Date Bank Name Episode Type
April 1, 1834* Bank of Washington Suspension → Reopening
April 14, 1834 Patriotic Bank Suspension → Reopening
January 1, 1836* Bank of Washington Suspension → Reopening
May 1, 1837* Bank of Washington Run → Suspension → Reopening
May 12, 1837 Bank of the Metropolis Run → Suspension → Reopening
October 12, 1839 Patriotic Bank Suspension → Reopening
October 12, 1839 Bank of Washington Suspension → Reopening
July 27, 1852 Bank of the Union Run → Suspension → Closure
October 10, 1852 Bank of the Republic Run Only
October 11, 1852 Mechanics Bank Run Only
October 11, 1852 Citizens Savings Bank Run Only
October 13, 1852 Patriotic Bank Run Only
November 22, 1854 Farmers & Merchants Bank Suspension → Closure
September 26, 1857 Patriotic Bank Run → Suspension → Unsure
September 26, 1857 Bank of Washington Run → Suspension → Unsure
September 26, 1857 Bank of the Metropolis Run → Suspension → Unsure
January 1, 1866* National Bank of the Metropolis Charter #526 Suspension → Closure
May 4, 1866 Merchants National Bank Charter #627 Suspension → Closure
October 17, 1871 Freedman's Savings & Trust Company Run → Suspension → Closure
March 11, 1873 Second National Bank Charter #2038 Run → Suspension → Reopening
March 12, 1873 Washington City Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
September 19, 1873 First National Bank Charter #26 Run → Suspension → Closure
September 19, 1873 Bank of Washington Run Only
September 19, 1873 National Savings Bank Suspension → Reopening
September 29, 1873 National Metropolitan Bank Charter #1069 Suspension → Reopening
September 29, 1873 German American Savings Bank Suspension → Reopening
October 2, 1873 Lewis Johnson & Company Suspension → Reopening
October 6, 1873 National Bank of the Republic Charter #875 Suspension → Reopening
June 29, 1874 Freedman's Savings & Trust Company Run → Suspension → Closure
October 31, 1878 German American National Bank Charter #2358 Suspension → Closure
October 31, 1878 German American Savings Bank Suspension → Run → Closure
November 19, 1879 National Bank of the Republic Charter #875 Suspension → Reopening
May 14, 1884 National Metropolitan Bank Charter #1069 Suspension → Closure
May 31, 1884 Middleton & Company Run → Suspension → Closure
May 31, 1884 D. W. Middleton & Company Run → Suspension → Closure
June 2, 1884 National Savings Bank Run Only
June 7, 1884 J. H. Squier & Company Run → Suspension → Closure
October 23, 1884 H. D. Cooke & Company Suspension → Closure
November 24, 1890 Citizens Savings Bank Run Only
March 24, 1891 National Bank Charter #3425 Suspension → Closure
August 7, 1893 Washington Loan & Trust Company Run Only
August 11, 1897 National Bank of the Republic Charter #875 Suspension → Closure
December 19, 1898 Freedman's Savings & Trust Company Suspension → Closure
April 25, 1899 Capital Trust Company Suspension → Closure
September 23, 1901 American Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
November 1, 1902* Capital Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
October 24, 1906 Peoples Savings Bank Suspension → Closure
November 17, 1906 Washington Loan & Trust Company Run Only
December 31, 1906 Traders National Bank Charter #4244 Suspension → Closure
July 31, 1907 Union Savings Bank Suspension → Closure
August 1, 1907* National City Bank Charter #7936 Suspension → Closure
November 16, 1912 National Bank Charter #3425 Suspension → Closure
April 26, 1913 Washington Loan & Trust Company Suspension → Closure
November 21, 1913 United States Trust Company Run Only
November 21, 1913 Munsey Trust Company Run Only
December 1, 1913* Riggs National Bank Charter #5046 Run Only
December 17, 1913 Merchants & Mechanics Savings Bank Suspension → Closure
November 16, 1914 Lewis Johnson & Company Suspension → Closure
December 16, 1914 National Metropolitan Bank Charter #1069 Suspension → Closure
September 30, 1915 A. G. Plant & Company Suspension → Closure
December 15, 1916 Washington Mechanics Savings Bank Suspension → Closure
August 10, 1924 Munsey Trust Company Run Only
August 19, 1924 Merchants & Farmers Bank Suspension → Closure
August 24, 1924 Union Laborers Savings Bank Suspension → Closure
November 23, 1926 Standard National Bank Charter #12139 Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1929* F. H. Smith Company Suspension → Closure
January 18, 1930 Continental Trust Company Suspension → Closure
January 27, 1931 Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Company Suspension → Closure
February 1, 1931* Federal National Bank Charter #10316 Run Only
February 5, 1931 Capital Savings Bank Run Only
June 17, 1932 Crane, Parris & Company Suspension → Closure
July 13, 1932 Bank of Brightwood Suspension → Closure
July 14, 1932 North Capitol Savings Bank Suspension → Closure
July 14, 1932 Departmental Bank Suspension → Closure
July 14, 1932 International Exchange Bank Suspension → Closure
July 15, 1932 Prudential Bank Run Only
July 16, 1932 Northeast Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
July 17, 1932 Mount Vernon Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Reopening
September 17, 1932 International Bank Suspension → Closure
February 27, 1933 Commercial National Bank Charter #7446 Run → Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933 District National Bank Charter #9545 Run → Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933* United States Savings Bank Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933 Anacostia Bank Suspension → Reopening
March 1, 1933 Seventh Street Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933 Security Savings & Commercial Bank Suspension → Reopening
March 1, 1933 Washington Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933 Chevy Chase Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Reopening
March 1, 1933* Park Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933* North Capital Savings Bank Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933* Woodridge Langdon Savings & Commercial Bank Suspension → Reopening
March 5, 1933 Potomac Savings Bank Suspension → Closure
March 6, 1933 National Metropolitan Bank Charter #1069 Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 Second National Bank Charter #2038 Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 National Bank Charter #3425 Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 Columbia National Bank Charter #3625 Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 National Capital Bank Charter #4107 Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 Lincoln National Bank Charter #4247 Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 Riggs National Bank Charter #5046 Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 Federal American National Bank & Trust Company Charter #10316 Suspension → Closure
March 6, 1933 Liberty National Bank Charter #11633 Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 Hamilton National Bank Charter #12194 Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 American Security & Trust Company Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 Federal American Company Suspension → Closure
March 6, 1933 Mechanics Bank Suspension → Reopening
March 9, 1933 Franklin National Bank Charter #10504 Suspension → Reopening
March 15, 1933 Industrial Savings Bank Suspension → Reopening
November 1, 1933 American National Bank Charter #6716 Suspension → Closure
November 1, 1933 Woodridge Langdon Savings & Commercial Suspension → Closure
March 10, 1934 Washington Mechanics Savings Bank Suspension → Closure
September 30, 1941 Prudential Bank Suspension → Closure
January 14, 1942 North Capital Savings Bank Suspension → Closure