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  2. History of banking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Second Bank of the United States opened in January 1817, six years after the First Bank of the United States lost its charter. The predominant reason that the Second Bank of the United States was chartered was that in the War of 1812, the U.S. experienced severe inflation and had difficulty in financing military operations. Subsequently ...

  3. List of banking crises - Wikipedia

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    Panic of 1857, a U.S. recession with bank failures; Panic of 1866, Europe; Panic of 1873, a U.S. recession with bank failures, followed by a 4-year depression; Panic of 1884, United States and Europe; Panic of 1890, mainly affecting the United Kingdom and Argentina; Panic of 1893, a U.S. recession with bank failures; Australian banking crisis ...

  4. Panic of 1907 - Wikipedia

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    Wall Street during the bank panic in October 1907. Federal Hall National Memorial, with its statue of George Washington, is seen on the right.. The Panic of 1907, also known as the 1907 Bankers' Panic or Knickerbocker Crisis, [1] was a financial crisis that took place in the United States over a three-week period starting in mid-October, when the New York Stock Exchange suddenly fell almost 50 ...

  5. History of central banking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As a result, the First Bank of the United States (1791–1811) was chartered by Congress within the year and signed by George Washington soon after. The First Bank of the United States was modeled after the Bank of England and differed in many ways from today's central banks. For example, it was partly owned by foreigners, who shared in its ...

  6. History of monetary policy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1791, Congress chartered the First Bank of the United States to succeed the Bank of North America under Article One, Section 8. However, Congress failed to renew the charter for the Bank of the United States, which expired in 1811. Similarly, the Second Bank of the United States was chartered in 1816 and shuttered in 1836.

  7. Panic of 1837 - Wikipedia

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    Democrats typically blamed the bankers, and Whigs blamed Jackson for refusing to renew the Bank of the United States charter and for the withdrawal of government funds from the bank. [15] Martin Van Buren , who became president in March 1837, was largely blamed, by the Democrats, for the panic even though his inauguration had preceded the panic ...

  8. Panic of 1857 - Wikipedia

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    The Panic of 1857 was a financial crisis in the United States caused by the declining international economy and over-expansion of the domestic economy. Because of the invention of the telegraph by Samuel F. Morse in 1844, the Panic of 1857 was the first financial crisis to spread rapidly throughout the United States. [ 1 ]

  9. List of largest bank failures in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Temecula Valley Bank Temecula: California: 2009 $1.5 billion $2.1 billion New South Federal Savings Bank Irondale: Alabama: 2009 $1.5 billion $2.1 billion Community Banks of Colorado Greenwood Village: Colorado: 2011 $1.4 billion $1.9 billion Horizon Bank Bellingham: Washington: 2010 $1.3 billion $1.8 billion Premier Bank Jefferson City ...