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Wachovia Corporation began on June 16, 1879, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the Wachovia National Bank. The bank was co-founded by James Alexander Gray and William Lemly. [10] In 1911, the bank merged with Wachovia Loan and Trust Company, "the largest trust company between Baltimore and New Orleans", [11] which had been founded on June 15 ...
Wells Fargo Advisors is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo, located in St Louis, Missouri.It is the third largest brokerage firm in the United States as of June 30, 2021 with $1.9 trillion retail client assets under management.
Map of Wells Fargo branches in August 2015 Wells Fargo branch in Berkeley, California A former Wachovia branch converted to Wells Fargo in the fall of 2011 in Durham, North Carolina American Express Co. early receipts (1853, 1869) Stagecoach with Christmas gifts at a Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco Wells Fargo & Co. Express building circa 1860, Stockton, California Mud wagon — Wells Fargo U ...
SouthTrust Corporation was a banking company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2004, SouthTrust reached an agreement to merge with Wachovia in a stock-for-stock deal. At the time of the merger with Wachovia was completed, SouthTrust had $53 Billion in assets. SouthTrust was listed on the NASDAQ exchange under the ticker symbol SOTR.
Wachovia Securities grew through the mergers of multiple companies. Its oldest predecessor company, Leopold Cahn & Co. was founded in 1879. One of main Wachovia Securities' predecessor companies was founded in 1934 as the investment firm of J.C. Wheat & Co. Wheat fostered growth through mergers, including the 1971 merger with First Securities that created Wheat First Securities, Inc. and the ...
First Union Corporation was a bank holding company that provided commercial and retail banking services in eleven states in the eastern U.S.First Union also provided various other financial services, including mortgage banking, credit card, investment banking (First Union Securities), investment advisory, home equity lending, asset-based lending, leasing, insurance, international and ...
The bank was renamed in the mid-1980s after a series of mergers. After being acquired by First Union Corporation, which later also acquired Wachovia National Bank to become Wachovia Corporation, CoreStates Financial Corporation became a part of Wells Fargo in 2008 when Wachovia (formerly known as First Union) was acquired by that company.
Wachovia's institutional capital markets and investment banking business arose from the merger of Wachovia and First Union. First Union had bought Bowles Hollowell Connor & Co. on April 30, 1998 adding to its merger and acquisition , high yield , leveraged finance , equity underwriting, private placement , loan syndication , risk management ...