In March 1800, Récamier joined the bankers Perregaux, Le Couteulx, Mallet, Barrillon, Germain, Sévène, Bastide, Fulchiron and Doyen in founding the Négociants réunis and advancing over 3 million francs to the Armée d'Italie and the Rhin to cover their campaign expenses, as commissioners of the treasury.
From October 1801 to September 1802, the association of "Banquiers du Trésor public" founded by Perregaux, Mallet, Fulchiron, Récamier and Doyen advanced over 30 million francs against the obligations of the receivers general guaranteed by the Caisse d'amortissement.
In 1803 Napoleon ordered her salon closed as part of a massive operation against the conspirators Cadoudal and Pichegru, in which Germaine de Staël was exiled.
Their bankruptcy was analysed by Louis Bergeron[3] and revealed Récamier's bank tended to take on too many risks and to be over-reliant on international trade, meaning it suffered under the Continental System and Britain's maritime blockade.
Récamier resigned as régent of the Banque de France in October 1806 but received no support from his friends there, since his name was linked with opponents of Napoleon's regime.