Episode 3 of 3
Founding of the City Bank of New York
- When
- June 16, 1812
- Where
- New York City, founding site of the City Bank of New York
New York's City Bank was founded on June 16, 1812, beginning an institutional lineage that later produced First National City Bank and Citibank.
The City Bank of New York was founded on June 16, 1812. Citibank traces its origins to this founding as the City Bank of New York, an institution that later became First National City Bank of New York before evolving into Citibank, N.A., the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of Citigroup.
Sources
- Citibank Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
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