U.S. Bancorp

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U.S. Bancorp
US Bancorp logo
Type of Company Public
Founded
Headquarters Minneapolis, Minnesota
Key people Jerry Grundhofer, CEO & Chairman
Industry Finance and Insurance
Products Financial Services
Employees 51,377
Slogan Other Banks Promise Great Service, U.S. Bank Guarantees It.
Website www.usbank.com

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) is a financial services holding company, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its retail division is U.S. Bank, the sixth-largest bank in the United States based on holdings.

U.S. Bancorp was number 131 in the Fortune 500 list of major U.S. companies for 2006.

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[edit] Coverage

U.S. Bancorp has locations in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. It has some operations in Canada as well.

[edit] Subsidiaries

Former subsidiaries include Piper Jaffray NYSE: PJC, which became an independent, publicly held company following its spin-off from U.S. Bancorp on December 31, 2003.

[edit] History

The bank has developed from a number of mergers, beginning with First Bank System's acquisition of the original U.S. Bancorp (originally headquartered in Portland, Oregon) in 1997. Firstar Bank then acquired U.S. Bancorp in 2000, following two other mergers in 1999 when it merged with Star Bank (formerly First National Cincinnati) of Cincinnati, Ohio, and then bought Mercantile Bancorporation of St. Louis, Missouri five months later.

Other banks that were bought by Firstar include Banks of Iowa, Federated Bank, First Colonial Bankshares Corporation, First Wisconsin National Bank, and Investors Bank. Banks bought by Mercantile Bancorporation include Mark Twain Bancshares, Firstbank of Illinois, Hawkeye Bancorporation, and Ameribanc. Star Bank Corporation bought Great Financial Bank, and US Bancorp bought West One Bancorp.

[edit] Namesakes

The U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles is named for this company, as is the U.S. Bancorp Tower in Portland, Oregon, the U.S. Bank Tower in Cincinnati, Ohio, the U.S. Bank Center in Milwaukee, WI, U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio and the U.S. Bank Center in Saint Paul, MN.

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