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In August 1995, Boatmen's
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Since Kansas banking laws during the mid-twentieth century severely limited bank branching, a bank holding company was formed in 1968 called the Fourth
Financial Corporation, which purchased other banks in a limited geographic region when it became permitted by state law. In 1982, the company began
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Just as the company was approaching the banking limits that it could control within the state of Kansas, state legislation was changed in 1990 that would permitted it to expand to other states so Fourth
Financial began acquiring banks in Oklahoma under the Bank IV Oklahoma subsidiary.
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an aggressive expansion after state banking laws were relaxed allowing it to buy interest in other banks. It bought the maximum shares in five banks located in cities with more than 10,000 persons that also near
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G.4.5 Report - Changes in Status of Banks and
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the largest banking company in Kansas and third largest in
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that was formed in 1968, the largest and one of the oldest banks in
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American
Security and Trust Company Building (Washington, D.C.)
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in 1990. Among the S&L's purchased was Anchor
Savings.
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974:American companies established in 1887
326:"Fourth Financial Corporation History"
725:555 California Street (San Francisco)
551:Citizens & Southern National Bank
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90:as Fourth National Bank of Wichita
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390:Form 8-k Boatmen's Bancshares Inc
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137:Acquired by Boatmen's Bancshare
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234:as well as a dominant bank in
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611:Gibraltar Savings Association
263:Savings and loan associations
984:Banks disestablished in 1995
959:Bank of America legacy banks
651:North Carolina National Bank
596:Fourth Financial Corporation
498:Bank of America, Los Angeles
456:Bank of America Private Bank
221:Fourth Financial Corporation
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398:(Report). January 31, 1996.
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556:Commercial National Bank
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601:G. H. Walker & Co.
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352:(Report). May 1, 1986.
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676:Security Pacific Bank
636:Montgomery Securities
566:Countrywide Financial
541:Cassatt & Company
709:White Weld & Co.
561:Continental Illinois
536:Boatmen's Bancshares
240:Boatmen's Bancshares
228:bank holding company
146:Boatmen's Bancshares
70:Bank holding company
730:701 Brickell Avenue
513:Bank of New England
200:Number of employees
168:Number of locations
35:Bank IV (1986-1995)
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778:Los Angeles
689:Sovran Bank
646:NationsBank
484:Historical
265:during the
172:87 (Kansas)
61:: FRTH
953:Categories
889:Executives
591:Fleet Bank
518:BankBoston
486:components
284:References
24:Trade name
901:Ken Lewis
848:Manhattan
828:St. Louis
808:Charlotte
768:Baltimore
748:Baltimore
718:Buildings
699:Suretrade
444:Divisions
242:in 1995.
142:Successor
53:Traded as
925:Category
256:colleges
236:Oklahoma
189:Products
66:Industry
937:Commons
853:Phoenix
813:Chicago
803:Atlanta
783:Norfolk
773:Houston
758:Oakland
753:Midland
527:Baybank
466:Merrill
246:History
124: (
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108:Founder
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76:Founded
818:Dallas
232:Kansas
223:was a
59:Nasdaq
46:Public
833:Tampa
788:Tulsa
204:3,500
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119:1995
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