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  2. BankBoston - Wikipedia

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    In 1903, The Massachusetts Bank merged with The First National Bank of Boston amidst a wave of consolidation in the banking industry at the start of the 20th century. First National had been founded in 1859 as Safety Fund Bank, changing its name in 1864 when it joined the national bank system. After a year operating as The Massachusetts First ...

  3. 100 Federal Street - Wikipedia

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    100 Federal Street, formerly known as the First National Bank Building and nicknamed the Pregnant Building, [1] [2] is a skyscraper located in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. The skyscraper, rising 591 feet (180 m) and 37 floors, [ 3 ] is Boston's 10th-tallest building .

  4. First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti - Wikipedia

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    First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti, 435 U.S. 765 (1978), is a U.S. constitutional law case which defined the free speech right of corporations for the first time. . The United States Supreme Court held that corporations have a First Amendment right to make contributions to ballot initiative campaigns

  5. First Boston - Wikipedia

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    The First Boston Corporation was formed in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 27, 1932, [3] as the investment banking arm of the First National Bank of Boston.It became an independent firm after passage of the Glass–Steagall Act, a New Deal banking legislation that required commercial banks to divest securities businesses following the 1929 stock market crash.

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

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    First Bank System, Inc. Colorado National Bank First Bank System, Inc. (CNB remained unchanged until after merger with U.S. Bancorp) U.S. Bancorp: 1993 Banc One Corp. Valley National Bank of Arizona: Banc One Corp. JPMorgan Chase: 1993 Bank of Boston Corp. South Shore Bank, Mechanics Bank, First Agricultural Bank of Boston Corp. Bank of America ...

  7. First National Bank - Wikipedia

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    First National Bank of Boston, acquired by Fleet Bank and merged into Bank of America First National Bank of Brooklyn , acquired by Bank of the Manhattan Company and merged into JPMorgan Chase First National Bank of Charleroi , Charleroi, Pennsylvania

  8. First Bank of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The First Bank of the United States was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while the city served as the national capital, from 1790 to 1800. The bank began operations in Carpenters' Hall in 1791, some 200 feet from its permanent home. Branches opened in Boston, New York, Charleston, and Baltimore in 1792, followed by branches in Norfolk ...

  9. John Hancock Building - Wikipedia

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    The first John Hancock Building was built on Devonshire Street in 1891. It was designed by William G. Preston. [1] On October 2, 1919, the building was purchased by the First National Bank of Boston. [2] In 1922, it was one of the buildings torn down to make way for the new First National Bank building. [3]