970 or later. Look up certificate 32576 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.