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South Trust (460 words) |
 | BTNB formed the first one-bank holding company in Alabama in 1968 and then a multi-bank holding company in 1972 before later assuming a regional identity in 1981 as SouthTrust Corporation. |
| Wachovia, through predecessor banks, traces its history to the Bank of North America—the first bank proposed, chartered and incorporated in America in 1781 and the first bank in the country to open its doors in January of 1782. |
| Many "firsts" are found in the company history—including setting up the country's first time payment department to provide consumer loans, becoming the first in the Southeast to computerize its operations, and establishing the nation's first satellite network to link branches for data transmission. |
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