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America's Oldest Banks

Following is a list of America's Oldest Banks. The Institution Name and Established Date are selected for institutions from the FDIC Institutions Directory with a status of active/open. Click on the established date for a link to Wikipedia detailing the events of that year.

This list can be sequenced by rank, name, established date, city, state or assets by clicking on the label at the head of the column. Detailed financial information for an institution can be retrieved by clicking on the institution name. A list of financial institutions within the same county can be retrieved by clicking on the city/town.


List Updated: 2017-01-01

Rank Name Established
Date 		City/Town State Assets
(000)
1 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 1792-01-01 Boston MA 251,261,047
2 THE WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY, OF WESTERLY 1800-01-01 Westerly RI 3,916,002
3 PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1804-01-01 Wilmington DE 350,224,267
4 CITIBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1812-06-16 Sioux Falls SD 1,365,660,000
5 BANKNEWPORT 1819-01-01 Newport RI 1,407,613
6 INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS IN NEWBURYPORT AND ITS VICINITY 1820-01-01 Newburyport MA 2,701,576
7 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1824-01-01 Columbus OH 2,051,004,000
8 LIBERTY BANK 1825-05-15 Middletown CT 4,441,065
9 SACO & BIDDEFORD SAVINGS INSTITUTION 1827-02-21 Saco ME 891,508
10 THE PROVIDENT BANK 1828-01-01 Amesbury MA 760,584
11 THE NATIONAL GRAND BANK OF MARBLEHEAD 1831-01-01 Marblehead MA 302,607
12 DEDHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS 1831-03-19 Dedham MA 1,376,954
13 BANK OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 1831-07-02 Laconia NH 1,401,267
14 THE NATIONAL BANK OF MIDDLEBURY 1831-11-09 Middlebury VT 328,867
15 WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB 1832-02-18 Wilmington DE 5,825,677
16 SOUTH SHORE BANK 1833-02-01 South Weymouth MA 1,039,329
17 CHEMUNG CANAL TRUST COMPANY 1833-10-22 Elmira NY 1,681,818
19 CAMBRIDGE SAVINGS BANK 1834-04-02 Cambridge MA 3,408,440
18 HINGHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS 1834-04-02 Hingham MA 1,918,708
20 THE BANK OF CANTON 1835-03-04 Canton MA 663,949
21 MIDDLESEX SAVINGS BANK 1835-03-05 Natick MA 4,397,167
22 BANK OF MAYSVILLE 1835-06-26 Maysville KY 127,111
23 THE HONESDALE NATIONAL BANK 1836-12-26 Honesdale PA 610,759
24 BALLSTON SPA NATIONAL BANK 1838-01-01 Ballston Spa NY 413,496
25 THE DELAWARE NATIONAL BANK OF DELHI 1839-01-01 Delhi NY 292,975
26 UNITED BANK 1839-01-01 Parkersburg WV 6,065,355
27 PROVIDENT BANK 1839-02-28 Jersey City NJ 9,226,577
28 SAVINGS INSTITUTE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 1842-01-01 Willimantic CT 1,510,110
29 BERKSHIRE BANK 1846-02-06 Pittsfield MA 8,010,475
30 ROLLSTONE BANK & TRUST 1846-02-12 Fitchburg MA 595,316
31 BRISTOL COUNTY SAVINGS BANK 1846-03-02 Taunton MA 1,807,530
32 CAPE ANN SAVINGS BANK 1846-04-15 Gloucester MA 575,868
33 THE NATIONAL IRON BANK 1847-08-17 Salisbury CT 121,436
35 MOUNTAINONE BANK 1848-01-01 North Adams MA 846,750
34 THE FIRST BANK OF ALABAMA 1848-01-01 Talladega AL 389,791
36 SOUTHBRIDGE SAVINGS BANK 1848-04-20 Southbridge MA 532,905
38 KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1849-01-01 Cleveland OH 99,137,730
37 MERCHANTS BANK 1849-01-01 South Burlington VT 1,901,842
39 COMERICA BANK 1849-03-05 Dallas TX 71,313,768
40 SAVINGS BANK OF DANBURY 1849-06-26 Danbury CT 941,165
41 THE MILFORD NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 1849-08-30 Milford MA 310,035
42 LITCHFIELD BANCORP 1850-01-01 Litchfield CT 231,691
43 FARMERS BANK & CAPITAL TRUST COMPANY 1850-02-16 Frankfort KY 690,496
44 COUNTRY BANK FOR SAVINGS 1850-07-01 Ware MA 1,437,099
45 EMIGRANT BANK 1850-09-30 New York NY 6,463,281
48 GLENS FALLS NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 1851-01-01 Glens Falls NY 2,137,525
46 MEDINA SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION 1851-01-01 Medina NY 50,709
47 RANDOLPH SAVINGS BANK 1851-01-01 Randolph MA 456,278
49 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 1851-01-01 New York NY 298,719,000
50 COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK 1851-01-15 Derby VT 595,695
51 RSI BANK 1851-03-12 Rahway NJ 505,701
52 ULSTER SAVINGS BANK 1851-04-13 Kingston NY 790,403
53 SEAMEN'S BANK 1851-04-14 Provincetown MA 342,860
54 CLINTON SAVINGS BANK 1851-05-15 Clinton MA 527,016
55 FIRST COUNTY BANK 1851-06-20 Stamford CT 1,497,860
56 FARMINGTON BANK 1851-08-01 Farmington CT 2,778,497
57 ESSEX SAVINGS BANK 1851-08-06 Essex CT 368,290
58 BAYCOAST BANK 1851-11-15 Swansea MA 1,212,291
60 BURKE & HERBERT BANK & TRUST COMPANY 1852-01-01 Alexandria VA 2,885,614
61 TD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1852-01-01 Wilmington DE 255,726,562
59 THE NATIONAL BANK OF COXSACKIE 1852-01-01 Coxsackie NY 285,525
62 BANGOR SAVINGS BANK 1852-02-14 Bangor ME 3,457,398
63 BATH SAVINGS INSTITUTION 1852-04-19 Bath ME 814,576
64 PASSUMPSIC SAVINGS BANK 1853-02-24 Saint Johnsbury VT 616,925
65 WESTFIELD BANK 1853-04-15 Westfield MA 1,304,358
66 BENEFICIAL BANK 1853-04-20 Philadelphia PA 5,513,455
67 COLLINSVILLE SAVINGS SOCIETY 1853-08-08 Canton CT 156,912
68 THE NATIONAL UNION BANK OF KINDERHOOK 1853-10-01 Kinderhook NY 431,289
69 CHELSEA GROTON BANK 1854-01-01 Norwich CT 1,008,925
70 NEWBURYPORT FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK 1854-04-01 Newburyport MA 761,087
71 EAST CAMBRIDGE SAVINGS BANK 1854-04-02 Cambridge MA 996,485
72 MILLBURY SAVINGS BANK 1854-04-10 Millbury MA 221,813
73 THE LOWELL FIVE CENT SAVINGS BANK 1854-04-12 Lowell MA 1,033,318
74 CONNECTION BANK 1854-07-01 Fort Madison IA 141,854
75 NORTH BROOKFIELD SAVINGS BANK 1854-08-03 North Brookfield MA 278,789
76 SALEM FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK 1855-03-09 Salem MA 3,944,116
77 THE CAPE COD FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK 1855-03-16 Harwich Port MA 3,015,422
78 FALL RIVER FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK 1855-04-10 Fall River MA 832,665
79 NEWTOWN SAVINGS BANK 1855-10-01 Newtown CT 1,108,917
80 MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY 1856-01-01 Buffalo NY 123,130,306
81 NBT BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1856-03-03 Norwich NY 8,564,861
82 ROOT RIVER STATE BANK 1856-11-25 Chatfield MN 68,112
85 CENTRAL BANK OF BOONE COUNTY 1857-01-01 Columbia MO 1,687,712
83 FIRST NATIONAL BANK MINNESOTA 1857-01-01 St. Peter MN 200,188
86 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA 1857-01-01 Omaha NE 18,689,426
84 THE CALLAWAY BANK 1857-01-01 Fulton MO 343,813
87 EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO. 1857-02-19 Atchison KS 396,827
88 ACNB BANK 1857-04-11 Gettysburg PA 1,157,164
89 THE BARABOO NATIONAL BANK 1857-07-01 Baraboo WI 405,477
91 FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK 1858-01-01 Honolulu HI 19,010,551
90 UNITED BANK 1858-01-01 Vernon Rockville CT 6,401,615
92 STATE CENTRAL BANK 1858-03-17 Bonaparte IA 43,032
93 STATE BANK FINANCIAL 1858-07-26 La Crosse WI 326,755
94 NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK 1859-01-01 Westbury NY 45,416,948
95 FIRST BANK FINANCIAL CENTRE 1859-09-01 Oconomowoc WI 1,010,457
96 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LITCHFIELD 1860-01-01 Litchfield IL 105,535
97 MARLBOROUGH SAVINGS BANK 1860-04-03 Marlborough MA 524,479
98 RHINEBECK BANK 1860-04-12 Rhinebeck NY 706,292
100 DNB FIRST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1861-01-01 Downingtown PA 764,117
99 FRANKLIN BANK 1861-01-01 Pilesgrove NJ 259,250
101 ARTISANS' BANK 1861-02-28 Wilmington DE 507,250
102 FARMERS AND MERCHANTS UNION BANK 1861-09-05 Columbus WI 339,132
103 PUTNAM BANK 1862-07-12 Putnam CT 491,924
107 FIRST FINANCIAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1863-01-01 Hamilton OH 8,288,888
106 THE CAMPBELL & FETTER BANK 1863-01-01 Kendallville IN 352,388
105 THE CITIZENS BANK COMPANY 1863-01-01 Beverly OH 188,328
104 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ORWELL 1863-01-01 Orwell VT 58,740
108 APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS 1863-04-17 Manhasset NY 12,884,015
109 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MCCONNELSVILLE 1863-07-01 Mcconnelsville OH 139,850
110 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1863-07-13 Cincinnati OH 433,462,707
111 FIRST FINANCIAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1863-08-03 Terre Haute IN 2,865,178
112 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GERMANTOWN 1863-09-19 Germantown OH 55,913
113 FIRST CITIZENS STATE BANK 1863-10-25 Whitewater WI 292,293
114 PREMIERBANK 1863-10-27 Fort Atkinson WI 299,965
115 HAMLIN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 1863-12-31 Smethport PA 441,177
117 CAYUGA LAKE NATIONAL BANK 1864-01-01 Union Springs NY 152,284
119 CITIZENS & NORTHERN BANK 1864-01-01 Wellsboro PA 1,216,654
118 FIRST NATIONAL BANK 1864-01-01 Waverly IA 338,748
120 FIRST TENNESSEE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1864-01-01 Memphis TN 27,353,473
116 THE HILL-DODGE BANKING COMPANY 1864-01-01 Warsaw IL 40,062
121 FNB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1864-01-25 Danville PA 347,888
122 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA 1864-02-04 Greenville PA 21,027,759
123 NORTH EASTON SAVINGS BANK 1864-02-08 South Easton MA 523,441
124 FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF NEWTOWN 1864-02-25 Newtown PA 924,333
125 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LACON 1864-04-11 Lacon IL 69,926
126 FIRST NATIONAL BANK 1864-04-19 Damariscotta ME 1,587,456
128 DIME COMMUNITY BANK 1864-06-01 Brooklyn NY 5,537,423
127 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SUFFIELD 1864-06-01 Suffield CT 248,783
129 GRUNDY BANK 1864-09-16 Morris IL 267,213
130 FIRST KEYSTONE COMMUNITY BANK 1864-09-23 Berwick PA 980,378
131 FARMERS STATE BANK 1864-12-06 Elmwood IL 50,059
134 CENTURY SAVINGS BANK 1865-01-01 Vineland NJ 456,288
136 FIFTH THIRD BANK 1865-01-01 Cincinnati OH 141,112,318
133 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK 1865-01-01 Vandalia IL 319,524
135 THE LYONS NATIONAL BANK 1865-01-01 Lyons NY 927,415
132 THE PUTNAM COUNTY NATIONAL BANK OF CARMEL 1865-01-01 Carmel NY 164,519
137 FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANK & TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1865-02-08 Mattoon IL 2,109,150
138 FIRST SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK 1865-04-13 Lancaster KY 850,730
141 THE CLINTON NATIONAL BANK 1865-05-01 Clinton IA 376,210
140 THE FAHEY BANKING COMPANY 1865-05-01 Marion OH 212,500
139 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GROTON 1865-05-01 Groton NY 173,081
142 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OTTAWA 1865-06-01 Ottawa IL 331,419
143 LANDMARK BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1865-07-19 Columbia MO 2,584,520
144 THE PARIS NATIONAL BANK 1865-10-01 Paris MO 80,193
145 WILSON & MUIR BANK & TRUST COMPANY 1865-12-18 Bardstown KY 467,700
147 BANK OF COLUMBIA 1866-01-01 Columbia KY 130,604
151 COMMUNITY BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1866-01-01 Canton NY 8,683,122
148 ELKTON BANK & TRUST COMPANY 1866-01-01 Elkton KY 137,592
146 FARMERS DEPOSIT BANK 1866-01-01 Carlisle KY 128,657
150 NORWAY SAVINGS BANK 1866-01-01 Norway ME 1,060,735
149 PCSB BANK 1866-01-01 Clarinda IA 205,758
152 THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 1866-01-06 Columbus OH 73,864,004
153 UNION SAVINGS BANK 1866-07-01 Danbury CT 2,187,385
154 THE HARVARD STATE BANK 1866-08-01 Harvard IL 224,187
155 PEOPLES TRUST COMPANY OF ST. ALBANS 1866-11-12 Saint Albans VT 257,340
159 ALLIANCE BANK 1867-01-01 Lake City MN 576,285
156 LENA STATE BANK 1867-01-01 Lena IL 93,287
160 MERRIMACK COUNTY SAVINGS BANK 1867-01-01 Concord NH 756,462
157 THE BRADFORD NATIONAL BANK OF GREENVILLE 1867-01-01 Greenville IL 276,841
158 THE JUNIATA VALLEY BANK 1867-01-01 Mifflintown PA 567,119
161 THE VINTON COUNTY NATIONAL BANK 1867-01-01 Mc Arthur OH 866,367
162 ATHOL SAVINGS BANK 1867-02-12 Athol MA 378,315
163 RUSHFORD STATE BANK (INCORPORATED) 1867-03-07 Rushford MN 55,425
164 FIRST STATE BANK OF ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI 1867-05-10 St. Charles MO 354,555
165 THE RICHWOOD BANKING COMPANY 1867-07-01 Richwood OH 461,110
166 BIDDEFORD SAVINGS BANK 1867-07-27 Biddeford ME 432,455
167 THE ROCKHOLD, BROWN & COMPANY BANK 1867-08-09 Bainbridge OH 34,063
168 BANK OF STOCKTON 1867-08-12 Stockton CA 2,690,261
169 NORTHFIELD SAVINGS BANK 1867-11-21 Northfield VT 875,900
171 BANK OF LEE'S SUMMIT 1868-01-01 Lees Summit MO 308,807
172 GORHAM SAVINGS BANK 1868-01-01 Gorham ME 1,006,737
170 HARDIN COUNTY SAVINGS BANK 1868-01-01 Eldora IA 196,000
173 THE BANK OF EDWARDSVILLE 1868-01-01 Edwardsville IL 1,814,615
174 MID PENN BANK 1868-02-21 Millersburg PA 1,012,266
175 WEBSTER FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK 1868-03-15 Webster MA 740,518
176 RONDOUT SAVINGS BANK 1868-03-24 Kingston NY 336,960
177 GEORGETOWN BANK 1868-05-21 Georgetown MA 300,087
178 CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK OF TEXAS 1868-07-01 Waxahachie TX 780,049
179 THE TORRINGTON SAVINGS BANK 1868-08-15 Torrington CT 824,299
180 FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK 1868-11-16 Farmington ME 357,508
181 THE NODAWAY VALLEY BANK 1868-12-12 Maryville MO 838,647
182 BENTON COUNTY STATE BANK 1869-01-01 Blairstown IA 42,066
189 BNY MELLON, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1869-01-01 Pittsburgh PA 23,641,577
187 DIME BANK 1869-01-01 Norwich CT 795,043
186 ELMIRA SAVINGS BANK 1869-01-01 Elmira NY 574,883
183 FIRST BANK BLUE EARTH 1869-01-01 Blue Earth MN 205,649
185 FREEHOLD SAVINGS BANK 1869-01-01 Freehold NJ 300,845
184 INSOUTH BANK 1869-01-01 Brownsville TN 286,847
188 MEREDITH VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK 1869-01-01 Meredith NH 822,983
190 THE BANK OF HOLLY SPRINGS 1869-02-01 Holly Springs MS 210,885
191 EASTHAMPTON SAVINGS BANK 1869-02-10 Easthampton MA 1,489,630
192 AVIDIA BANK 1869-02-26 Hudson MA 1,338,449
193 MACHIAS SAVINGS BANK 1869-03-05 Machias ME 1,200,392
194 GREENFIELD SAVINGS BANK 1869-03-19 Greenfield MA 761,506
195 FARMERS & MECHANICS BANK 1869-03-31 Galesburg IL 306,319
196 THE BANK OF CASTILE 1869-04-01 Castile NY 1,327,892
197 ADAMS COMMUNITY BANK 1869-05-01 Adams MA 476,917
198 JEFFERSON SECURITY BANK 1869-05-19 Shepherdstown WV 282,137
199 THE SAVINGS BANK 1869-05-26 Wakefield MA 529,371
200 FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK 1869-06-30 Franklin NH 437,800


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