Word: bankes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bank Mergers. Fast-growing, the Manufacturer's Trust Co., 139 Broadway, last week absorbed two other Manhattan banks, became fifth largest of New York trust companies, acquired position among the ten largest U. S. financial institutions. The banks merged were Interstate Trust Co., formed in 1926 by onetime (1923-26) Governor George S. Silzer of New Jersey and State Bank and Trust Co., headed by Harold G. Richard. Resources of the combined banks...
Manufacturers' Trust was formed in 1905 as Citizens' Trust Co. of Brooklyn (capital $500,000). Under the leadership of Founder Nathan S. Jonas, and with the assistance of his brother, Ralph Jonas, head of Financial and Securities Industrial Corp., the bank's expansion was rapid. Many a small bank was acquired by the Financial Corp., then transferred to the family bank. After the acquisition of the Manufacturers' National Bank, Citizens' Trust became (1916) Manufacturers' Trust...
Early in 1928, Manufacturers' Trust, which had gained control of the 116-year-old Bank of America, sold control to the A. P. Giannini interests, giving A. P. Giannini a Wall Street foothold. On Oct. 1, 1928, Manufacturers' Trust had resources of $356,000,000; deposits...
...Manufacturers' Trust merger was announced the day following the Bank of the Manhattan Co. International Acceptance merger...
...James Patten, onetime grain operator, who died in Evanston, Ill., last fortnight (TIME, Dec. 17), but no fabulous fortune did his will reveal. His estate was valued at $20,000,000; his investments, sound, shrewd, included stocks in Chicago Daily News; Chicago Rapid Transit; Commonwealth Edison; First National Bank, Chicago; Pullman, Inc.; Swift & Co.; 20 Wacker Drive Building Corp. Estate income goes mainly to Widow Amanda Louise Patten. Upon her death, estate will be divided, one half to charity, one half between Son John L. Patten, Daughter (Mrs.) Agnes Patten Wilder of Santa Barbara, California...