The Bank Of The United States
The first bank was in existence from 1791 to 1811 and the second from 1816 to 1836.
The bank of the united states. It was capitalized at 10 million and fully subscribed almost instantly with the federal government. Congress to serve as government fiscal agents and as depositories for federal funds. The bank of united states founded by joseph s. Marcus in 1913 at 77 delancey street in new york city was a new york city bank that failed in 1931.
It followed the bank of north america the nation s first de facto central bank. The first bank of the united states was a cornerstone of hamilton s fiscal policy it helped fund the public debt left from the american revolution facilitated the issuance of a stable national currency and provided a convenient means of exchange for all the people of the united states. The president directors and company of the bank of the united states commonly known as the first bank of the united states was a national bank chartered for a term of twenty years by the united states congress on february 25 1791.