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  2. Bank of America (1904–1998) - Wikipedia

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    Transamerica Corporation. Bank of America, formerly known as the Bank of Italy, was founded in San Francisco, California, United States, on October 17, 1904, [1] by Amadeo Pietro Giannini. By 1945, it had grown by a branch banking strategy to become the world's largest commercial bank with 493 branches in California and assets totaling $5 billion.

  3. Bank of America - Wikipedia

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    The Bank of America Corporation (often abbreviated BofA or BoA) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered at the Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, with investment banking and auxiliary headquarters in Manhattan. The bank was founded by the merger of NationsBank ...

  4. List of bank mergers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Bank of America Private Wealth Management: Bank of America: 2007 M&T Bank: Partners Trust Financial Group: M&T Bank: M&T Bank: 2008 TD Banknorth: Commerce Bancorp: TD Bank, N.A. $8.5 billion TD Bank, N.A. 2008 JPMorgan Chase: Bear Stearns: JPMorgan Chase: $236 million [39] JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2008 Bank of America: Merrill Lynch: Bank of ...

  5. List of largest banks in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Pinnacle Bank Omaha, Nebraska: $20 $3.16 N/A 95 Independent Bank Rockland, Massachusetts: $19 $2.89 INDB 96 HTLF Bank / Heartland Financial Denver, Colorado: $19 $1.60 HTLF 97 Central Bancompany, Inc. Jefferson City, Missouri: $19 $2.79 N/A 98 First BanCorp: San Juan, Puerto Rico: $18 FBP 99 Independent Bank Group, Inc. McKinney, Texas: $18 $2. ...

  6. Amadeo Giannini - Wikipedia

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    Amadeo Giannini. Amadeo Pietro Giannini (Italian pronunciation: [amaˈdɛːo ˈpjɛːtro dʒanˈniːni]), also known as Amadeo Peter Giannini or A. P. Giannini (May 6, 1870 – June 3, 1949) was an American banker who founded the Bank of Italy, which eventually became Bank of America. Giannini is credited as the inventor of many modern banking ...

  7. History of banking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1791, Congress chartered the First Bank of the United States. The bank, which was jointly owned by the federal government and private stockholders, was a nationwide commercial bank which served as the bank for the federal government and operated as a regular commercial bank acting in competition with state banks.

  8. Merrill (company) - Wikipedia

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    The company was founded on January 6, 1914, when Charles E. Merrill opened Charles E. Merrill & Co. for business at 7 Wall Street in New York City. [11] A few months later, Merrill's friend, Edmund C. Lynch, joined him, and in 1915 the name was officially changed to Merrill, Lynch & Co. [12] At that time, the firm's name included a comma between Merrill and Lynch, which was dropped in 1938. [13]

  9. Second Bank of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Second Bank of the United States was the second federally authorized Hamiltonian national bank in the United States. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the bank was chartered from February 1816 to January 1836. [1] The bank's formal name, according to section 9 of its charter as passed by Congress, was "The President, Directors, and ...