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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 ...
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.
G. Kennedy Thompson, also known as Ken Thompson, (born November 25, 1950) is an American banker and businessman who was chairman, president, and CEO of Wachovia Corporation, formerly First Union Corporation, from 2000 through 2008. [1] During his leadership, Wachovia grew to become the nation's fourth largest bank. [2] [3]
Here are some of the biggest bank mergers and acquisitions in American history. ... Wachovia Corp. $15.1 billion. Aug. 28, 1995 ... Thousands told to evacuate in L.A. as storms raise fears over ...
Wachovia: The South Carolina National Bank Wachovia: Wells Fargo: 1991 First Union Corporation: Southeast Banking Corporation: First Union Corporation: Wells Fargo: 1991 NBD Bancorp: Summcorp NBD Bancorp: $323 million [25] JPMorgan Chase: 1991 Society Corp. Ameritrust Corp. Society Corp. KeyBank: 1991 Signet Banking Corporation Madison National ...
Wells Fargo has announced which Wachovia bank branches will be changed over to its own name this year as it continues to fold the former bank giant into its own brand. In a Wells Fargo-Wachovia ...
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.
Wells Fargo, the fourth largest U.S. bank, inherited roughly $100 billions in "Pick a Pay" Option ARMs when it took over.