- Firstar Corporation
Firstar Corporation is one of the leading bank corporations in the US, headquartered in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin . It changed its name toU.S. Bancorp in 2001 and moved its headquarters toMinneapolis .History
Firstar was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as First Wisconsin National Bank before. The company changed its name to Firstar in 1988.
Firstar expanded through as a series of mergers and buyouts including
Banks of Iowa ,Federated Bank ,First Colonial Bankshares Corporation , andInvestors Bank . In1999 , Firstar merged withStar Bank (formerlyFirst National Cincinnati ) ofCincinnati, Ohio ), and then boughtMercantile Bancorporation ofSt. Louis, Missouri five months later.On
February 27 2001 , Firstar completed its buyout of U.S. Bancorp ofMinneapolis, Minnesota and changed its name to U.S. Bancorp. [cite news | title = Firstar Corporation and U.S. Bancorp Complete Merger | publisher = U.S. Bancorp Press Release | date = 2001-02-27]ee also
*Firstar Center
*Roger L. Fitzsimonds
*U.S. Bancorp
*Oliver Clyde Fuller External links
* [http://www2.jsonline.com/bym/news/oct00/firstartimeline100500.asp Firstar timeline: Long road to Minneapolis]
* [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Firstar-Corporation-Company-History.html Introduction about Firstar]
* [http://www.usbank.com/ U.S. Bancorp official site]
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