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Among the new banks founded during the 1910s was the Atlas Savings and Loan, founded in 1915. Located at 5454 Broadway Avenue, this bank proved to be the fastest-growing of the new financial institutions. [67] The bank later funded construction of the Atlas Building at 5644 Broadway, which served as its home until 1921.
Cleveland Trust Company was founded in 1894, and was one of the first banks in Cleveland to have branch locations. [4] Cleveland Trust merged with the Western Reserve Trust Co. in 1903, and by 1905 had outgrown the space it rented for its headquarters. [5]
AmTrust Financial Building, formerly known as McDonald Investment Center, Key Center and the Central National Bank Building, is a commercial high-rise building in Cleveland, Ohio. The building rises 308 feet (94 m) in Downtown Cleveland. [1] It contains 23 floors, [1] and was completed in 1969. [2]
In 1978, the bank acquired Shaker Savings. [1] In 1989, the bank acquired Palm Plaza Savings Association, based in Boca Raton, Florida. [2] In 2000, the bank opened its first branches in Phoenix, Arizona. [1] In 2007, the bank changed its name to Amtrust Bank. [3] In January 2009, the bank sold its 5 branches in Columbus, Ohio, to WesBanco. [4]
Bird's-eye view map of Cleveland in 1877. The city of Cleveland, Ohio, was founded by General Moses Cleaveland of the Connecticut Land Company on July 22, 1796. Its central location on the southern shore of Lake Erie and the mouth of the Cuyahoga River allowed it to become a major center for Great Lakes trade in northern Ohio in the early 19th century.
National City branch in Springboro, Ohio.. National City Bank was founded on May 17, 1845, when a group of Cleveland, Ohio businessmen pooled $50,000 to organize the City Bank of Cleveland, the first bank opened under the Ohio Bank Act of 1845 in a small town with no gas, electricity, public waterworks, or railroad. [8]
The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History is a historical reference work covering Greater Cleveland and the Northeast Ohio community. It was the first modern study of an American city published in encyclopedia format. [1] It had two print editions (1987 and 1996) before moving online, becoming the first encyclopedia of a major American city on the ...
In September 2009, NYCB re-branded the Synergy branches to Garden State Community Bank. [ 15 ] In December 2009, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation seized AmTrust , a bank headquartered in Cleveland, OH with 66 branches and $13 billion in assets in Ohio , Florida and Arizona . [ 16 ]