From the Vault: The first bank
With the onset of the American Revolution, the lack of a proper monetary system was no small part of the...
From the Vault: The birth of savings banks
Savings banks had developed in Europe in the middle of the 18th century. In this country, the first two were...
From the Vault: Alexander Hamilton, banker
In a moment of chaos for a newly independent nation, a new bank backed by gold and silver notes was...
From the Vault: The Wall Street banks and the Lusitania
Notes from an era where world events interrupted religious division.
From the Vault: What happened to Philadelphia?
The nation's first capital would was the leading financial marketing in the nation. Until the 1850s.
From the Vault: Britain’s secret weapon
Banks played huge roles in the history of war.
From the Vault: The Hamilton-Jefferson bank fight
Refusing to recharter the Bank of the United States is surely in the running for the title of most irresponsible...
From the Vault: When the American banking system almost died
With a vast audience listening, the president said it would be "safer to keep your money in a reopened bank...
Banking and the deal of the century
The new company, named United States Steel, was to be capitalized at a staggering $1.4 billion. The federal revenues that...
From the Vault: How goldsmiths became bankers
When goldsmiths figured out that they could make loans not only on their own assets but also on the gold...
