United States National Bank

United States National Bank

Infobox_Company
company_name = United States National Bank
company_
company_slogan = Member Cullen/Frost Bankers: A Family of Texas Banks
foundation = 1874
location = Galveston, Texas
num_employees =
industry = Finance and Insurance
products = Banking
revenue =
homepage =

The United States National Bank of Galveston [USNB] was a federally chartered bank in Galveston, Texas. It was founded in 1874 and was merged into Frost National Bank in 2000. [ [http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/united-states-texas/1099799-1.html F.A. "Andy" Odom, president of the Galveston branch of Frost National Bank] ] It was the last of 33 banks chartered in the US that used the forbidden title "United States" in its name.

History

The bank was founded in 1874 by the Kempner family as Island City Savings Bank. In 1902 the decision was made to rename the bank the Texas Bank & Trust Company. Finally, on December 31, 1923 the bank would receive its last name, United States National Bank. [ [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2000_3196230 Isle Bank Joins Frost] ]

The Galveston bank would be the last to be chartered using this name, as in 1926 the United States Congress banned the use of the words "Reserve", "Unites States" and "Federal" in bank titles. Under a grandfather clause, banks that already had titles incorporating those words were allowed to keep them. [ [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2000_3196230 Isle Bank Joins Frost] ] On May 3, 1982, Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. issued shares of common and redeemable preferred stock for all of the outstanding preferred and common stock of United States National Bancshares, Inc. and Galbank, Inc. which together owned all of the capital stock of United States National Bank of Galveston and Sugar Land State Bank.

Afterwards Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. continued to operate United States National Bank (USNB) separately from its flagship Frost National Bank for nearly two decades. [ [http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/united-states-texas/1099799-1.html F.A. "Andy" Odom, president of the Galveston branch of Frost National Bank] ] As new financial services legislation allowed banks to broaden the services they offered customers, Cullen/Frost folded the USNB charter into Frost's in 2000. With this action, the last bank using the federally forbidden "United States National Bank" title ceased to exist.

See also

*Isaac Herbert Kempner

References


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