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Ichingcarpenter

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6. This doesn't even touch what they gobbled up

Reply to marmar (Reply #4)

Wed May 7, 2014, 11:05 AM

May 2014

internationally that now control world economies and governments.

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How 37 banks became 4 banks in less than 20 years [View all] Ichingcarpenter May 2014 OP

And most of this hapened during the Clinton administration Le Taz Hot May 2014 #1

Unfortunately Obama and Dems in Congress haven't changed -- so it is still going on Armstead May 2014 #5

And they've become dumber, dirtier AND more DirkGently May 2014 #2

We are Morons for letting this happen -- And our Politicians are assholes Armstead May 2014 #3

Exactly. It's the people's fault. "We" (not me) and US let it happen. nationalize the fed May 2014 #7

No, WE'RE not morons Enthusiast May 2014 #25

I'll amend that to Ignorant Armstead May 2014 #28

And actually you could add a few more branches to the Bank of America tree...... marmar May 2014 #4

This doesn't even touch what they gobbled up Ichingcarpenter May 2014 #6

You are missing the 2005 acquisition of Cazenove by JP Morgan Chase FarCenter May 2014 #8

E pluribus unum The2ndWheel May 2014 #9

Walk away... homegirl May 2014 #10

That's wht I did many years ago and am glad I did Armstead May 2014 #15

Most definitely lovemydog May 2014 #17

The credit union here charges for checking, Go Vols May 2014 #24

First Interstate was bought by Great Western /nt dickthegrouch May 2014 #11

Nope - Wells Fargo. I was a First Interstate customer at the time. dbackjon May 2014 #18

I looked at my statements before posting to make sure dickthegrouch May 2014 #19

What state are you in? dbackjon May 2014 #30

Apparently I bailed from First Interstate in Oct 1995 dickthegrouch May 2014 #32

Or a condition of the merger dbackjon May 2014 #33

PNC has accululated a few smaller fish along the way Supersedeas May 2014 #12

My PNC bank branch changed names six times either by mergers or buyouts. Efilroft Sul May 2014 #14

One thing that amazed me while all this emergency bank gobbling was going on in the late 00's... Gidney N Cloyd May 2014 #13

Your graphic needs to add Valley National Bank of Arizona dbackjon May 2014 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton May 2014 #20

+1 - And let's look at State Banks erronis May 2014 #26

du rec. xchrom May 2014 #21

National Bank of Detroit (NBD) Indydem May 2014 #22

Chase. ugh. Bought out my Mortgage and upped my house payment. Want to refinance. NEED to. Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #23

I used to work for one of the 37. MadrasT May 2014 #27

These are oligarchs - nationally and globally. JackRiddler May 2014 #29

The Repeal of Glass-Steagall fredamae May 2014 #31