Financial and Monetary Systems

What is a bank run? And why does confidence matter for a bank?

Bank runs occur when a bank faces a loss of confidence, sparking many customers to withdraw their deposits.

Bank runs occur when a bank faces a loss of confidence, sparking many customers to withdraw their deposits. Image: Unsplash/etiennemartin

Emma Charlton
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Charts showing the number of US bank failures since 2008. bank run
Bank run: US bank failures over time. Image: S&P Global
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Backdrop of economic uncertainty. Bank runs hit the headlines during the financial crisis of the late 2000s
Backdrop of economic uncertainty. Bank runs hit the headlines during the financial crisis of the late 2000s Image: World Economic Forum
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