Montana Bank Health
Are Montana banks really safe, conservative lenders that can easily weather a downturn? Now you can judge for yourself. The Bank Loan Performance site has aggregated FDIC filing information so you can quickly view total loan values, portfolio allocation, and delinquency rates for major U.S. banks.
Here's a quick summary of delinquency rates on banks with a major presence in Billings:



If things go south I'm sure local banks will be in trouble.
There's been much to-do about how the locals were conservative with home lending, but the fact of the matter is big banks have taken a lot of the home mortgage market, leaving C&D and Commercial loans to the small and medium local banks. If those categories get hit, local banks will suffer.