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Lippmann, Rosenthal & Co. or Liro Bank originally a Dutch Jewish bank, was seized and used by Nazis for looting Jewish property during the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II. [1] At Nieuwe Spiegelstraat, in Amsterdam, the Germans used the bank's name for a separate branch for looting Jews at the Sarphatistraat. [2]
The Union Banking Corporation (UBC) was a New York investment bank incorporated in 1924 in the United States.During World War II, under the U.S. Trading with the Enemy Act, the United States government seized the bank's assets pending investigation of the bank's business involving a former party member of the Nazi government in Germany, Fritz Thyssen.
During World War II, Dresdner Bank controlled various banks in countries under German occupation. It took over the Bohemian Discount Bank in Prague, the Societatea Bancară Română in Bucharest, the Handels- und Kreditbank in Riga, the Kontinentale Bank in Brussels, and Banque d'Athenes.
The account had which had ties to the Bank der Deutschen Arbeitsfront , controlled by the Nazis. [26] In March 1939 the Bank of England surrendered to Germany 5.6 million pounds worth of gold that belonged to the National Bank of Czechoslovakia, six months before England entered World War II. [27] "The documents released by the Bank of England ...
Nazi Gold and Art – from Hitler's Third Reich and World War II in the News Archived 2020-02-19 at the Wayback Machine; Swiss gold holdings and transactions during WW2; Report of the Swiss Bergier Commission (U.S. News & World Report) "A vow of silence. Did gold stolen by Croatian fascists reach the Vatican?" 30 March 1998
Due to Germany's territorial losses following World War I, the former Reichsbank branches in what became the Second Polish Republic were taken over by Bank Polski, and the one in the Free City of Danzig became the Bank of Danzig. During World War II, a number of branches were destroyed
Top 10 Banks by Total Deposits. According to FDIC data, there were 4,715 financial institutions on record as of Dec. 31, 2022. Here’s a ranked list of the 10 largest banks in the U.S. in terms ...
The best-known IFIs were established after World War II to assist in the reconstruction of Europe and provide mechanisms for international cooperation in managing the global financial system. They include the World Bank, the IMF, and the International Finance Corporation. Today the largest IFI in the world is the European Investment Bank which ...