Commercial Banking (pt)

Rooted in 19th-century Dutch East Indies trade, ABN AMRO Holding, NV has grown into a major international bank with…

1467: The first monte di pieta (nonprofit bank), designed to end usury by providing low interest loans, is created.

The Deutsche Post AG is the largest provider of postal services in Europe.

Old Mutual PLC has shrugged off nearly 150 years as an almost exclusively South African financial services business,…

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

The Bank of Ireland is the oldest bank in Ireland.

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…

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

Erste Bank der Osterreichischen Sparkassen AG has broken out of the tiny Austrian banking market to become one of…

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

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

National Bank of Greece (NBG) has been a focal point of Greek business and financial life almost from the time it…

Boatmen's Bancshares Inc.

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation is the holding corporation for a major Midwest bank, M&I Bank.

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…

Westpac Banking Corporation is one of the four main banks in Australia along with competitors National Australia Bank,…

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…

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…

Former building society Northern Rock plc is one of the United Kingdom's largest retail banks, and the largest…

Under the new chief executive, William J.

Co-operative Group (CWS) Ltd.

As one of France's three largest banks with assets of EUR 200 billion, Crédit Lyonnais provides a full range of…

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

Lloyds TSB Group plc is one of the Big Four British clearing banks in the United Kingdom.

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

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

With more than $34 billion in assets, Memphis-based Union Planters Corporation is Tennessee's largest bank holding…

Comerica Incorporated is a multi-state financial services company based in Detroit.

The third largest bank in Germany and one of the leading international banks in Europe, Dresdner Bank A.G.

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

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) was formed from the 2001 merger of Sumitomo Bank and Sakura Bank--Sakura was…

For more than 100 years, Vorwerk & Co.

Grupo Financiero Banamex S.A.

Once known primarily as a German insurance company, Allianz AG has grown to become one of the world's leading financial…

Coop Schweiz Genossenschaftsverband is Switzerland's second-largest food products retailer, behind fellow cooperative…

The leading independent private bank in Switzerland, Julius Baer Holding AG has come to epitomize the Swiss banking…

The history of General Electric Company is a significant part of the history of technology in the United States.

Banco de Chile is the second largest private bank in Chile and the largest that remains under Chilean ownership.

Popular, Inc.

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.

Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M., Israel's second-largest bank, has its origins in the modern Zionist movement of the late…

Dr.

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

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…

State Financial Services Corporation is the holding company for State Financial Bank, a growing bank centered in…

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

Bank of China (BOC) is that country's oldest bank, and also one of its four largest banks, with assets of more than…

The Lane Co., Inc.

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

Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA (BNL) is Italy's fifth-largest bank and one of the top 100 banks in the world with total…

Schott Brothers, Inc.

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

One of Hong Kong's oldest Chinese-owned banks, Bank of East Asia Ltd.

Following a 1995 scandal in its New York branch office that resulted in a massive fine and a ban on operating in the…

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

Bank Hapoalim B.M.

State Bank of India (SBI) is that country's largest commercial bank.

DEPFA BANK PLC (Depfa) is one of the world's leading public sector financing banks.

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

Also in 1998, Amalgamated acquired an 81 percent stake in the First Trade Union Trust Company.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) is one of the world's leading processors and distributors of agricultural products…

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

Family owned and operated, Advance Publications Inc.

Few banks can be as closely identified with the development of their country as Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S.

Weis Markets, Inc.

The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Company, Ltd., a member of the Sumitomo keiretsu or group of companies, operates as an…

Rayonier Inc.

U.S.

AMETEK, Inc.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

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

Value Line, Inc.

Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer S.A.

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

As Hang Seng entered the new century, its role within HSBC's regional ambitions became more clear, as HSBC targeted the…

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

London Scottish Bank plc (LSB) is one of the United Kingdom's leading providers of credit to the "sub-prime"…

Neuberger Berman Inc.

World's Finest Chocolate Inc.

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In the short time that it has been a publicly traded company, Abbey National plc has grown into one of Britain's…

Jos.

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…

The World Bank Group, created towards the end of World War II, provides loans, soft loans, and guarantees for…

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

Dal-Tile International Inc.

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

While Otto Versand (GmbH & Co.) is the world's largest mail-order company with subsidiaries and affiliates in Europe,…

Consorcio G Grupo Dina , S.A.

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

San Francisco-based UnionBanCal Corporation is a commercial bank holding company that was incorporated in California in…

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.

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…

Through its various subsidiaries, the Salt Lake City-based Zions Bancorporation provides a full range of banking and…

Bank Buana once again began preparations for its public listing at the end of the 1990s.

Commerzbank A.G.

As the primary financial arm of the European Union, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is also the world's largest bank…

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

Malayan Banking Berhad is the holding company overseeing Malaysia's largest bank, Maybank and a range of financial…

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

Kookmin Bank is not only South Korea's leading commercial bank, it is also a driving force behind the much-needed…

Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery, Inc.

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

American Express Company, a multibillion-dollar holding company whose subsidiaries provide travel and financial…

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

BNP Paribas Group is the fruit of the 1999 merger between two of France's most influential banking groups, the…

Krung Thai Bank Public Company Ltd.

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

Ceradyne, Inc.

Banca Fideuram SpA is Italy's leading assets management and investment banking group, with more than EUR 58 billion in…

J.P.

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

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

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

Standard Chartered plc operates as the leading emerging markets bank in the world.

Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale--WestLB for short--is a major force in the German economy and a strong competitor…

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

Rabobank Group, known in the Netherlands as Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank, is the third-largest…

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB operates as the parent company of the SEB Group, a North European banking concern…

Synovus Financial Corp.

Desc, S.A.

Empresas Almacenes Paris S.A.

The Yankee Candle Company Inc.

Advanta Corporation originates, services, and sells small business credit card and home equity loans.

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…

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

Riklis Family Corp.

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

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.

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

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

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,…

Banco Comercial Português, SA (BCP) is Portugal's largest financial institution.

As North Carolina's larger banks began to acquire South Carolina banks in the mid-1980s, Carolina First Corporation was…

Granite State Bankshares, Inc.

Southern Financial Bancorp, Inc.

Back Yard Burgers, Inc.

In its infancy, Svenska Handelsbanken AB was a small bank, with operations confined to the city of Stockholm.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

WFS Financial Inc.

Brightpoint, Inc.

Danske Bank Aktieselskab is the largest banking group in Denmark and among the three largest in Scandinavia.

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

Sberbank is Russia's oldest and largest bank.

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

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

FöreningsSparbanken AB (FS-banken) is one of Sweden's leading banks and one of the largest banking groups in the Nordic…

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

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

That announcement provided Irish Permanent's Douglas with the opening to propose a new merger between his company and…

1539: The Sacro Monte di Pieta is founded.

Houston-based Weatherford International, Inc.

Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A.

Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.