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national bank
national bank in the United States, financial institution of a class authorized by Congress in acts of 1863 and 1864. The acts were intended to provide a way of marketing the large bond issues made necessary by the Civil War and to give circulation to a paper currency more trustworthy than the... Read more |
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Bank mergers
BANKING This entry includes 9 subentries:OverviewBank FailuresBanking Acts of 1933 and 1935Banking Crisis of 1933Export-ImportBanks InvestmentBanks PrivateBanks SavingsBanks State Banks Overview The fundamental functions of a commercial bank during the past two centuries have been making loans,... Read more |
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Bank failures
COUNTERFEITING COUNTERFEITING. To counterfeit means to imitate with intent to defraud. Most counterfeit paper money can be classified in one of three categories: (1) notes that imitate legitimate notes; (2) alterations of legitimate notes, including notes raised from a lower to a higher... Read more |
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Comptroller of the Currency
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. The National Currency Act of 1863 created a system of federally chartered national banks and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a bureau of the Treasury Department, to administer the new banking system. The legislation aided the... Read more |
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Financial disclosure
BANKING This entry includes 9 subentries:OverviewBank FailuresBanking Acts of 1933 and 1935Banking Crisis of 1933Export-ImportBanks InvestmentBanks PrivateBanks SavingsBanks State Banks Overview The fundamental functions of a commercial bank during the past two centuries have been making loans,... Read more |
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Gold Reserve Act of 1934
Gold Reserve Act of 1934 Lawrence H. Officer The gold standard is a monetary standard that ties a unit of currency, or money, to a stated amount of gold. Under this system, both banks and the government stand ready to redeem their note and deposit liabilities in gold at the stipulated... Read more |
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Ross Granville Harrison
Harrison, Ross Granville (b. Germantown, Pennsylvania, 13 January 1870; d. New Haven, Connecticut, 30 September 1959) biology. Harrison, who was to become one of the pioneers of experimental embryology, was the only son of Samuel Harrison and Catherine Barrington Diggs. Samuel Harrison was a... Read more |
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Bank of England
Bank of England central bank and note-issuing institution of Great Britain. Popularly known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, its main office stands on the street of that name in London. The bank has eight branches, all of which are located in the British Isles. Although Bank of England notes... Read more |
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Veazie Bank v. Fenno
Veazie Bank v. Fenno, 8 Wall. (75 U.S.) 533 (1869), argued 18 Oct. 1869, decided 13 Dec. 1869 by vote of 7 to 2; Chase for the Court, Nelson, joined by Davis, in dissent. This important case arose out of the need for revenue to finance the Union effort in the Civil War. In 1866, Congress enacted a... Read more |
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Bank Charter Act
Bank Charter Act, 1844. The culmination of government efforts to create an effective legal framework to achieve a stable currency, the Act defined the roles of the Bank of England. One department had the exclusive duty of issuing notes having a minimum value of £5 as legal tender in England and... Read more |
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Fitch Rates California Infra & Econ Dev Bank CP Notes 'F1+'; Affs 1st Lien...
...the following banks: BNP Paribas...Branch; The Bank of New York; and California State Teachers...System (the Banks). The rating...the State of California. The sale...2005. U.S. Bank National ... |
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Bank of America replaces Lehman for California note sale.
...ANGELES -- California Treasurer...week selected Bank of America...manager of the state's annual...Timing of the note sale, which...state budget. California generally sells its notes in late July...Last ... |
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Banks' plan to refuse California notes takes heat
...s biggest banks are declining...mess: the California budget stalemate.The banks, including...Chase & Co., Bank of America...some regional banks, are trying...promissory notes -- called...issued by the ... |
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California Eyes Feds; Banks Unlikely to Help With Record $13B Note Deal.(The...
...in a month, California officials now...borrowing for a state government that...largest municipal note borrowing on...but again the banks have told us...most years, California is able to issue...anticipation notes, which are ... |
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Pipeline.(California consumer groups try to rein in banks and other firms...
...My Information! California consumer groups are...again to rein in banks and other firms that...financial information. State attorney general...Consumer Federation of California and, curiously...not. But U.S. banks, brokerage firms...Bonus ... |
 "Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA)")
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California banks heists drop
...and the United States Attorney's Office...released showed: * Bank robberies have...Angeles County, bank robberies decreased...allegedly robbed banks throughout the...including a Chino bank twice and one...least 10 Southern ... |
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IS THE WORST OVER FOR CALIFORNIA BANKS? INVESTORS ARE BOOSTING BANK STOCK...
...economists say the state is in its worst...billion in the bank's bad real estate...these reports. Bank earnings tend...for California banks. "I don't...turnaround in California's economy and...Raphael Soifer, ... |
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Glint of hope for California banks triggering explosive stock rally.
...Street loves California bank stocks. Sensing...prices of the state's banks. The trend...last week. California's major banks...Southern California banks, troubled and...flag. They ... |
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Western Bancorp Gobbles Southern California Banks.
...May 17--Big banks can have their...four Southern California banks and is on the...digesting a fifth: Bank of Los Angeles...making it the state's 13th largest...starting to take note of the fast...building a Southern ... |
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Five dollar bank note sells for $49,995 above face value
...partner of the California Gold Marketing...written by the bank's first president...old days when banks had a lot of...hand on each note. This particular note was signed by...Wyoming becoming a state in 1890. This...the 3,820 ... |
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