"biggest bank in the world, the building is currently (2015) under development as a hotel. HSBC UK swift code (all offices in the United Kingdom) being ""MIDLGB22"" reflects its past as the Midland Bank. The Midland Bank was famous for its golden griffin logo, surrounded by golden coins originally introduced in 1965 on a black, then later blue background, and for its slogan ""the listening bank,"" written by the advertising executive Rod Allen. Advertisements for the bank appeared in the popular computer game ""Theme Park"". The Midland Bank still traded as Midland Bank, but using the HSBC logo from 1997,"
"it ran a series of commercials that used the tagline, ""It's banking the way you want it to be."" ""Twilight Zone"" writer Rod Serling and comedian Paul Lynde served as celebrity spokesmen. At the same time, a Manufacturers Hanover billboard advertising ""Super Checking"" was a prominent feature of the newly renovated Yankee Stadium. Also during that period, Manufacturers Hanover heavily promoted its ""Any Car"" Loan using an ""Any Car"", known as the ""FordChevAmChrysWagon"", made up of parts from 40 different cars. In 1987, the bank bought some of the branches of Dollar Dry Dock Savings Bank. In 1992, it bought"
"early 1980s until its demise in the late 80s following a take-over by another ad agency, Lowe. Rod Allen (advertising executive) Roderick Howard Allen (16 May 1929 – 22 August 2007) was a British advertising executive who wrote many well known advertising slogans and jingles used in the United Kingdom. He was nicknamed the ""jingle king"". Allen was born in Consett, County Durham and worked in advertising from the age of 17. His career was only interrupted by National Service in the Royal Corps of Signals. In 1966 he co-founded the advertising agency Allen, Brady and Marsh (with Mike Brady"
"Bank of Scotland, before being demolished to make way for housing development. From 1978, the main slogan of Access was """"Your Flexible Friend"""", which featured in many television adverts, accompanied by an animated Access and his friend Money (a pound sign) also earlier adverts featured the bumbling ""Fat Wallet"". A take on the slogan (""""My"" flexible friend"") was featured in the third episode of ""Mr. Bean"", when the title character is referring to his own credit card. Another slogan which featured in a television advertisement was """"Does you does, or does you don't take Access?"""" (sung to the tune of"
"Rod Allen (advertising executive) Roderick Howard Allen (16 May 1929 – 22 August 2007) was a British advertising executive who wrote many well known advertising slogans and jingles used in the United Kingdom. He was nicknamed the ""jingle king"". Allen was born in Consett, County Durham and worked in advertising from the age of 17. His career was only interrupted by National Service in the Royal Corps of Signals. In 1966 he co-founded the advertising agency Allen, Brady and Marsh (with Mike Brady and Peter Marsh), which was once one of the five largest agencies in the UK during the"
"a zealous supporter of high standards in the accounting industry. A stickler for honesty, he argued that accountants' responsibility was to investors, not their clients' management. During the early years, it is reputed that Andersen was approached by an executive from a local rail utility to sign off on accounts containing flawed accounting, or else face the loss of a major client. Andersen refused in no uncertain terms, replying that there was ""not enough money in the city of Chicago"" to make him do it. For many years, Andersen's motto was ""Think straight, talk straight."" Arthur Andersen also led the"
"it ShoreBank) in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood to fight redlining. It was America's first community development bank, and it has grown into what is, by most accounts, the most successful community development and microfinance institution in the country. The bank's successful combination of a social mission with profitability finds it frequently cited as ""doing well while doing good."" In 1977, Ron was the only banker to testify in ""favor"" of the Community Reinvestment Act which required banks and thrifts meet the credit needs of the communities in which they did business, including low- and middle-income residents. Thanks in part to"
"Fedspeak In monetary policy of the United States, the term Fedspeak (also known as Greenspeak) is what Alan Blinder called ""a turgid dialect of English"" used by Federal Reserve Board chairmen in making wordy, vague, and ambiguous statements. The strategy, which was used most prominently by Alan Greenspan, was used to prevent financial markets from overreacting to the chairman's remarks. The coinage is an intentional parallel to Newspeak of ""Nineteen Eighty-Four"", a novel by George Orwell. Fedspeak when used by Alan Greenspan is often called Greenspeak. An alternative definition of Greenspeak is ""the coded and careful language employed by U.S."
"compounded for 30 years. Commerce Bank’s economic model rested on the idea that the fixed costs of a bank branch are largely independent of volume, and so profitability lay in maximizing the number of deposits and accounts per branch. Additionally, Hill believed that the industry's reliance on internet banking had led to dis-investment in bank branches, to the detriment of consumers who prioritised in-person service. Hill’s motto for Commerce was “America’s most convenient bank”. Commerce Bank staff were awarded $5,000 if a nearby rival bank closed its branches; hundreds of mystery shoppers made tens of thousands of store visits annually,"
"lent his name to two marketing campaigns; American Express and Microsoft. Seinfeld starred in the company’s advertising campaigns for three years. The comedian’s tenure as spokesperson for the Bank marked a rise in brand awareness both locally and nationally. The Bank established The Greater Charitable Foundation in 2011. The Foundation partners with Australian-based charitable organisations throughout the Bank’s area of operations with a goal of improving life outcomes and supporting families and communities. The Foundation was established with an initial allocation of $1 million by the Bank on behalf of its members and staff. The Bank continues to fund the"
"performers say, to deliberately sing off-key requires a highly skilled singer."" Fedspeak In monetary policy of the United States, the term Fedspeak (also known as Greenspeak) is what Alan Blinder called ""a turgid dialect of English"" used by Federal Reserve Board chairmen in making wordy, vague, and ambiguous statements. The strategy, which was used most prominently by Alan Greenspan, was used to prevent financial markets from overreacting to the chairman's remarks. The coinage is an intentional parallel to Newspeak of ""Nineteen Eighty-Four"", a novel by George Orwell. Fedspeak when used by Alan Greenspan is often called Greenspeak. An alternative definition"
"locations in Warsaw and Clinton, Missouri.<br> In May 2008, Tightwad Bank was reopened, under new ownership, as an FDIC insured institution. The bank is a full-service branch of the former Reading State Bank, Reading, Kansas. To capitalize on the notoriety of the unusual name, the Reading locations' name was changed to Tightwad Bank as well. ""We're seeking the customers with a sense of humor"", admitted bank co-owner Donald Higdon in a 2008 interview with ""The Washington Post"". In 2010 the two locations of Tightwad Bank reported combined deposits of over $20 million (US). As of July 2018 Tightwad Bank in"
"caution and civic responsibility. On occasion, the bank made headlines for quiet innovations, such as when during the late 1960s it led all the nation's banks in ending the practice of ""redlining"" poorer neighborhoods so that personal and small business loans could be extended to residents of poorer city districts, or when, during the middle 1970s, the bank helped universalize ATM banking by building one of the nation's first and largest network of banking machines, known by their acronym, ""MAC"", for Money Access Center. By the dawn of the new age of banking in the late 1970s and 1980s, when"
"2007. Washington Mutual (before the bank's September 2008 conservatorship and sale to JPMorgan Chase) applied to register a trademark in the phrase. Initially, the bank wanted to use ""woo hoo"" (without the ""h"" in the first word) as the slogan, but they were concerned because of the existing use of the phrase by Homer Simpson, a character in ""The Simpsons"". Washington Mutual introduced a unique branch design known as Occasio which eliminated traditional teller windows and queuing stanchions in favor of an open, circular floor plan with a greeter or ""concierge"" position and tellers working from behind podiums. The Occasio"
"columns and features an original decorative metal gate. Signage from Raymond James brokerage, a later tenant, is still on the roof. Standard Savings & Loan survived through the Great Depression and into the postwar years. In the 1950s it applied for a federal charter, and in 1985 changed from a savings and loan to banking operations, becoming Standard Federal Bank. The company was eventually acquired by ABN AMRO. The Detroit Federal Savings and Loan Association Building is a five-story glass-and-steel bank building designed in 1971 by Ted Rogvoy Associates. The building is set back from Woodward the same distance as"
"of Bank Street and Queen Street in Ottawa, Ontario. The talking ATM was a result of concerns Chris and Marie Stark, two blind customers, raised with the bank beginning in 1984. Their concerns turned into a discrimination complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission in 1991. The machine was manufactured by NCR and adapted by Ottawa-based T-Base Communications at a cost of about $500,000 Canadian dollars. A user plugs a standard headset into the jack, and can hear instructions such as ""press 1 for withdrawal"", ""press 2 for deposit."" There is an audible orientation for first time users, and audible"
"he did for AIG and the major banks; he told president Bush that ""the first sound they hear will be their heads hitting the floor"", in a reference to the French revolution. The major banks have since been sued by the Feds for a sum of $200,000,000, and some of the major banks have already settled.<ref name=""NYT 9/2/11""></ref> In addition, a lawsuit has been filed against the federal government by the shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, for a) creating an environment by which Fannie and Freddie would be unable to meet their financial obligations b) forcing the executive"
"branches located on the same block as WaMu branches. This advertising campaign was introduced between 2005 and 2007. Numerous WaMu commercials showed traditionally-dressed 60-70-year-old overweight bankers laughing out loud at a WaMu representative (who is much younger and fitter), who says the words ""Free Checking Account"". WaMu introduced an advertising campaign during the 2003 Academy Awards known as ""The Power of Yes"". This was to promote the offering of loans to all consumers, particularly borrowers that the banks deemed too risky. Another commercial in the ad series showed WaMu representatives in casual clothes, contrasting with traditionally-dressed bankers in suits. ""Whoo"
"attack. Before working for what was then State Bank of Fargo, Richard Solberg was president of Citizens State Bank in Finley, where he grew up. He also graduated from Concordia College. Under Richard Solberg's leadership, the bank grew from a single location with $28 million in assets to 20 branches in North Dakota and Minnesota with more than $3 billion in assets. NorthWestern Financial Review named Richard and Michael Solberg Bankers of the Year in 2012. Michael Solberg says the bank's growth and profits are due to the way the company treats its employees. Bell Bank's mission statement is Happy"
"land in 1990. For 20 years until December 1999 Santa Monica Bank ran a series of humorous ads on the back of the buses. Examples include ""Old and wrinkled is beautiful. Especially in large denominations"", ""Go invest, young man"", ""Was it his eyes? His lips? His jumbo CD?"" and (the final one) ""After 20 years on the bus, we've reached our stop"". The campaign ended as the bank was absorbed by U.S. Bank. The system was started by former Brentwood resident Rudolph F. Brunner, who later sold the system thinking it wouldn't amount to any more than a few dollars"
"local residents. In a 1992 speech, then-Presidential candidate Bill Clinton called ShoreBank ""the most important bank in America."" On August 20, 2010, the bank was declared insolvent, closed by regulators and most of its assets were acquired by Urban Partnership Bank. In the mid-1970s, community organizations, under the banner of the NPA, worked to fight against redlining in South Austin, Illinois. One of these organizations was SACCC (South Austin Coalition Community Council), formed to restore South Austin's neighborhood and to fight against financial institutions accused of propagating redlining. This got the attention of insurance regulators in the Illinois Department of"
"truly a line of national importance. It became more so, at least in the public eye through Robert Ralph Young, its mercurial Chairman, and his Alleghany Corporation. Young got control of the C&O through the remnants of the Van Sweringen companies, in 1942, and for the next decade he became """"the gadfly of the rails"","" as he challenged old methods of financing and operating railroads. He regarded himself as a crusader against the mismanagement of railroads by banking interests. Young's most famous advertisement slogan was """"A hog can cross the country without changing trains - but you can't."""" Nicknamed ""Rail"
"branches throughout Southern California and assets of $5.4 billion and deposits of $4.4 billion but only $20 million in required capital on hand instead of the required $325 million in capital. It took two years for the RTC to liquidate Lincoln Savings. In March 1991, Beverly Hills-based Great Western Bank paid the RTC $12.1 million for 28 offices and $1 billion in deposits. Lincoln gained some notoriety via the savings and loan crisis and Keating Five publicity. During the flashback ""The Simpsons"" episode ""Lisa's First Word"", set circa 1984, Homer Simpson said while bent over Lisa Simpson's crib: ""I've already"
"National Bank of Los Angeles, of which the majority owners were former professional basketball player and businessman Earvin ""Magic"" Johnson, musician Janet Jackson, and former Motown Records President Jheryl Busby. Boston Bank of Commerce rebranded as OneUnited Bank. OneUnited Bank offers an annual financial literacy essay contest for youth, and President Teri Williams wrote a children’s book, ""I Got Bank! What My Granddad Taught Me About Money"", to teach financial literacy to urban youth. In the latter part of 2008 and the beginning of 2009, OneUnited experienced financial problems as their equity investment in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae became"
"Following the merger the Lloyds Bank, Halfax and Bank of Scotland took different routes for its advertisement. In addition to the numerous singing and non singing adverts, between 2002 and 2006 an animated version of Brown also appearing in adverts, voiced by London actor Paul Shearer and created in conjunction with Paris-based animation stars Numéro Six, which used the ""Who Gives You Extra?"" at the end of each advert. The real Howard Brown has continued to appear in the live-action adverts. Further adverts were Written and art directed by Richard Lovell and Martin Cox at DLKW (London). In an interview"
"of the first building ever raised in the city: Ste. Anne's Church, built July 26, 1701. In that year assets surpassed $10 million. ""Safety For Savings Since 1893""... an old Standard slogan that was never tested so severely as during the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and subsequent Great Depression. This helped preclude a serious ""run"" on Standard's offices. Standard never closed its doors, surviving with strength through 1929 and through the terrible bank closings of 1933, when many banks opened again. The first branch office opened in 1948 on Grand River near Southfield Road in Northwest Detroit. Standard's name"
"""Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby""). Yet another slogan was """"It takes the waiting out of wanting"""". Access were shirt sponsors of Southend United Football Club in the beginning of 1980s. Access (credit card) Access was a British and Irish credit card brand used by three of the big four banks in the United Kingdom, plus a couple of other banks between 1972 and 1996. It was established by a consortium of banks in the United Kingdom, to rival the already established Barclaycard. It became defunct in 1996, when it was taken over by MasterCard. The Access"
"Bank), Albert A. Holman, III (Chestnut Partners Inc., investment banking), Wycliffe Grousbeck (Boston Celtics), Carl J. Martignetti (Martignetti Companies), Pamela Reeve (former CEO of Lightbridge), William M. Cowan (GE and former US Senator), Jay O. Light (former dean of the Harvard Business School), Maury E. McGough, MD, (North Shore Medical Center Board of Trustees), Cathy E. Minehan (CEO Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 1994–2007), Jerold Rosenbaum (Chief of Psychiatry Massachusetts General Hospital), Alexander L. Thorndike (Century Capital Management), John Fish (Suffolk Construction), Scott Schoen (Baylon Capital Partners), Scott M. Sperling (Thomas H. Lee Partners investments), Diane B. Patrick (Ropes &"
"Penn Life Insurance Company. First appearing in television and radio commercials in the mid-to-late 1960s for Spur Malt Liquor, a Rainier Brewing Company product in Seattle. He appeared in a number of Budweiser advertisements. Budweiser was a sponsor for the Rawls telethon and UNCF. There was no attempt to avoid the similarity between the title of the 1977 album ""When You've Heard Lou, You've Heard It All"" and his corporate sponsor's slogan ""When You Say Bud, You've Said It All"". A track on the 1978 album ""Lou Rawls Live"" features has him singing the commercial slogan. Anheuser-Busch, the brewers of"
"adolescent"" headlines were ""ARSE COUNCIL"", ""SIMON PATTERSON - ONE IDEA, EIGHT YEARS"", ""CARRY ON CURATING"", ""PIPPA-LOTTA-RIST-ACTION"" and ""SAM-TAYLOR WOULD-NOT"" These 34 tabloids, along with the Fax-Back project - in which gallery press releases were returned to galleries with corrections and commentary - have since become BANK's best known work. Julian Stallabrass describes BANK’s activity as ""the parodic creation of corporate identity at the centre of which (as their name suggests) is a noisy and constant reference to that matter of which the art world usually whispers: money."" They had, according to Matthew Collings, a ""surly, self-destructive, self-conscious, introspective attitude -"
"Movement"", which portrayed foreign-owned competitors as enemy occupiers. The New Zealand Herald called the campaign ""jingoistic"". Kiwibank announced an after tax profit of $21.2 million for the year ended 30 June 2011. In 2012 Kiwibank celebrated its ten-year birthday. The advertising campaign used 10-year-old Kiwis pledging what they're standing up for with New Zealand artist Neil Finn agreeing to the use of his song ""Can you hear us?"" re-recorded by Jeremy Redmore of Midnight Youth. It was the first time the artist had allowed one of his tracks to be used by a commercial entity. The proceeds from the first"
"Jim Allen, news director Bill Wilkens, production director Jeff Baxter and music director Norm N. Nite. During this time, it was also an affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System and carried Mutual's coverage of Notre Dame Football throughout the 1970s and 1980s. WLRO also carried Cleveland Indians daytime games in 1971 and 1972. On July 7, 1984, WLRO was sold by Lorain Community Broadcasting to local real estate developer Jon Veard. Shortly thereafter, on July 13, the call sign was changed to WRKG and a pop standards format was installed. The WRKG calls stood for their new slogan, ""WoRKinG for"
"its infamous """"All We Did Was Listen"""" advertising campaign in June 1997, which featured Hawkins speaking in front of Big Bear employees in a reassuring tone of voice. Hawkins' plan was to take Big Bear from its role as an upper market chain to a more ""competitive"" level by reducing overhead in store operations. As sales volumes continued to drop due to increased competition, it resulted in lower payroll costs which caused conditions in the stores to decline. As the Big Bear division began to have cash flow issues in 2003, product suppliers pulled their items from store shelves as"