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  2. 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 BCE in Assyria, India and Sumer. Later, in ancient Greece and during the Roman Empire, lenders based in temples gave loans, while accepting deposits ...

  3. 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.

  4. Bank of America - Wikipedia

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    The Bank of America Corporation (often abbreviated BofA or BoA) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered at the Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, with investment banking and auxiliary headquarters in Manhattan. The bank was founded by the merger of NationsBank ...

  5. History of the Federal Reserve System - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Reserve System is the third central banking system in United States history. The First Bank of the United States (1791–1811) and the Second Bank of the United States (1817–1836) each had a 20-year charter. Both banks issued currency, made commercial loans, accepted deposits, purchased securities, maintained multiple branches and ...

  6. Bank - Wikipedia

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    Branch, in-person banking in a retail location. Automated teller machine banking adjacent to or remote from the bank. Bank by mail: Most banks accept cheque deposits via mail and use mail to communicate to their customers. Online banking over the Internet to perform multiple types of transactions.

  7. Chase Bank - Wikipedia

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    Chase branches in the contiguous U.S. in 2020. The company also operates in Hawaii (not shown on the map).. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., doing business as Chase, is an American national bank headquartered in New York City that constitutes the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of the U.S. multinational banking and financial services holding company, JPMorgan Chase.

  8. JPMorgan Chase - Wikipedia

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    JPMorgan Chase & Co. (stylized as JPMorganChase) is an American multinational finance company headquartered in New York City and incorporated in Delaware. It is the largest bank in the United States and the world's largest bank by market capitalization as of 2023. [3][4] As the largest of Big Four banks, the firm is considered systemically ...

  9. BNY - Wikipedia

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    BNY. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, commonly known as BNY, is an American international financial services company headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1784, it is one of the oldest financial institutions in the United States and was the first company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. BNY provides a wide range of financial ...