Date Bank Name City Episode Type
September 13, 1814 Bank of Columbia Georgetown Suspension → Reopening
September 13, 1814 Farmers & Mechanics Bank Georgetown Suspension → Reopening
September 13, 1814 Union Bank Georgetown Suspension → Reopening
September 13, 1814 Bank of the Metropolis Washington Suspension → Reopening
November 1, 1821* Merchants Bank Alexandria Suspension → Closure
April 1, 1834* Bank of Washington Washington Suspension → Reopening
April 1, 1834* Patriotic Bank Washington Suspension → Reopening
April 12, 1834 Farmers & Mechanics Bank Georgetown Suspension → Closure
April 14, 1834 Patriotic Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
June 4, 1836 Bank of Washington Washington Suspension → Reopening
January 1, 1837* Bank of Potomac Alexandria Suspension → Reopening
January 1, 1837* Bank of the Metropolis Washington Suspension → Reopening
January 1, 1837* Mechanics Bank Washington Suspension → Reopening
May 12, 1837 Union Bank Georgetown Suspension → Closure
May 12, 1837 Bank of Washington Washington Run → Suspension → Reopening
May 12, 1837 Bank of the Metropolis Washington Run → Suspension → Reopening
May 16, 1837 Bank of Metropolis Washington Run → Suspension → Unsure
May 29, 1837 Farmers & Mechanics Bank Georgetown Suspension → Reopening
October 12, 1839 Bank of Washington Washington Suspension → Reopening
October 12, 1839 Patriotic Bank Washington Suspension → Reopening
July 30, 1841 Union Bank Georgetown Suspension → Closure
March 14, 1845 Farmers & Mechanics Bank Georgetown Suspension → Reopening
July 27, 1852 Bank of the Union Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
October 10, 1852 Bank of the Republic Washington Run Only
October 11, 1852 Citizens Savings Bank Washington Run Only
October 11, 1852 Exchange Bank Washington Run Only
October 11, 1852 Mechanics Bank Washington Run Only
October 11, 1852 Merchants Bank Washington Run Only
October 13, 1852 Patriotic Bank Washington Run Only
October 19, 1852 Potomac Savings Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
November 1, 1854* Farmers & Merchants Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
November 13, 1854 Exchange Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
November 15, 1854 Selden, Withers & Co. Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
September 13, 1857 Banks of Washington Washington Suspension → Reopening
September 14, 1857 Pairo & Nourse Washington Suspension → Closure
September 15, 1857 Bank of Commerce Georgetown Run → Suspension → Unsure
September 15, 1857 Georgetown Bank of Commerce Georgetown Run → Suspension → Unsure
September 23, 1857 Bank of Metropolis Washington Run → Suspension → Unsure
September 26, 1857 Bank of Washington Washington Run → Suspension → Unsure
September 26, 1857 Bank of the Metropolis Washington Run → Suspension → Unsure
September 26, 1857 Patriotic Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Unsure
September 26, 1857 Washington Savings Bank Washington Run Only
September 29, 1857 Farmers & Mechanics Bank Georgetown Suspension → Reopening
November 1, 1860* Banks of Washington Washington Suspension → Reopening
January 1, 1866* National Bank of the Metropolis (#526) Washington Suspension → Closure
May 4, 1866 Maury & Co. Washington Suspension → Reopening
May 4, 1866 Merchants Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
May 5, 1866 Merchants National Bank (#627) Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
February 9, 1869 National Metropolitan Bank (#1069) Washington Suspension → Closure
October 17, 1871 Freedman's Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
October 17, 1871 Freedmen's Bank Washington Run Only
October 17, 1871 Freedmen's Savings Bank Washington Run Only
October 17, 1872 Freedmen's Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1873* Washington City Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1873* Washington City Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 11, 1873 Second National Bank (#2038) Washington Suspension → Reopening
March 11, 1873 Washington City Savings Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
September 19, 1873 Bank of Washington Washington Run Only
September 19, 1873 First National Bank (#26) Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
September 19, 1873 Freedman's Savings Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
September 19, 1873 Freedmans Savings & Trust Company Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
September 19, 1873 Freedmen's Savings Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
September 19, 1873 National Savings Bank Washington Run Only
September 26, 1873 Fant, Washington & Co. Washington Suspension → Reopening
September 29, 1873 German American Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Reopening
September 29, 1873 National Metropolitan Bank (#1069) Washington Suspension → Reopening
October 2, 1873 Lewis Johnson & Co. Washington Suspension → Reopening
July 1, 1874* Freedman's Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
July 2, 1874 Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
April 1, 1876 Security Savings & Commercial Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
October 29, 1876 Freedman's Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
December 28, 1876 Freedmen's Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
September 4, 1877 Washington City Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
January 21, 1878 Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
September 16, 1878 H. E. Offley & Co. Washington Suspension → Closure
October 31, 1878 German American National Bank (#2358) Washington Suspension → Closure
October 31, 1878 German American Savings Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
October 31, 1878 German National Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
November 1, 1878* German-American Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 26, 1879 Freedmans Savings & Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
June 6, 1879 Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1880* German American Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
February 6, 1880 German-American Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
July 7, 1880 German National Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
January 18, 1881 Freedmans Savings & Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
January 26, 1881 Central National Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 4, 1881 Farmers & Mechanics National Bank (#1928) Georgetown Suspension → Reopening
March 4, 1881 Second National Bank (#2038) Washington Suspension → Reopening
May 30, 1881 Bank of Washington Washington Suspension → Reopening
May 30, 1881 Middleton & Co. Washington Suspension → Reopening
May 30, 1881 National Bank of the Republic (#875) Washington Suspension → Reopening
May 30, 1881 National Metropolitan Bank (#1069) Washington Suspension → Reopening
May 30, 1881 National Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Reopening
August 25, 1881 German American Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1882* German National Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 8, 1882 Freedmen's Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
June 1, 1882 Freedmen's Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
July 27, 1882 Washington Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1883* Freedman's Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
May 14, 1884 National Metropolitan Bank (#1069) Washington Suspension → Closure
May 31, 1884 D. W. Middleton & Co. Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
May 31, 1884 Middleton & Co. Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
June 1, 1884* J. H. Squier & Co. Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
June 2, 1884 National Savings Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Reopening
October 23, 1884 H. D. Cooke & Co. Washington Suspension → Closure
February 17, 1886 J. H. Squier & Co. Washington Suspension → Closure
July 5, 1887 Middleton & Co. Washington Suspension → Closure
November 24, 1890 Citizens Savings Bank Washington Run Only
March 1, 1891* Washington National Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
December 4, 1891 Lewis Johnson & Co. Washington Run Only
June 24, 1893 Columbia National Bank (#3625) Washington Suspension → Reopening
August 7, 1893 Washington Loan & Trust Company Washington Run → Suspension → Reopening
December 13, 1894 Fidelity Building and Loan Association Washington Suspension → Closure
January 28, 1896 Northeastern Savings and Deposit Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
August 11, 1897 National Bank of the Republic (#875) Washington Suspension → Closure
December 31, 1897 Ohio National Bank (#4522) Washington Suspension → Closure
December 19, 1898 Freedman's Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
December 19, 1898 Freedmen's Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 15, 1899 Capital Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
August 23, 1901 United Banking and Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
September 24, 1901 American Savings Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
April 12, 1902 Capital Savings Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
April 10, 1903 United Banking and Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1904* Capital Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
April 4, 1904 American Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
October 19, 1906 Aetna Banking and Trust Company (Washington branch) Washington Suspension → Closure
October 24, 1906 Peoples Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
November 17, 1906 Washington Loan & Trust Company Washington Run Only
December 31, 1906 Traders National Bank (#4244) Washington Suspension → Closure
March 7, 1907 American Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
July 31, 1907 Union Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
January 7, 1908 Continental Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
February 29, 1908 American National Bank (#6716) Washington Suspension → Closure
May 24, 1908 First Co-operative Building Association of Georgetown Georgetown Suspension → Closure
July 1, 1908* First Co-operative Building Association Washington Suspension → Closure
August 18, 1909 First Co-operative Building Association Washington Suspension → Closure
February 21, 1910 Columbia National Bank (#3625) Washington Suspension → Reopening
April 2, 1910 Capital Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
July 19, 1910 First Co-operative Building Association of Georgetown Georgetown Suspension → Closure
December 29, 1910 Washington Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 7, 1911 United States Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
July 23, 1911 First Co-operative Building Association of Georgetown Georgetown Suspension → Closure
November 16, 1912 Washington National Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
April 11, 1913 First Co-operative Building Association of Georgetown Georgetown Suspension → Closure
November 18, 1913 United States Trust Company Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
November 21, 1913 United States Trust Company Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
December 17, 1913 Merchants & Mechanics Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
May 11, 1914 Commercial National Bank (#7446) Washington Suspension → Closure
June 1, 1914* First Co-operative Building Association of Georgetown Georgetown Suspension → Closure
November 16, 1914 Lewis Johnson & Co. Washington Suspension → Closure
July 12, 1915 American Security & Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
December 15, 1916 Washington Mechanics Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
November 25, 1917 United States Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
June 5, 1920 United States Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
February 26, 1921 Munsey Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
August 10, 1924 Munsey Trust Company Washington Run Only
December 8, 1926 Standard National Bank (#12139) Washington Suspension → Closure
August 30, 1929 Park Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1930* Commercial National Bank (#7446) Washington Suspension → Closure
January 18, 1930 Continental Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
January 27, 1931 Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Washington Suspension → Closure
February 4, 1931 Federal National Bank (#10316) Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
February 4, 1931 Perpetual Building Association Washington Run Only
February 5, 1931 Capital Savings Bank Washington Run Only
January 1, 1932* North Capitol Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
May 10, 1932 Anacostia Bank Washington Suspension → Reopening
July 13, 1932 Bank of Brightwood Washington Suspension → Closure
July 13, 1932 Bank of Brightwood Washington Suspension → Closure
July 14, 1932 Departmental Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
July 14, 1932 Departmental Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
July 14, 1932 International Exchange Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
July 14, 1932 International Exchange Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
July 14, 1932 North Capitol Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
July 16, 1932 Mount Vernon Savings Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Reopening
July 16, 1932 Northeast Savings Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1933* Potomac Savings Bank of Georgetown Georgetown Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1933* Northeast Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1933* Park Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1933* Potomac Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1933* Seventh Street Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1933* Washington Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
February 27, 1933 Commercial National Bank (#7446) Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
February 28, 1933 Continental Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933* Bank of Brightwood Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933 Chevy Chase Savings Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Reopening
March 1, 1933 District National Bank (#9545) Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933* Federal American National Bank & Trust Company (#10316) Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933* Franklin National Bank (#10504) Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933 National Bank (#3425) Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933* North Capital Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933 Park Savings Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933* Potomac Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933* Potomac Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933* Potomac Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933 Security Savings & Commercial Bank Washington Suspension → Reopening
March 1, 1933* Seventh Street Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933* Seventh Street Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933* United States Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933* United States Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933 Washington Savings Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1933* Woodridge Langdon Savings & Commercial Bank Washington Suspension → Reopening
March 5, 1933 Industrial Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 Federal American National Bank (#10316) Washington Suspension → Closure
March 6, 1933 Hamilton National Bank (#12194) Washington Suspension → Reopening
March 6, 1933 Park Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
March 6, 1933 Riggs National Bank (#5046) Washington Suspension → Reopening
March 14, 1933 Potomac Savings Bank of Georgetown Georgetown Suspension → Closure
March 14, 1933 Franklin National Bank (#10504) Washington Suspension → Reopening
March 14, 1933 United States Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 31, 1933 Park Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
May 13, 1933 Washington Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
May 18, 1933 Northeast Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
September 1, 1933* Hamilton Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
November 1, 1933 Seventh Street Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
January 1, 1934* Mechanics Bank Washington Suspension → Reopening
March 1, 1934* Washington Mechanics Savings Bank Washington Run → Suspension → Closure
September 4, 1934 Potomac Savings Bank of Georgetown Georgetown Suspension → Closure
January 13, 1935 National Bank (#3425) Washington Suspension → Closure
February 9, 1935 Park Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
October 14, 1935 Federal American National Bank & Trust Company (#10316) Washington Suspension → Closure
January 12, 1936 Seventh Street Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
January 12, 1936 Washington Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1936* Park Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
March 1, 1936* Prudential Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
June 30, 1936 Northeast Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
July 18, 1936 Fidelity Building & Loan Association Washington Suspension → Reopening
July 18, 1936 Fidelity Building and Loan Association Washington Suspension → Reopening
August 2, 1936 North Capital Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
September 4, 1936 International Exchange Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
December 31, 1936 Mount Vernon Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
February 16, 1937 Munsey Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
February 17, 1937 Potomac Savings Bank of Georgetown Georgetown Suspension → Closure
July 2, 1937 Prudential Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
December 16, 1937 Departmental Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 6, 1938 Park Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
June 4, 1938 Potomac Savings Bank of Georgetown Georgetown Suspension → Closure
June 4, 1938 Northeast Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
August 23, 1938 Washington National Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
September 11, 1938 Northeast Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
September 11, 1938 Potomac Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
September 11, 1938 Washington Savings Washington Suspension → Closure
June 30, 1939 Prudential Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
July 29, 1939 Industrial Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
March 22, 1940 Potomac Savings Bank of Georgetown Georgetown Suspension → Closure
March 24, 1940 Potomac Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
July 3, 1941 Potomac Savings Bank of Georgetown Georgetown Suspension → Closure
September 30, 1941 Industrial Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
September 30, 1941 Prudential Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
December 7, 1943 United States Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
December 2, 1946 Columbia National Bank (#3625) Washington Suspension → Reopening
* Freedman's Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
* Freedmans Savings & Trust Company Washington Suspension → Closure
* Freedmen's Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
* Industrial Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Reopening
* North Capital Savings Bank Washington Suspension → Closure
* Selden, Withers & Co. Washington Suspension → Closure