bank run

Cultural  

1. The concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because they fear that the bank will fail.

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bank run

By 1930 the Bank of United States would grow to become the largest retail bank in America—before a bank run that year led to its collapse the following year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

Private credit faced a near bank run last month as wealthy investors exited, raising concerns about loan quality and profitability.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

SVB succumbed due to a bank run, as investors with uninsured deposits pulled their money after the bank warned that it had committed too much of its capital to long-dated Treasury bonds.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2025

And a good old-fashioned bank run is now a modern digital bank run.

From BBC ● May 30, 2025

“I have an idea it was in with some other old stuff Effie Wilcox threw away when the bank run her out of town.”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck