NationsBank was one of the largest banking corporations in the United States

United States

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, based in Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

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. In 1998, it acquired BankAmerica to become Bank of America

Bank of America

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Commercial National Bank

Commercial National Bank

Commercial National Bank was a bank formed in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1874, which was a predecessor to the American Commercial Bank which then helped form North Carolina National Bank. NCNB changed their name to NationsBank in 1991 and then again to Bank of America in 1999 through a series of...

 (CNB), the earliest forerunner of NationsBank, was formed in 1874.

In 1957, Commercial National merged with its longtime rival in Charlotte, American Trust Co., forming American Commercial Bank. American Commercial changed its name to North Carolina National Bank

North Carolina National Bank

North Carolina National Bank was a bank based in Charlotte, North Carolina, prior to 1960 called American Commercial Bank. It was one of the top banking institutions.-History:...

 (NCNB) in 1960 after acquiring of Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

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-based Security National Bank.