Merchants Bank
| Status: | Inactive as of 06/18/1993 |
| Merger - Without Assistance | |
| Successor Bank: | First Fidelity Bank, National Association, Pennsylvania |
| Headquarters: | Merchants Bank 702 Hamilton Street Allentown, PA 18101 |
| Established: | 03/30/1930 |
| FDIC Insurance: | 01/01/1934 |
| FDIC Cert: | #7376 |
| Charter Class: | Commercial bank, national (federal) charter and Fed member, supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) |
| Total Assets: | $1,731,785,000 |
| Total Deposits: | $1,448,662,000 |
History
| 1930-03-30 | Institution established: Original name:The Merchants National Bank of Allentown | |
| 1970-06-30 | Acquired The Fogelsville National Bank (7501) in FOGELSVILLE, PA | |
| 1973-01-26 | Acquired The First National Bank of Coopersburg (7450) in COOPERSBURG, PA | |
| 1984-12-15 | Acquired Tri-County Bank (14543) in BOWMANSTOWN, PA | |
| 1985-02-20 | Changed name to Merchants Bank, National Association | |
| 1985-08-17 | Acquired Easton National Bank and Trust Company (7477) in EASTON, PA | |
| 1993-06-18 | Changed name to First Fidelity Bank, National Association, Pennsylvania (7436) | |
| 1993-06-18 | Acquired Merchants Bank (North) (442) in WILKES-BARRE, PA | |
| 1993-06-18 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of First Fidelity Bank, National Association, Pennsylvania (7436) in PHILADELPHIA, PA | |
| 1994-01-11 | Institution established: Original name:First Fidelity Bank, National Association (33869) | |
| 1994-01-11 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of First Fidelity Bank, National Association (33869) in SALEM, NJ | |
| 1994-01-11 | Acquired First Fidelity Bank, National Association, New Jersey (6385) in NEWARK, NJ | |
| 1994-01-11 | Acquired First Fidelity Bank, National Association, Pennsylvania (7436) in SALEM, NJ | |
| 1994-01-11 | Moved bank headquarters from PHILADELPHIA, PA to SALEM, NJ | |
| 1994-03-25 | Acquired First Peoples National Bank (7484) in EDWARDSVILLE, PA | |
| 1994-10-20 | Acquired First Fidelity Bank, National Association (33601) in NEWARK, NJ | |
| 1994-11-08 | Moved bank headquarters from SALEM, NJ to ELKTON, MD | |
| 1994-11-29 | Acquired The Bank of Baltimore (16981) in BALTIMORE, MD | |
| 1994-12-30 | Acquired First Fidelity Bank, FSB (33912) in BELTSVILLE, MD | |
| 1996-01-01 | Changed name to First Union National Bank (33869) | |
| 1996-07-11 | Moved bank headquarters from ELKTON, MD to AVONDALE, PA | |
| 1998-01-16 | Acquired Covenant Bank (27339) in HADDONFIELD, NJ | |
| 1998-02-26 | Acquired First Union National Bank (4885) in CHARLOTTE, NC | |
| 1998-02-26 | Moved bank headquarters from AVONDALE, PA to CHARLOTTE, NC | |
| 1998-02-27 | Acquired Signet Trust Company (90613) in RICHMOND, VA | |
| 1998-05-15 | Acquired Corestates Bank, National Association (719) in PHILADELPHIA, PA | |
| 1998-08-13 | Acquired Mentor Trust Company (33942) in PHILADELPHIA, PA | |
| 1998-08-13 | Acquired Mentor Trust Company (Virginia) (34822) in RICHMOND, VA | |
| 1999-07-16 | Acquired Keystone Trust Company (34003) in PORTSMOUTH, NH | |
| 1999-12-01 | Acquired Meridian Trust Company (26064) in READING, PA | |
| 2002-04-01 | Acquired Wachovia Bank, National Association (817) in WINSTON-SALEM, NC | |
| 2002-04-01 | Changed name to Wachovia Bank, National Association (33869) | |
| 2002-12-31 | Acquired Offitbank (33603) in NEW YORK CITY, NY | |
| 2002-12-31 | Acquired The First National Bank of Atlanta (26747) in NEW CASTLE, DE | |
| 2003-11-06 | Acquired Atlantic Savings Bank, F.S.B. (32335) in HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC | |
| 2004-12-01 | Acquired First Union Direct Bank, National Association (34483) in AUGUSTA, GA | |
| 2005-01-03 | Acquired SouthTrust Bank (849) in BIRMINGHAM, AL | |
| 2006-03-01 | Acquired Western Financial Bank, National Association (31954) in Irvine, CA | |
| 2007-10-12 | Acquired World Savings Bank Interim, National Association (NY) (58838) in OCEANSIDE, NY | |
| 2008-06-01 | Acquired A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (35018) in ST. LOUIS, MO | |
| 2010-03-20 | Acquired Wachovia Bank of Delaware, National Association (33931) in WILMINGTON, DE | |
| 2010-03-20 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (3511) in SIOUX FALLS, SD | |
| 2010-04-10 | Acquired Wachovia Card Services, National Association (58496) in ATLANTA, GA | |
| 2010-05-10 | Acquired Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank, National Association (34075) in SAN FRANCISCO, CA | |
| 2010-11-01 | Acquired Wells Fargo Alaska Trust Company, National Association (57755) in ANCHORAGE, AK | |
| 2011-03-31 | Acquired Wells Fargo Central Bank (26839) in CALABASAS, CA | |
| 2011-05-06 | Reorganized. | |
| 2011-07-01 | Reorganized. | |
| 2011-07-15 | Reorganized. | |
| 2011-12-01 | Reorganized. | |
| 2012-02-01 | Reorganized. |