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  2. Water privatization in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Private water companies have existed in the United States for more than 200 years and number in the thousands today. The private water industry serves more than 73 million Americans. [7] According to the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC), more than 2,000 facilities operate in public-private partnership contract arrangements. [8]

  3. Water banking - Wikipedia

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    Water banking. Water banking is the practice of forgoing water deliveries during certain periods, and “banking” either the right to use the forgone water in the future, or saving it for someone else to use in exchange for a fee or delivery in kind. It is usually used where there is significant storage capacity to facilitate such transfers ...

  4. History of banking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Bank of North America was granted a monopoly on the issue of bills of credit as currency at the national level. Robert Morris, the first Superintendent of Finance appointed under the Articles of Confederation, proposed the Bank of North America as a commercial bank that would act as the sole fiscal and monetary agent for the government.

  5. History of banking - Wikipedia

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    The history of banking began with the first prototype banks, that is, the merchants of the world, who gave grain loans to farmers and traders who carried goods between cities. This was around 2000 BC in Assyria, India and Sumer. Later, in ancient Greece and during the Roman Empire, lenders based in temples gave loans, while accepting deposits ...

  6. Federal Reserve - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Reserve System (often shortened to the Federal Reserve, or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States.It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics (particularly the panic of 1907) led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises.

  7. History of central banking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As a result, the First Bank of the United States (1791–1811) was chartered by Congress within the year and signed by George Washington soon after. The First Bank of the United States was modeled after the Bank of England and differed in many ways from today's central banks. For example, it was partly owned by foreigners, who shared in its ...

  8. List of largest banks in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Simmons Bank: Pine Bluff, Arkansas: $27 $2.48 SFNC 79 United Community Bank: Greenville, South Carolina: $27 $3.48 UCBI 80 Arvest Bank: Bentonville, Arkansas: $26 N/A N/A 81` BCI Financial Group: Miami, Florida: $26 N/A N/A 82 Ameris Bancorp: Atlanta, Georgia: $25 $3.66 ABCB 83 First Hawaiian Bank: Honolulu, Hawaii: $24 $2.92 FHB 84 Bank of ...

  9. Top 10 Banks Americans Deposit Their Money In - AOL

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    CIBC, 73.1%. HSBC, 70.6%. City National Bank, 70.3%. First Republic Bank, 67.4%. Having a large percentage of deposits doesn’t necessarily mean a bank is more susceptible to failure. However, it ...