Bank Holiday Letter 2026

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND SECURITIES
WENDY SPICHER – SECRETARY
Market Square Plaza | 17 N. Second Street, Suite 1300 | Harrisburg, PA 17101-2290 | 717.787.5783 | F 717.214.0808 | pa.gov/dobs September 17, 2025 To: Chief Executive Officers of Pennsylvania State Chartered Banking and Trust Institutions To assist your institution in preparation of a schedule of holidays, below is a list of 2026 legal bank holidays as extracted from Section 113 of the Banking Code of 1965, as amended:
Fixed Holidays Optional Holidays
January 1 – New Year’s Day February 12 – Lincoln’s Birthday January 19 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day February 16 – Washington’s Birthday May 25 – Memorial Day April 3 – Good Friday June 19 – Juneteenth Day June 14 – Flag Day July 4 – Independence Day October 12 – Columbus Day September 7 – Labor Day November 3 – Election Day November 26 – Thanksgiving Day November 11 – Veterans’ Day December 25 – Christmas Day When a fixed holiday falls on a Sunday, it shall be observed on the following Monday; when it falls on a Saturday, it may also be observed on the following Monday. Independence Day, July 4, falls on a Saturday in 2026, therefore, institutions must be closed on July 4, and may also be closed the following Monday, July 6, 2026. Flag Day, June 14, falls on a Sunday in 2026. As an optional holiday, there is no provision in the Banking Code to observe Flag Day on an alternate day. Sincerely, Wendy Spicher