Record #:

24171

Author(s):

Maley, Frank

Abstract:

A global credit crisis led to the downfall of Wachovia, which was eventually bought out by Wells Fargo. The author discusses the reasons Wachovia failed.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 11, November 2008, p60-65 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Banks and banking; Wachovia Bank (Winston-Salem); Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. (Winston-Salem); Wells Fargo & Co. (Winston-Salem)

Record #:

24287

Author(s):

Murray, Arthur O.

Abstract:

NationsBank (now Bank of America) and First Union (now Wachovia) are two new, rapidly growing banks. The CEOs of each bank discuss their methods for managing successful businesses.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 11, November 2001, p28-33, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Chief executive officers; Banks and banking--North Carolina; Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. (Winston-Salem); NationsBank

Record #:

24190

Author(s):

Speizer, Irwin

Abstract:

G. Kennedy Thompson runs the nation's fourth-largest bank: Wachovia. He discusses how he bought out Wachovia and other companies over the years.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 11, November 2007, p48-58, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Banks and banking; Bank mergers; Wachovia Bank (Winston-Salem); Wachovia Bank and Trust (Winston-Salem); Mergers; Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. (Winston-Salem); Wachovia Bank & Trust--History

Record #:

24157

Author(s):

Gearino, G.D.

Abstract:

G. Kennedy Thompson was the owner of Wachovia Bank before it was absorbed by First Union Corp. The author examines Thompson's financial moves that lead to the breaking up of Wachovia.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 29 Issue 1, January 2009, p38-43, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bankers; Wachovia Bank and Trust (Winston-Salem); Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. (Winston-Salem); Wachovia Bank & Trust--History; Wachovia Corp. (Winston-Salem)

Record #:

15554

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

On October 15, 2011, Wachovia Bank & Trust Company, one of North Carolina's most famous names fades away, to be replaced with Wells Fargo & Company signs. Wells Fargo purchased the bank in 2008. John Grimes Medlin, Jr., who joined Wachovia in 1959 and who was CEO of the bank for sixteen years, recalls his days with the bank and what made Wachovia an outstanding bank.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 10, Oct 2010, p42-49, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Banks and banking--Winston-Salem; Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. (Winston-Salem); Wells Fargo & Co. (Winston-Salem)