The Essex Bank
| Status: | Inactive as of 09/01/1983 |
| Merger - Without Assistance | |
| Successor Bank: | Constellation Bank |
| Headquarters: | The Essex Bank Prospect Street At Eagle Rock Avenue West Orange, NJ 07052 |
| Established: | 11/21/1964 |
| FDIC Insurance: | 11/21/1964 |
| FDIC Cert: | #19291 |
| Charter Class: | Commercial bank, state charter and Fed nonmember, supervised by the FDIC |
History
| 1964-11-21 | Institution established: Original name:Essex County State Bank | |
| 1976-03-25 | Changed name to The Essex Bank | |
| 1983-09-01 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of The National State Bank, Elizabeth, N. J. (6331) in ELIZABETH, NJ | |
| 1985-03-08 | Changed name to The National State Bank, Elizabeth, New Jersey (6331) | |
| 1985-03-08 | Reorganized. | |
| 1986-07-18 | Acquired Village Bank of New Jersey (19998) in SOUTH ORANGE, NJ | |
| 1991-06-29 | Acquired New Brunswick Savings Bank (12026) in NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ | |
| 1993-07-01 | Changed name to Constellation Bank, National Association (6331) | |
| 1994-04-29 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of New Jersey National Bank (6500) in EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ | |
| 1996-06-14 | Acquired Meridian Bank, New Jersey (6493) in CHERRY HILL, NJ | |
| 1996-12-06 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Corestates Bank, National Association (719) in PHILADELPHIA, PA | |
| 1996-12-06 | Moved bank headquarters from EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ to PHILADELPHIA, PA | |
| 1998-05-15 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of First Union National Bank (33869) in CHARLOTTE, NC | |
| 1998-08-13 | Acquired Mentor Trust Company (Virginia) (34822) in RICHMOND, VA | |
| 1998-08-13 | Acquired Mentor Trust Company (33942) in PHILADELPHIA, PA | |
| 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 The First National Bank of Atlanta (26747) in NEW CASTLE, DE | |
| 2002-12-31 | Acquired Offitbank (33603) in NEW YORK CITY, NY | |
| 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 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (3511) in SIOUX FALLS, SD | |
| 2010-03-20 | Acquired Wachovia Bank of Delaware, National Association (33931) in WILMINGTON, DE | |
| 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. |