Template talk:US Banks
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[edit] Usage
As an outline I selected the banks included in this template from fdic.gov (follow: Analysts, Summary of Deposits, Summary Tables, Top 50 Commercial Banks and Savings Institutions by Total Domestic Deposits).
I have removed some entries which seemed to be duplicates, and also recently concluded takeovers, however left Regions and AmSouth as they havent completed yet. There are some red links left and it would be great if anyone could link them up with the correct pages if they exist.
I recon its important we dont just keep adding banks to this one, perhaps an entry criteria would be best? Remembering there are some 7,500 banks in the United States. Ian3055 00:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
- I definitely agree that the box be limited in scope, as it could get out of hand rather quickly. Not sure what the criteria should be though. Also, should it include companies without a retail bank, e.g. Merrill Lynch? In my edits today I removed some brokerage houses, but I don't know how others feel about it. Uvaduck 02:13, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
- This template obviously has some problems. We need some criteria for inclusion of banks. I suggest that we limit inclusion to the 30 largest banks, based on deposits.
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- As to the question about banks without retail banks, they should not be included, as the header to the template says "Commercial banks in the United States." This header should be amended to say "The 30 largest commercial banks in the United States, based on deposits". 21:06, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] BB&T
Could someone confirm if BB&T is the same institution as Branch Banking and Trust Company of Virginia and/or Branch Banking and Trust Company? Ian3055 17:02, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
