Date Bank Name Episode Type
May 1, 1828* Niagara Bank Suspension → Closure
May 5, 1837 Bank of Buffalo Suspension → Reopening
May 5, 1837 Commercial Bank Suspension → Reopening
May 6, 1837 Bank of Buffalo Suspension → Reopening
May 6, 1837 City Bank Suspension → Closure
May 6, 1837 Commercial Bank Suspension → Closure
September 10, 1839 City Bank Suspension → Closure
March 11, 1841 Union Bank Suspension → Reopening
April 1, 1841* Bank of America Suspension → Reopening
April 1, 1841* Bank of Commerce Suspension → Reopening
April 1, 1841* Mechanics Bank Suspension → Closure
April 1, 1841* United States Bank Suspension → Closure
June 8, 1841 State Bank of New York Suspension → Closure
November 1, 1841 Bank of Buffalo Run → Suspension → Closure
November 16, 1841 Commercial Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
June 11, 1844 Buffalo Commercial Bank Suspension → Closure
June 6, 1845 City Bank Suspension → Closure
September 11, 1847 State Bank of New York Suspension → Closure
November 1, 1849* Walter Joy's Bank Suspension → Closure
March 6, 1851 Hollister Bank Run Only
November 7, 1853 Patchin Bank Suspension → Closure
November 8, 1853 Pratt Bank Suspension → Closure
November 24, 1853 City Bank Suspension → Closure
November 1, 1854* Hollister Bank Suspension → Reopening
November 9, 1854 Exchange Bank Suspension → Closure
August 31, 1857 Buffalo City Bank Run Only
August 31, 1857 Hollister Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
August 31, 1857 Oliver Lee & Company's Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
August 31, 1857 White's Bank Run Only
September 1, 1857* Exchange Bank Suspension → Reopening
September 2, 1857 Clinton Bank Suspension → Closure
September 5, 1857 Mechanics Bank Suspension → Closure
October 12, 1857 Pratt Bank Suspension → Closure
September 7, 1859 Hollister Bank Suspension → Closure
October 31, 1861 Hollister Bank Suspension → Closure
April 12, 1866 Exchange Bank Suspension → Closure
September 6, 1875 New York & Erie Bank Suspension → Closure
April 14, 1882 First National Bank (#235) Suspension → Closure
June 26, 1893 Queen City Bank Run → Suspension → Reopening
September 7, 1893 City Bank Suspension → Reopening
May 15, 1894 Union Bank Suspension → Closure
October 15, 1896 Bank of Commerce Run → Suspension → Closure
March 27, 1897 American Exchange Bank Suspension → Closure
February 26, 1899 Ellicott Square Bank Suspension → Closure
October 24, 1899 Bank of Commerce Suspension → Closure
June 29, 1901 Bank of Buffalo Suspension → Closure
June 29, 1901 City National Bank (#5174) Suspension → Closure
June 30, 1901 City Bank Suspension → Closure
July 2, 1901 Niagara Bank Suspension → Closure
October 14, 1901 Fidelity Trust Company Run Only
April 12, 1902 Bank of Commerce Suspension → Closure
June 27, 1902 Empire State Savings Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
May 9, 1903 Fidelity Trust Company Run Only
December 5, 1904 German Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
January 17, 1905 Citizens Bank Run Only
November 16, 1907 Buffalo Savings Bank Run Only
December 5, 1918 German Bank Run → Suspension → Closure
April 19, 1931 Commercial Trust Company Suspension → Closure
July 15, 1932 Liberty Bank Suspension → Reopening
March 25, 1933 Lincoln National Bank (#13219) Suspension → Closure
* Bank of Commerce Suspension → Closure