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  2. Credit One Bank - Wikipedia

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    Credit One Bank, N.A., headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a bank specializing in credit cards for borrowers with low credit scores; credit limits for its cards are usually approximately $500. [ 2] Despite the similar names and "nearly identical" logos, Credit One is not affiliated with the much larger Capital One. [ 3]

  3. History of banking - Wikipedia

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    The history of banking began with the first prototype banks, that is, the merchants of the world, who gave grain loans to farmers and traders who carried goods between cities. This was around 2000 BC in Assyria, India and Sumer. Later, in ancient Greece and during the Roman Empire, lenders based in temples gave loans, while accepting deposits ...

  4. List of bank failures in the United States (2008–present)

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    The 2007–2008 financial crisis led to many bank failures in the United States. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) closed 465 failed banks from 2008 to 2012. [ 2] In contrast, in the five years prior to 2008, only 10 banks failed. [ 2][ 3] At the end of 2022, the US banking industry had a total of about $620 billion in unrealized ...

  5. 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.

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

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    Berks County Trust Company. Wyomissing Valley Bank, Temple State Bank, Mount Penn Trust Company, Reamstown Exchange Bank, Schuylkill Trust Company. Berks County Trust Company (1964 as American Bank and Trust Co or American Bankcorp) Wells Fargo. 1964. National Bank of Commerce. Texas National Bank.

  7. Capital One - Wikipedia

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    Capital One Financial Corporation is an American bank holding company founded on July 21, 1994 and specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings accounts, headquartered in Tysons, Virginia with operations primarily in the United States. [ 2] It is the 12th largest bank in the United States by total assets as of December 31 ...

  8. 2007–2008 financial crisis - Wikipedia

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    The 2007–2008 financial crisis, or the global financial crisis ( GFC ), was the most severe worldwide economic crisis since the Great Depression. Predatory lending in the form of subprime mortgages targeting low-income homebuyers, [ 1] excessive risk-taking by global financial institutions, [ 2] a continuous buildup of toxic assets within ...

  9. List of recessions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The 1815 panic was followed by several years of mild depression, and then a major financial crisis – the Panic of 1819, which featured widespread foreclosures, bank failures, unemployment, a collapse in real estate prices, and a slump in agriculture and manufacturing. [ 9] 1822–1823 recession. 1822–1823. ~1 year.