50 Longest-Running Banks You Can Count On in Every State

October 10, 2019

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Historic banks fell like dominoes during the Great Recession. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) closed more than 450 banks as a result of the 2008 financial crisis, including Washington Mutual, the largest bank failure in United States history. But while many storied institutions became victims of the market turmoil, some kept right on ticking and have been for hundreds of years.

If you’re looking for a trusted bank to keep your money in for years to come, look no further. GOBankingRates has uncovered the longest continuously running banks in America. Most of the companies listed predate ATMs, credit cards and the Federal Reserve. Three banks were founded before the New York Stock Exchange was created. And some of the companies you’ll find here are even older than the states they are headquartered in. But there are also a few that are barely older than PayPal (looking at you, State Bank of Arizona).

GOBankingRates combed through the FDIC’s Institution Directory and Deposit Market Share Reports to determine the longest-running banks headquartered in each state. To be eligible for the list, banks could not be a subsidiary of another institution. If a bank had merged with another company, its headquarters were required to remain within the same state. The results are compiled chronologically, starting with Rhode Island’s Washington Trust Company, of Westerly — founded all the way back in 1800. We’ve also included how much the banks have in total assets and the number of branches each bank runs inside their home state.

The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly

State: Rhode Island
Founded: 1800
Total assets: $5,188,883,000
Number of branches in state: 23

PNC Bank, National Association

State: Delaware
Founded: 1804
Total assets: $393,267,250,000
Number of branches in state: 40

Citibank, National Association

State: South Dakota
Founded: 1812
Total assets: $1,459,623,000,000
Number of branches in state: 2

Institution for Savings in Newburyport and Its Vicinity

State: Massachusetts
Founded: 1820
Total assets: $3,595,915,000
Number of branches in state: 16

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

State: Ohio
Founded: 1824
Total assets: $2,354,812,000,000
Number of branches in state: 259

Liberty Bank

State: Connecticut
Founded: 1825
Total assets: $5,270,083,000
Number of branches in state: 55

Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution

State: Maine
Founded: 1827
Total assets: $1,024,313,000
Number of branches in state: 8

Bank of New Hampshire

State: New Hampshire
Founded: 1831
Total assets: $1,719,344,000
Number of branches in state: 27

The National Bank of Middlebury

State: Vermont
Founded: 1831
Total assets: $369,065,000
Number of branches in state: 7

Chemung Canal Trust Company

State: New York
Founded: 1833
Total assets: $1,748,070,000
Number of branches in state: 30

Bank of Maysville

State: Kentucky
Founded: 1835
Total assets: $127,298,000
Number of branches in state: 3

The Honesdale National Bank

State: Pennsylvania
Founded: 1836
Total assets: $696,312,000
Number of branches in state: 12

Provident Bank

State: New Jersey
Founded: 1839
Total assets: $993,306,000
Number of branches in state: 81

The First Bank of Alabama

State: Alabama
Founded: 1848
Total assets: $552,910,000
Number of branches in state: 7

Comerica Bank

State: Texas
Founded: 1849
Total assets: $72,406,000,000
Number of branches in state: 126

Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company

State: Virginia
Founded: 1852
Total assets: $2,940,620,000
Number of branches in state: 25

Connection Bank

State: Iowa
Founded: 1854
Total assets: $307,120,000
Number of branches in state: 6

Exchange Bank & Trust

State: Kansas
Founded: 1856
Total assets: $34,391,000
Number of branches in state: 8

Root River State Bank

State: Minnesota
Founded: 1856
Total assets: $68,632,000
Number of branches in state: 1

Central Bank of Boone County

State: Missouri
Founded: 1857
Total assets: $2,049,146,000
Number of branches in state: 16

First National Bank of Omaha

State: Nebraska
Founded: 1857
Total assets: $21,357,028,000
Number of branches in state: 58

Baraboo State Bank

State: Wisconsin
Founded: 1857
Total assets: $370,864,000
Number of branches in state: 8

First Hawaiian Bank

State: Hawaii
Founded: 1858
Total assets: $20,526,147,000
Number of branches in state: 53

The First National Bank of Litchfield

State: Illinois
Founded: 1860
Total assets: $103,541,000
Number of branches in state: 2

First Financial Bank, National Association

State: Indiana
Founded: 1863
Total assets: $2,969,040,000
Number of branches in state: 33

First Tennessee Bank, National Association

State: Tennessee
Founded: 1864
Total assets: $41,988,700,000
Number of branches in state: 164

Bank of Stockton

State: California
Founded: 1867
Total assets: $3,185,723,000
Number of branches in state: 19

The Bank of Holly Springs

State: Mississippi
Founded: 1869
Total assets: $232,469,000
Number of branches in state: 5

Baker-Boyer National Bank

State: Washington
Founded: 1869
Total assets: $581,645,000
Number of branches in state: 7

Jefferson Security Bank

State: West Virginia
Founded: 1869
Total assets: $313,432,000
Number of branches in state: 5

First State Bank of Decatur

State: Michigan
Founded: 1870
Total assets: $52,198,000
Number of branches in state: 1

Arvest Bank

State: Arkansas
Founded: 1871
Total assets: $19,259,475,000
Number of branches in state: 125

The Geo. D. Warthen Bank

State: Georgia
Founded: 1871
Total assets: $182,905,000
Number of branches in state: 1

Branch Banking and Trust Company

State: North Carolina
Founded: 1872
Total assets: $223,086,000,000
Number of branches in state: 292

BayVanguard Bank

State: Maryland
Founded: 1873
Total assets: $299,535,000
Number of branches in state: 8

Zions Bancorporation, N.A.

State: Utah
Founded: 1873
Total assets: $70,064,730,000
Number of branches in state: 102

The First National Bank in Trinidad

State: Colorado
Founded: 1875
Total assets: $25,303,000
Number of branches in state: 4

The Goose River Bank

State: North Dakota
Founded: 1881
Total assets: $116,480,000
Number of branches in state: 3

Bank of The Rockies, National Association

State: Montana
Founded: 1883
Total assets: $1,804,152
Number of branches in state: 7

Eureka Homestead

State: Louisiana
Founded: 1884
Total assets: $110,345,000
Number of branches in state: 1

First Northern Bank of Wyoming

State: Wyoming
Founded: 1885
Total assets: $366,675,000
Number of branches in state: 3

First National Bank and Trust Company of Ardmore

State: Oklahoma
Founded: 1889
Total assets: $551,373,000
Number of branches in state: 11

Southwest Capital Bank

State: New Mexico
Founded: 1890
Total assets: $3,874,000
Number of branches in state: 6

Ireland Bank

State: Idaho
Founded: 1892
Total assets: $99,972,000
Number of branches in state: 14

Spratt Savings Bank

State: South Carolina
Founded: 1893
Total assets: $119,636,000
Number of branches in state: 2

Pictured: This a representational image of Columbia, South Carolina, which is the closest major city to the Spratt Savings Bank headquarters.

Capital City Bank

State: Florida
Founded: 1907
Total assets: $2,994,817,000
Number of branches in state: 51

The First National Bank of Ely

State: Nevada
Founded: 1907
Total assets: $103,653,000
Number of branches in state: 1

Clackamas County Bank

State: Oregon
Founded: 1911
Total assets: $228,705,000
Number of branches in state: 4

First National Bank Alaska

State: Alaska
Founded: 1922
Total assets: $3,762,718,000
Number of branches in state: 28

State Bank of Arizona

State: Arizona
Founded: 1991
Total assets: $678,511,000
Number of branches in state: 10

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Methodology: GOBankingRates examined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Institution Directory and Deposit Market Share Reports – Summary of Deposits to determine the oldest continuously run banks in each state. To be included on this list, banks had to be headquartered in their respective states, could not be a subsidiary of a fellow institution, and, if they had merged with another institution, the bank’s headquarters had to have remained within the state. The FDIC data is accurate as of June 30, 2019, and was collected on Sept. 23, 2019.