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Citigroup Inc
Citigroup Inc. 399 Park Avenue New York, New York 10043-0001 U.S.A. Telephone: (212) 559-1000 Toll Free: (800) 285-3000 Fax: (212) 793-3946 Web site: http://www.citigroup.com Public Company Incorporated: 1812 as the City Bank of New York Employees: 255,000 Total Assets: $1.09... Read more |
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Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo , city (1990 pop. 218,413), Tamaulipas state, NE Mexico, across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Tex. Linked with the United States by automobile and railroad bridges, Nuevo Laredo is the northern terminus of the national railroad and the Inter-American Highway, as well as the chief point of... Read more |
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David Dixon Porter
David Dixon Porter 1813-91, American admiral, b. Chester, Pa.; son of David Porter . He served under his father in the Mexican navy before he was appointed (1829) midshipman in the U.S. navy. He held his first command, the Spitfire, in the Mexican War. From 1850 to 1854, Porter, on leave,... Read more |
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Taylor
Taylor ♂, ♀ Transferred use of the surname, in origin an occupational name for a tailor (Anglo-Norman taillour, a derivative of taillier ‘to cut’, Late Latin taleare). Use as a given name was influenced by the U.S. president Zachary Taylor (1784–1850), hero of... Read more |
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Mexican burrowing toad
Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis) See RHINOPHRYNIDAE.... Read more |
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Nogales
Nogales , city (1990 pop. 19,489), Santa Cruz co., S Ariz. on the Mexican border with its adjacent city, Nogales (1990 pop. 105,873), Sonora, NW Mexico. There are copper, silver, and lead mines. Skirmishes occurred in Nogales against Pancho Villa in 1916. Industrial development, primarily between... Read more |
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gopher
gopher or pocket gopher, name for the burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae, found in North America and Central America. The gopher is gray, buff, or dark brown. Its combined head and body length is 5 to 12 in. (13-30 cm) depending on the species; its tail is short. The name pocket gopher... Read more |
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battle of Buena Vista
battle of Buena Vista military engagement in the Mexican War, fought Feb. 22-23, 1847. The battle site was just S of Saltillo, Coahuila, in Mexico. Gen. Zachary Taylor , disobeying orders from the U.S. government, had advanced here. Gen. Santa Anna, having gathered a Mexican army, made a long... Read more |
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Mexican-American War
Mexican-American War BIBLIOGRAPHY The Mexican-American War commenced on May 13, 1846, after President James Knox Polk (1795–1849) pressured Congress for an immediate declaration of war on Mexico. The road to war with Mexico represents a complicated period in U.S. history. By late 1845... Read more |
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Remittance Lift for B of A By Mexican Government.(Bank of America Corp.)
...fears that banks are not going...expensive than bank remittance services. Bank of America took a big...attracting Mexican customers...However, while U.S. banks are eager...of Bank of America, analysts point to Wells Fargo & Co. of...market. ... |
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Bank of America Tailors Two New Services to Hispanics.
...accepting Mexican Consulate...consumer bank. Roughly...Hispanic. Bank of America...what the bank's goals...up for a bank account for...what the banks wants...into the U.S." Hispanics...Bank of America says. Wells Fargo & Co., ... |
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Bank of America to Buy into Mexican Bank, Aims to Tap Immigrant Market.
...business. Bank of America...market," Bank of America...of U.S. Mexicans or 11 million...biases against banks, owns a few bank products...Bank of America has been...issued by the Mexican consulate...America's share of...Mexico. ... |
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Heat is on at Bank of America: New program catering to illegal immigrants has...
...the U.S. Wells Fargo & Co...from the Mexican consulate...they list 43 banks in California that accept Mexican metricula...immigrants in the U.S., a market...s largest banks -- including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, ... |
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B of A Enters Mexico; Why A 25% Stake Is Enough: "We did not want to buy ......
...largest bank is a departure...B of A's competitors like Citigroup Inc. and...have bought banks outright, with Citigroup spending...country's largest bank, $331...itself in the U.S. Hispanic...player in the Mexican retail market...But Bank of ... |
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Bank of America - CEO - Interview
...Smarts." Bank of America is going...stake in the Mexican unit of Spain`s SCH Bank...market in the U.S. It will...of Bank of America, Ken Lewis...competition from Citigroup, who made...years ago. Wells Fargo also very...LEWIS: Well, ... |
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Getting High-Powered Help in Mexican Outreach.(Mexican president Vincente Fox...
...largest U.S. banking...Vicente Fox's closed...executives from Citigroup Inc., U.S. Bancorp, Wells Fargo & Co., and Bank of America Corp. covered...with U.S. banks on developing services for Mexicans living in...opening of a ... |
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MoneyGram Eyes Bank Niche.
...agents have a bank charter, he...Parrin said. "Banks have realized it's an important...companies like Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo & Co., Citigroup Inc., and U.S. Bancorp have...13 billion Mexican-American market... |
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Citigroup to Buy San Francisco-Based Golden State Bancorp.
...the state's fast-growing...will give Citigroup 1.5 million...it fourth Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Washington...will make Citigroup the third...It's not just...the largest U.S. financial...acquisition of Mexican bank, Banamex...billion ... |
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Global Remittances: Banks Fight for Mexico Toehold: Western Union reigns, but...
...2 billion Mexican remittance market...loosening, as U.S. banks grapple for...particularly banks, in the remittance...challenges for banks to win are enormous...sent home. But Citigroup, Wells Fargo Bank and Bank of America are overcoming... |