Date Bank Name Episode Type
January 1, 1836* Franklin Bank Suspension → Closure
October 4, 1837 Lafayette Bank Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1838* Commercial Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
January 13, 1838 Hancock Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
January 13, 1838 State Bank Run Only
January 16, 1838 Commonwealth Bank Suspension → Closure
January 18, 1838 Franklin Bank Suspension → Closure
January 28, 1838 Kilby Bank Suspension → Closure
January 28, 1838 American Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
March 30, 1838 Oriental Bank Suspension → Closure
March 30, 1838 Market Bank Run Only
March 30, 1838 Washington Bank Suspension → Closure
May 1, 1838* Columbian Bank Suspension → Reopening
May 1, 1838* North Bank Suspension → Reopening
May 25, 1838 Boston Bank Suspension → Reopening
August 5, 1839 Middling Interest Bank Suspension → Run → Closure
October 10, 1842 South Bank Suspension → Closure
April 15, 1854 Cochituate Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
September 1, 1854* Suffolk Bank Suspension → Closure
December 16, 1854 Provident Institution For Savings Run Only
December 22, 1854 Webster Bank Run Only
November 21, 1855 Grocers Bank Run → Suspension → Reopening
September 22, 1857 Boylston Bank Run Only
October 6, 1857 Merchants Bank Run Only
October 15, 1857 Massachusetts Bank Suspension → Reopening
July 3, 1860 Cochituate Bank Suspension → Closure
December 2, 1863 Bank of the Metropolis Suspension → Closure
July 1, 1870* Mechanics Bank Suspension → Closure
November 11, 1872 Shawmut National Bank Charter #582 Suspension → Reopening
November 12, 1872 Freeman's Bank Suspension → Reopening
October 1, 1873* Union Trust Company Run Only
October 2, 1873 Second National Bank Charter #322 Suspension → Reopening
October 2, 1873 Bank of Commerce Suspension → Reopening
October 2, 1873 Merchants Bank Suspension → Reopening
October 15, 1875 Home Savings Bank Run Only
January 1, 1876* West Boston Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1877 Mechanics Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
January 16, 1878 Dorchester Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
January 21, 1878 Mercantile Savings Institution Run → Suspension → Closure
February 23, 1878 South Boston Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Unsure
March 11, 1878 Home Savings Bank Suspension → Reopening
March 14, 1878 Five Cent Savings Bank Run Only
March 15, 1878 Franklin Savings Bank Suspension → Reopening
March 15, 1878 Franklin Bank Suspension → Reopening
March 15, 1878 Suffolk Savings Bank Run Only
March 15, 1878 Suffolk Bank Run Only
March 16, 1878 Provident Institution For Savings Run Only
March 18, 1878 Hyde Park Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Unsure
March 20, 1878 East Boston Savings Bank Suspension → Reopening
October 3, 1879 North Bank Suspension → Closure
November 18, 1881 Pacific National Bank Charter #2373 Run → Suspension → Closure
November 19, 1881 Central National Bank Charter #2103 Run → Suspension → Reopening
August 14, 1883 George William Ballou & Company Suspension → Closure
September 17, 1890 R. Gardner Chase & Company Suspension → Closure
November 17, 1890 Kidder, Peabody & Company Suspension → Reopening
December 3, 1890 Boston National Bank Charter #408 Run Only
February 24, 1891 Commonwealth Loan & Trust Company Suspension → Closure
September 3, 1891 Suffolk Trust Company Suspension → Closure
October 1, 1891 Court House Venner & Company Suspension → Reopening
October 31, 1891 Maverick National Bank Charter #677 Run → Suspension → Closure
November 2, 1891 Maverick Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
November 4, 1891 Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Run Only
November 4, 1891 Five Cent Savings Bank Run Only
August 1, 1893 Franklin Savings Bank Suspension → Reopening
September 6, 1895 Globe Investment Company Suspension → Closure
October 12, 1896 Union Loan & Trust Company Suspension → Closure
February 2, 1897 E. Court Houseodges & Company Suspension → Closure
May 21, 1897 Hancock National Bank Charter #1442 Suspension → Closure
January 19, 1898 Suffolk Trust Company Suspension → Closure
February 15, 1898 National City Bank Charter #609 Suspension → Closure
October 24, 1898 Hamilton National Bank Charter #778 Suspension → Closure
December 13, 1898 Howard National Bank Charter #578 Suspension → Closure
December 19, 1898 National Revere Bank Charter #1295 Suspension → Closure
December 1, 1899* Maverick Bank Suspension → Closure
December 14, 1899 Globe National Bank Charter #936 Run → Suspension → Closure
December 16, 1899 Broadway National Bank Charter #551 Suspension → Closure
December 16, 1899 Broadway Bank Suspension → Closure
December 18, 1899 Fourth National Bank Charter #2277 Run Only
December 22, 1899 Boston Bank Suspension → Closure
December 22, 1899 Globe Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
December 27, 1899 E. Court Houseodges & Company Suspension → Closure
January 16, 1900 H. C. Wainwright & Company Suspension → Closure
March 10, 1900 Blackstone National Bank Charter #514 Suspension → Closure
December 24, 1901 Third National Bank Charter #359 Suspension → Closure
December 24, 1901 National Bank of the Commonwealth Charter #1827 Suspension → Closure
April 4, 1902 Hancock National Bank Charter #1442 Suspension → Closure
July 8, 1902 Freemans National Bank Charter #665 Suspension → Reopening
November 13, 1902 Central National Bank Charter #2103 Run → Suspension → Closure
November 15, 1902 Shawmut National Bank Charter #582 Suspension → Reopening
November 21, 1902 National Bank Suspension → Closure
December 1, 1903 National Hamilton Bank Charter #5158 Suspension → Closure
March 31, 1904 Union Trust Company Run → Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1905* American Bank Suspension → Closure
October 2, 1905 Mount Vernon National Bank Charter #716 Suspension → Closure
November 27, 1905 American National Bank Charter #5840 Suspension → Closure
January 4, 1906 Provident Securities & Banking Company Suspension → Run → Closure
January 11, 1906 Provident Security & Banking Company Suspension → Closure
April 5, 1906 Foote & French Suspension → Closure
May 11, 1909 Boston Banking Company Suspension → Reopening
September 24, 1910 Boston Banking Company Suspension → Closure
November 13, 1913 First National Bank Charter #200 Suspension → Closure
January 27, 1914 South Boston Savings Bank Run Only
March 3, 1919 Pearmain & Brooks Suspension → Closure
December 17, 1919 Old South Trust Company Run → Suspension → Reopening
August 3, 1920 Hanover Trust Company Run → Suspension → Closure
August 13, 1920 Old Colony Trust Company Run Only
August 19, 1920 First State Bank Run Only
September 8, 1920 Cosmopolitan Trust Company Run → Suspension → Closure
September 10, 1920 Prudential Trust Company Suspension → Closure
September 27, 1920 Dorchester Trust Company Run → Suspension → Unsure
September 27, 1920 Fidelity Trust Company Run → Suspension → Closure
September 27, 1920 Tremont Trust Company Run → Suspension → Closure
September 27, 1920 Boston Bank Run Only
July 29, 1921 Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Run Only
July 29, 1921 Five Cent Savings Bank Run Only
June 1, 1926* First National Bank Charter #200 Run Only
October 30, 1928 First Bankers Union Run → Suspension → Closure
October 10, 1930 Prince & Whitely Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1931* Tremont Trust Company Suspension → Closure
December 6, 1931 Continental National Bank Charter #12540 Run → Suspension → Closure
December 15, 1931 Federal National Bank Charter #12336 Run → Suspension → Closure
December 17, 1931 Boston Continental National Bank Charter #11903 Run → Suspension → Closure
December 17, 1931 Exchange Trust Company Run → Suspension → Closure
December 18, 1931 Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Run Only
December 18, 1931 Grove Hall Savings Bank Run Only
December 18, 1931 Boston Bank Run Only
December 18, 1931 Five Cent Savings Bank Run Only
December 21, 1931 Charlestown Trust Company Suspension → Closure
April 1, 1932* Atlantic National Bank Charter #643 Run → Suspension → Closure
November 15, 1932 National Rockland Bank Charter #615 Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 Second National Bank Charter #322 Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 Merchants National Bank Charter #475 Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 National Shawmut Bank Charter #5155 Suspension → Reopening
March 7, 1933 First National Bank Charter #200 Suspension → Reopening
March 7, 1933 Webster & Atlas National Bank Charter #1527 Suspension → Reopening
September 1, 1933 Continental Bank Suspension → Closure