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Patriot Direct Deposit Bank Holidays

Like all payroll companies, Patriot is subject to following the holiday schedule set by the Federal Reserve.  When a bank holiday falls within a payroll week, you will need to add an extra day to your process.

  • If a holiday falls on a day other than your pay date, you will need to run payroll one day earlier than normal in order for employees to be paid on the scheduled pay date.  Standard 4-Day will need to run payroll at least 5 days before the pay date. Prefunding will need to run payroll at least 2 days before the pay date.
  • If a holiday falls on a pay date, your employees will not get paid until the following banking day.  To avoid this, you can pay your employees one day earlier. This means you will need to run payroll one day earlier.

For more details, see Direct Deposit Funding and Timing Options.

Holiday2026 Banking Holiday2027 Banking Holiday
New Year’s DayThursday, January 1Friday, January 1
Martin Luther King Jr. DayMonday, January 19Monday, January 18
Presidents’ DayMonday, February 16Monday, February 15
Memorial DayMonday, May 25Monday, May 31
Juneteenth National Independence DayFriday, June 19Saturday, June 19 (no observed banking holiday)
Independence DaySaturday, July 4 (no observed banking holiday)Monday, July 5 (observed)
Labor DayMonday, September 7Monday, September 6
Columbus DayMonday, October 12Monday, October 11
Veterans DayWednesday, November 11Thursday, November 11
Thanksgiving DayThursday, November 26Thursday, November 25
Christmas DayFriday, December 25Saturday, December 25 (no observed banking holiday)

*When the Holiday falls on a Saturday, Federal Reserve Banks and Branches will be open the preceding Friday with no interruption to direct deposit timing.
** When the Holiday falls on a Sunday; Federal Reserve Banks and Branches will be closed the following Monday.

For further reading, see our blog article What Happens If a Payday Falls on a Bank Holiday?

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