Chase Manhattan Bank: Purchase By Chemical Bank Of New York

The Bank of the United States was designed to make money and build an economy. It was designed by men like Alexander Hamilton and Robert Morris, but did not benefit the common citizen as much as wealthy investors. Why did a fledgling government need to borrow millions from overseas in order to invest in a “national” bank, to turn around and then borrow the same money back and pay interest on it? The banking system developed by Alexander Hamilton and Robert Morris was prime pickings for speculators, and laid the groundwork for a history of unscrupulous activity regarding our nation’s money supply that continues to this day. The signatures on the Constitution were barely dry before corruption and

Competition is quickly encroaching on SunTrust’s territory. The financial crisis helped rivals gain more presence in SunTrust’s core markets through key acquisitions. BB&T bank, one of SunTrust’s main competitors, recently increased its presence with its acquisition of Florida-based BankAtlantic. This acquisition increased BB&T’s deposit market share to 6th in the Miami market. (BB&T Corporate Profile)

Chase Manhattan owned Robert Fleming & Co., the London-based asset manager that had a big presence in Asia. Some Fleming investment teams now oversee several JP Morgan equity funds. Bank One's fixed-income offerings based in Columbus, Ohio, are a large anchor of JP Morgan's bond shop. When JP Morgan bought asset-management firm Highbridge Capital Management in 2009, it helped the fund family move into alternatives such as commodities and market neutral strategies.

Bank of America is the largest US bank founded in 1904, it has expanded through several acquisitions. By the end of 2009, Bank of America was the market leader serving 82% of the US population and over 53 million customers. They are positioned as number one in online and mobile banking. Their mobile banking services were launched in 2007 and have gained 4 million customers in less than three years. Acquisitions made by Bank of America prior to the financial crisis caused a very strong drop in their stock price.

JP Morgan and Chase (JPMC) is the top fanatical service of US market and the biggest bank in US. JPCM with its exceptional 5 different business segments, which are corporate and investment banking (CIB), consumer and community banking (CCB), asset and wealth management (AWM), commercial banking (CB) and corporate entity.

On Friday, January 23, 2004 Union Planters Corporation and Regions Financial Corporation announced they would merge. This will create the twelfth largest holding company in the United States. This merger was deemed the merger of equals (Hillard, 1/26/2004, para. 2). The stockholders of both companies overwhelming voted for the merger on June 8, 2004 (Morgan, 6/17/2004, para. 2). On June 17, 2004 the merger received approval from the Federal Reserve, the last of the governmental approvals needed (Morgan, 6/17/2004, para. 1). The merger effective date was July 1, 2004, when the Union Planters stock symbol ceased to exist (Morgan, 6/17/2004, para. 5).

In the summer of 2012, JPMorgan Chase, the largest leading U.S. bank, announced trading losses from investment decisions made by its Chief Investment Office (CIO) of $5.8 billion. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was provided falsified first quarter reports that hidden this massive loss.

Chase Bank is a national bank and constitutes the consumer and commercial subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase. Chase Bank traces its origins to Manhattan Bank, created by Aaron Burr (The History of JP Morgan Chase & Co., 2008, p.2). Chase was the first tenant at the Rockefeller Center and was later on led by David Rockefeller in the 1960’s (Wilson, 1986, p.87). The famous Bank One became part of Chase in 2014, and the regrettable Washington Mutual, under receivership, was sold to Chase at a bargain during the crisis of 2008 (The History of JP Morgan Chase & Co., 2008, p.19).

In 1871, the banking house of Drexel, Morgan & Co. was established by John Pierpont Morgan. "Twenty four years later it was renamed J.P. Morgan & Co., which it was to remain until the firm's purchase by Chase Manhattan in 2000. (Hughes 23) At this point, Chase Manhattan was the largest banking company in the United States. This was a far cry from the 1980's when Morgan "boasted the largest market capitalization of any American bank and was more expensive to buy than Citicorp. (Hughes 11)" While J.P. Morgan could not imagine the path banking would take in the U.S. with his passing in 1913; his banking house would have a strong hold on American banking for much of the 20th century. The introduction of bank holding companies and certain laws

JPMorgan Chase is amongst the big four banks in the U.S. with Bank of America, CitiGroup, and Wells Fargo. According to Bloomberg, in of October 2011 they surpassed Bank of America as the largest bank by assets. JPMorgan Chase & Co is considered to be a universal bank.

AmeriTrust Bank is a very known southern bank. It is amongst the top 20 banks in the United States and the top 20 financial institutes in Florida. The bank is 126 years old forming in 1891, at the time it was known as Trust of Georgia. It was granted a charter by Georgia General Assemble, it was founded by a group of men that named the bank Trust of Georgia after restructuring itself as a trust company. The Predecessor of AmeriTrust was founded in 1911 as the people’s Local Bank. In 1920 it became The First Local Bank but due to the Great Depression it failed in the 1930’s. Reorganizing itself in 1934 as The First National Bank at Orlando and in the 1970’s it merged with other Orlando Banks to become Ameri Bank.

Citizens State Bank of Waverly was founded in 1907 by several individual investors. The Graham family, specifically Daniel Graham and his brother Mark took, over ownership in 1951. Eventually in 1985, the bank was sold to Catherine “Birdie” Jackson (formerly a Graham), Kim Jackson (wife and husband) and Daniel Graham. It has always been a locally owned, independent community bank with immense focus on customer service. At the end of 2012, the bank was purchased by Cattail Bancshares, Inc., a holding company formed by Robert “Bob” Meyerson and Suzanne Meyerson of Atwater, MN. This was viewed positively by the communities served, in that it would remain a true family owned, community bank.

Banks have been at the forefront of the financial system for as long as they have existed and have captured the attention of stakeholders on both controversial grounds as well as being undisputed with regards to the many helpful services they provide. JP Morgan & Chase is one such bank, surrounded by hostile news articles and excessive scrutiny but rightfully so as it has of recent been the topic of much controversy as turning a blind eye to the moral codes established by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and assisting Ponzi Scheme masterminds in swindling unsuspecting investors.

The Century National Bank has offices in several cities in the Midwest and the southeastern part of the United States. Mr. Dan Selig, president and CEO, would like to know the characteristics of his checking account customers. What is the balance of a typical customer? How many other bank services do the checking account customers use? Do the customers use the ATM service and, if so, how often? What about debt cards? Who uses them, and how are they used?

International merger : In 2008 standard chartered bank acquired American Express bank ltd, the international banking subsidiary of American Express for US$823 million dollars.