Mergermainia

By Doug Thompson on December 4, 2006 10:04 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

From the banking world comes news that Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh and the Bank of New York will merge. These mergers continue to create megabanks and names from long ago have disappeared into the woodwork. My files are filled with statements and cancelled checks from banks that no longer exists: Virginia National Bank, NationsBank, Soran, 1st Virginia Bank, Central Fidelity, MBNA and so on.

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