Genealogy of American Finance

The Museum of American Finance, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is the nation's only independent museum dedicated to preserving, exhibiting, and teaching American finance and financial history. With its extensive collection of financial documents and objects, and its seminars, events, educational programming and publications, the museum portrays the breadth and richness of American financial history, achievement, and practices. The museum is located in a historic bank building at 48 Wall Street, on the corner of William Street, in New York City. For more information visit www.moaf.org. Robert E. Wright became the inaugural Nef Family Chair of Political Economy at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after teaching at New York University, the University of Virginia, and elsewhere. He is the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of more than twenty major scholarly books and projects related to U.S. financial and policy history. Richard Sylla is the Henry Kaufman Professor of the History of Financial Institutions and Markets and Professor of Economics at New York University. He is also Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Museum of American Finance and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Charles M. Royce is known as one of the pioneers of small-cap investing. He has been CEO of The Royce Funds since 1972. He currently serves as trustee of the Frick Collection, the New-York Historical Society, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

• Foreword, by Charles M. Royce Overview of the Big 50 Introduction: A Brief History of Banking in America Banks, Holding Companies and Corporate Genealogies: Necessary Technical Talk The Big 50 Ally Financial American Express American International Group BancWest Bank of America Bank of New York Mellon BB&T BBVA Compass Bancshares BMO Financial BOK Financial Capital One Financial Charles Schwab CIT Group Citigroup City National Comerica Deutsche Bank Discover Financial E*Trade Fifth Third Bancorp First Niagara General Electric Capital Goldman Sachs HSBC North America Hudson City Bancorp Huntington Bancshares John Deere Capital JPMorgan Chase KeyCorp M&T Bank Morgan Stanley New York Community Bancorp Northern Trust People's United Financial PNC Financial Services Popular Principal Financial Group RBS-Citizens Financial Regions Financial Santander Holdings USA State Street SunTrust Banks Synovus Financial TD Bank US Holding U.S. Bancorp UnionBanCal USAA Utrecht-America Holdings Wells Fargo Zions Bancorporation Conclusion Illustration Credits Index Acknowledgments

Genealogy of American Finance is sure to motivate interesting conversation, whether around a coffee table or in a classroom. Its strength comes from its breadth and level of detail-the scope of this genealogical approach has not been previously undertaken, and the fact that it manages to remain balanced and engaging is impressive. -- Matt Jaremski, Colgate University Genealogy of American Finance is a treasure trove of information on American banking and its history, in an unusual-and unusually useful-format. -- John Steele Gordon, author of Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power Wright and Sylla have produced an extremely valuable edition on the history of the fifty institutions central to American economic life. I highly recommended it to anyone with an interest in business history. -- Charles R. Geisst, author of Wall Street: A History and Beggar Thy Neighbor A treasure-trove history of America's top banks. Library Journal In addition to tracing the histories of America's 50 largest financial corporations, this richly illustrated coffee-table book spotlights many of the important economic events that influenced the evolutions of those institutions. -- Michael A. Martorelli Financial Analysts Journal A fascinating compilation of the genealogical histories of the fifty largest financial institutions in the United States... Clearly written and enjoyable to read. I expect that all readers will learn something new from the book and that the vast majority of readers will learn quite a bit. I recommend it with enthusiasm. -- Daniel Giedeman EH.Net A lavishly illustrated volume... Genealogy of American Finance is a remarkable and durable achievement, definitive and magisterial. -- Peter Eisenstadt Busines History Review