Date Bank Name Episode Type
October 1, 1836* Franklin Bank Suspension → Closure
October 4, 1837 Lafayette Bank Suspension → Closure
January 11, 1838 Commonwealth Bank Suspension → Closure
January 13, 1838 Commercial Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
January 13, 1838 Hancock Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
January 13, 1838 State Bank Run Only
January 28, 1838 American Bank Run → Suspension → Unsure
January 28, 1838 Kilby Bank Suspension → Closure
March 30, 1838 Market Bank Run Only
March 30, 1838 Oriental Bank Suspension → Closure
March 30, 1838 Washington Bank Suspension → Closure
May 4, 1838 Columbian Bank Suspension → Reopening
May 4, 1838 North Bank Suspension → Reopening
May 25, 1838 Boston Bank Suspension → Reopening
August 5, 1839 Middling Interest Bank Run → Suspension → 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
January 1, 1857* Grocers Bank Suspension → Closure
September 22, 1857 Boylston Bank Run Only
September 28, 1857 Cochituate Bank Suspension → Reopening
October 6, 1857 Merchants Bank Run Only
October 15, 1857 Massachusetts Bank Suspension → Reopening
July 3, 1860 Cochituate Bank Suspension → Closure
December 30, 1861 Suffolk Bank Suspension → Reopening
December 1, 1863 Bank of the Metropolis Suspension → Closure
November 24, 1869 Boylston Bank Suspension → Closure
July 1, 1870* Mechanics Bank Suspension → Closure
November 9, 1872 Freemans National Bank (#665) Suspension → Closure
November 9, 1872 National Bank of North America (#672) Suspension → Closure
November 12, 1872 Freeman's Bank Suspension → Reopening
October 2, 1873 Bank of Commerce Suspension → Reopening
October 2, 1873 Merchants Bank Suspension → Reopening
October 2, 1873 Second National Bank (#322) Suspension → Reopening
October 3, 1873 Union Trust Company Run Only
October 15, 1875 Home Savings Bank Run Only
January 1, 1876* West Boston Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Unsure
January 1, 1876* West Boston Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1877* West Boston Savings Bank Suspension → Closure
January 12, 1877 Mechanics Savings Bank Suspension → Closure
January 16, 1878 Dorchester Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
February 5, 1878 Mercantile Savings Institution Suspension → Closure
February 23, 1878 South Boston Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Unsure
March 11, 1878 Home Savings Bank Suspension → Reopening
March 15, 1878 Franklin Bank Suspension → Reopening
March 15, 1878 Franklin Savings Bank Suspension → Reopening
March 15, 1878 Provident Institution For Savings Run Only
March 15, 1878 Suffolk Savings Bank Run Only
March 20, 1878 East Boston Savings Bank Suspension → Reopening
October 3, 1879 North Bank Suspension → Closure
November 18, 1881 Pacific National Bank (#2373) Run → Suspension → Closure
November 19, 1881 Central National Bank (#2103) Run → Suspension → Reopening
May 22, 1882 Boston Bank Suspension → Reopening
May 7, 1884 Atlantic Bank Suspension → Closure
May 16, 1884 Second National Bank (#322) Run Only
December 3, 1890 Boston National Bank (#408) Run Only
February 24, 1891 Commonwealth Loan & Trust Company Suspension → Closure
September 3, 1891 Suffolk Trust Company Suspension → Closure
September 3, 1891 Suffolk Trust Company Suspension → Closure
November 2, 1891 Maverick Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
November 2, 1891 Maverick National Bank (#677) Run → Suspension → Closure
November 4, 1891 Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Run Only
August 1, 1893 Franklin Savings Bank Suspension → Reopening
September 6, 1895 Globe Investment Company Suspension → Closure
December 20, 1895 Maverick Bank Suspension → Closure
March 13, 1896 Globe National Bank (#936) Suspension → Closure
October 12, 1896 Union Loan & Trust Company Suspension → Closure
May 21, 1897 Hancock National Bank (#1442) Suspension → Closure
December 29, 1897 Maverick Bank Suspension → Closure
January 19, 1898 Suffolk Trust Company Suspension → Closure
February 15, 1898 National City Bank (#609) Suspension → Closure
December 19, 1898 National Revere Bank (#1295) Suspension → Closure
December 1, 1899 Globe Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
December 1, 1899* Maverick Bank Suspension → Closure
December 16, 1899 Broadway Bank Run → Suspension → Reopening
December 16, 1899 Broadway National Bank (#551) Suspension → Closure
December 16, 1899 Globe National Bank (#936) Run → Suspension → Closure
December 18, 1899 Fourth National Bank (#2277) Run Only
December 22, 1899 Boston Bank Suspension → Closure
October 5, 1900 Globe Bank Suspension → Closure
November 1, 1901* Globe Bank Suspension → Closure
December 24, 1901 National Bank of the Commonwealth (#1827) Suspension → Closure
December 24, 1901 Third National Bank (#359) Suspension → Closure
May 1, 1902 National Bank Suspension → Closure
July 8, 1902 Freemans National Bank (#665) Suspension → Reopening
November 14, 1902 Central National Bank (#2103) Run → Suspension → Closure
December 2, 1903 Hamilton Bank Suspension → Closure
March 31, 1904 Union Trust Company Run → Suspension → Closure
July 14, 1905 National Bank Suspension → Closure
October 2, 1905 Mount Vernon National Bank (#716) Suspension → Closure
November 27, 1905 American National Bank (#5840) Suspension → Closure
January 9, 1906 American Bank Suspension → Closure
January 11, 1906 Provident Security & Banking Company Suspension → Closure
February 21, 1906 Union Trust Company Suspension → Closure
May 3, 1909 Boston Banking Company Suspension → Reopening
September 24, 1910 Boston Banking Company Suspension → Closure
January 26, 1914 South Boston Savings Bank Run Only
December 18, 1919 Old South Trust Company Run → Suspension → Reopening
January 1, 1920* Cosmopolitan Trust Company Suspension → Closure
August 12, 1920 Hanover Trust Company Run → Suspension → Closure
August 13, 1920 Old Colony Trust Company Run → Suspension → Unsure
August 19, 1920 First State Bank Run Only
September 10, 1920 Prudential Trust Company Suspension → Closure
September 24, 1920 Cosmopolitan Trust Company Run → Suspension → Closure
September 27, 1920 Boston Bank Run Only
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
July 29, 1921 Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Run Only
January 1, 1931* Tremont Trust Company Suspension → Closure
July 16, 1931 Boston National Bank (#11903) Suspension → Closure
December 14, 1931 Federal National Bank (#12336) Run → Suspension → Closure
December 17, 1931 Boston Continental National Bank (#11903) Run → Suspension → Closure
December 17, 1931 Continental National Bank (#12540) Run → Suspension → Closure
December 17, 1931 Exchange Trust Company Run → Suspension → Closure
December 17, 1931 Grove Hall Savings Bank Run Only
December 18, 1931 Boston Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
December 18, 1931 Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Run Only
December 21, 1931 Charlestown Trust Company Suspension → Closure
April 1, 1932* Atlantic National Bank (#643) Run → Suspension → Closure
May 20, 1933 State Bank Suspension → Reopening
September 1, 1933 Continental Bank Suspension → Closure
* Hanover Trust Company Suspension → Closure