Bank Holding Companies

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ranks as the leading Scotland-based banking group and the number three bank in the…

FleetBoston Financial Corporation is the eighth largest bank in the United States and the largest in New England, with…

State Street Corporation is a bank holding company conducting business principally through its subsidiary State Street…

CoreStates Financial Corp is a major, Philadelphia-based regional bank holding company whose basic banking services are…

The largest financial services company in the world, with assets in excess of $1 trillion, Citigroup Inc.

The Bank of Nova Scotia, the second oldest bank in Canada, was the second largest Canadian bank in 2003 in term of…

Old National Bancorp (ONB) is the largest bank holding company in Indiana, providing a variety of general banking and…

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) is the second largest of the "Big Four" banks in Australia,…

The Riggs National Corporation operates a leading bank in Washington, D.C.

With more than $32 billion in assets and over 600 branch offices in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, National City Corp.

Boatmen's Bancshares Inc.

The Woolwich plc is one of the United Kingdom's leading financial services providers, with over £30 billion in assets.

The Associated Press (AP) describes itself as the largest newsgathering organization in the world.

Paul Milstein, along with his sons Howard and Edward, filed an unsuccessful lawsuit in 2000 seeking to remove Philip…

One of the 30 largest commercial banking companies in the United States, Banknorth Group, Inc.

Firstar Corporation is among the leading bank corporations in the United States, with a particularly dominant market…

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Société du Louvre does not run that Paris museum, but its properties are almost as distinguished.

Credit Suisse Group, which began as a commercial bank in 1856, at a time when Switzerland was first embracing the…

Under the new chief executive, William J.

One of the 50 largest bank holding companies in the United States, First Tennessee National Corporation has provided…

Grupo Financiero Serfin, S.A.

A significant force in international banking, HSBC Holdings plc (also referred to as the HSBC Group) operates in some…

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is a prominent regional and specialty beer brewer.

West One Bancorp is Idaho's oldest and largest banking concern; with more than 200 offices in Idaho, Washington,…

Anchor Bancorp, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Anchor Savings Bank F.S.B., are among the largest publicly owned…

GreenPoint Financial Corp.

Early 1920s:BV allies itself with Bayerische Handelsbank AG.

Heidelberger Zement AG is one of the world's five largest producers of construction materials.

For more than 100 years, Vorwerk & Co.

The SouthTrust Corporation is a multi-bank holding company with operations in six southeastern states.

With a rich history dating back almost 300 years, Barclays plc has grown into one of the largest financial services…

Herman Goelitz, Inc.

Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.

Wilmington Trust Corporation is the holding company for the Wilmington Trust Company and its subsidiaries.

When BankAmerica merged with Security Pacific Corporation in 1992, it became the nation's second-largest bank.

The King Arthur Flour Company celebrates its 210th anniversary in the year 2000.

Dauphin Deposit Corporation is one of the most successful mid-sized bank holding companies in the country, overseeing…

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.

Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Fifth Third Bancorp is a holding company that operates 12 banking affiliates, managed…

Blue Diamond Growers is the world's largest tree nut marketer and also ranks as one of the largest agricultural…

German American Bancorp (GAB) is a Jasper, Indiana-based multibank holding company.

Hartmarx Corporation is a holding company for a number of clothing companies, including its flagship brands of men's…

The Lane Co., Inc.

Once the banking division of one of Japan's largest and oldest zaibatsu conglomerates, The Sumitomo Bank, Limited is…

UBS AG was formed from the 1998 megamerger of Swiss Bank Corporation and Union Bank of Switzerland.

Schott Brothers, Inc.

Lutheran Brotherhood is the second-largest fraternal benefit society in the United States.

One of the largest savings and loan institutions in Washington, Washington Federal, Inc., operates as the one-bank…

Shionogi & Co., Ltd., ranks among Japan's leading developers, producers, and exporters of pharmaceuticals.

Zatarain's, Inc., is a leading producer of rice mixes.

TCF Financial Corporation, a financial holding company that compares itself to large successful retailers instead of…

Family owned and operated, Advance Publications Inc.

Weis Markets, Inc.

One of the largest savings and loan holding companies in the United States before its acquisition by First Bank System…

Rayonier Inc.

BayBanks, Inc., is one of the largest and most successful bank holding companies in New England.

First Security Corporation, the oldest multistate bank holding company in the United States, operated 245 full-service…

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First Bank System Inc.

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A leader in Southern banking, Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A.

Wachovia Bank of South Carolina, N.A.

AMETEK, Inc.

In 1993 Business Week magazine called Barnett Banks, Inc., "Florida's most dynamic bank." Jacksonville-based Barnett…

Porsche AG is legendary for its innovative and beautiful automobile designs.

Value Line, Inc.

Besnier SA is France's largest dairy products producer and one of the largest dairy products producers in Europe.

Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale S.p.A.

NBD Bancorp, Inc.

The Sanwa Bank, Ltd.

World's Finest Chocolate Inc.

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Bremer Financial Corp., a bank holding company, operates under a unique ownership structure.

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.--formerly known as Daiwa Securities Co.

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Kaman Corp.

Sub-Zero Freezer Co., Inc., is the leading manufacturer of built-in refrigerators, which can be fronted with cabinetry…

Iams Company is a manufacturer of premium dog and cat foods which are distributed only through veterinarians, animal…

Cumberland Packing Corporation is a relatively small, family-run business, yet it has been a major player in the…

Dal-Tile International Inc.

Part of the Mitsui group, Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Although it got its start selling auto replacement parts, Johnston Industries, Inc.

First Virginia Banks, Inc.

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Bayer A.G., along with BASF and Hoechst, is heir to the German chemical cartel known as I.G.

Since the 1950s, the San Diego-based WD-40 Company has dominated the U.S.

Dover Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturing holding company composed of about 50 subsidiaries with…

With assets of more than $950 million, Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

True to its name, Great Western Financial Corporation is one of the largest financial services companies in the western…

Of Argentina's ten automakers, almost all are closely held subsidiaries or affiliates of their American, European, or…

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (commonly called TD Bank) ranks as Canada's second largest bank in terms of assets, trailing…

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Society Corporation is one of the fastest-growing and most innovative bank holding…

The new Wachovia Corporation was formed from the September 2001 merger of First Union Corporation and Wachovia…

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc.

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) is Canada's third largest bank, trailing only Royal Bank of Canada and…

Signet Banking Corporation is a registered multi-bank, multi-state holding company with 24-hour telebanking, 240…

Whitney Holding Corporation, with headquarters in New Orleans, is a bank holding company with combined assets totaling…

Golden West Financial Corporation, the third largest savings and loan association, or thrift, in the United States,…

Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery, Inc.

National Picture & Frame Company is a major designer, manufacturer, and marketer of a wide variety of low-priced…

Ruth's Chris Steak House is an international chain of upscale restaurants.

Founded in Berkeley, California, in the mid-1960s, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc.

Ceradyne, Inc.

The Chemical Banking Corporation, a multibillion dollar bank holding company, began as a division of a New York City…

Deposit Guaranty Corporation (DGC) is a bank holding company formed in 1968 to provide its predecessor and principal…

Fourth Financial Corporation is the largest bank holding company in Kansas.

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Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company, ranking as the seventh largest bank holding company…

A major banking force in New York State, First Empire State Corporation is the holding company for two primary banking…

Offshore Logistics, Inc., with headquarters in Lafayette, Louisiana, provides a variety of services to the petroleum…

KeyCorp is one of the national's 30 largest banks with banking and other financial services subsidiaries in the…

Mercantile Bankshares, Inc.

First of America Bank Corporation is one of the Midwest's largest bank holding companies and is ranked among the top 35…

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

Hibernia Corporation, headquartered in New Orleans, is a holding company initially formed to serve as the parent…

Michigan National Corporation is a bank holding company for nationally and state-chartered commercial banks and…

Synovus Financial Corp.

Westamerica Bancorporation is a northern California bank holding company comprised of two principal subsidiaries:…

Desc, S.A.

Republic New York Corporation is a bank holding company for nationally chartered commercial banks and state-chartered…

Star Banc Corporation is a bank holding company for nationally and state-chartered commercial banks in the tristate…

The Yankee Candle Company Inc.

The Summit Bancorporation is the holding company for Summit Bank, New Jersey's fourth largest bank.

: 212234 Copper Ore & Nickel Ore Mining; 331411 Primary Smelting & Refining of Copper Ore The state-owned Corporacion…

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

The Really Useful Group is the umbrella corporation over a welter of entertainment and leisure companies that operate…

Riklis Family Corp.

With more than 150 branches in seven states and assets of about $15 billion, First Nationwide Bank was among the…

Hanmi Financial Corporation is the largest Korean-American bank in the Los Angeles area, boasting assets of nearly $3…

Delaware-based MBNA Corporation is a bank holding company.

In the mid-1990s Nimbus CD International, Inc.

Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus pioneered the concept of 'micro-credit'--minuscule loans to the very poor.

Meridian Bancorp is one of the largest and most venerable of the regional financial services holding companies on the…

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

Founded in 1983, Altera Corporation is a leading maker of high-density programmable logic devices (PLDs), based on…

Established as a holding company in 1984, Habersham Bancorp combines Habersham Bank--a northeast Georgia financial…

Based in San Jose, California, Novellus Systems, Inc.

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.

American Classic Voyages Company is parent company to two pleasure cruise companies, the Delta Queen Steamboat Company,…

First Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

First USA, Inc.

A holding company formed by Trust Company of Georgia in 1985, SunTrust Banks Inc.

Shawmut National Corporation is one of New England's largest banking companies, offering financial products and…

Brightpoint, Inc.

Rooms To Go Inc., a low- to mid-priced furniture store chain, has rapidly expanded to more than 60 stores since opening…

1539: Monte di Pietà di Roma is founded.

Security Capital Corporation is a bank holding company formed in 1993 to enable its subsidiary, Security Bank S.S.B., a…

Owner of the third-largest savings and loan in the United States, Washington Mutual, Inc.

Capital One Financial Corporation, a holding company, is perhaps best known for its inventive advertising of its credit…

IBERIABANK Corporation has 25 branches in the New Iberia/Lafayette area of south central Louisiana, ten in northeast…

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd., the world's largest bank, was formed in April 1996 from the merger of The Mitsubishi…

Footstar, Incorporated is a holding company whose two subsidiaries, Footaction and Meldisco, are leading shoe retailers…

First off the starting block among pan-European banking mergers--a trend expected to boom in the early years of the…

Staten Island Bancorp, Inc.

Chicago-based Bank One Corporation formed in 1998 through the merger of Banc One Corporation, headquartered in…

Houston-based Weatherford International, Inc.

Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.