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December 30, 1997
Southeast's Economy Expected to Continue Stable Growth in 1998
December 29, 1997
FTU Announces Sale of $1.1 Billion Credit Card Portfolio
December 22, 1997
FTU Receives "Outstanding" Rating for Community Reinvestment Program
December 19, 1997
First Union Capital Markets Corp. Advised Hester Industries in Merger
December 11, 1997
First Union Capital Markets Corp. Prices $407.4 Million Home-Equity Securities Offering
December 10, 1997
First Union Launches New CAP
December 10, 1997
First Union Receives Corporate Leadership Award from the National Council of Negro Women, Inc.
December 02, 1997
First Union Boosts Performance Guidelines—Again
December 01, 1997
First Union Completes Merger with Signet Bank, Creating Leading Bank in Virginia
November 26, 1997
First Union Receives Fed Approval for Wheat First Merger
November 24, 1997
Sleigh Bells Won't Be the Only Thing Ringing This Holiday Season
November 20, 1997
First Union Capital Markets Corp., Lehman Brothers Price $2.2 Billion of Mortgage-backed Securities
November 13, 1997
Signet Shareholders Approve Merger with First Union
November 10, 1997
First Union Receives OCC Approval for Signet Merger; Consummation Date Set for November 28, 1997
October 31, 1997
Consumer Confidence Builds and Spending Surges
October 31, 1997
First Union Completes High Yield Bond Offering for T/SF Communications
October 31, 1997
First Union Corporation Board Elects John Georgius President
October 30, 1997
Southeast Benefiting from Changing U.S. Economy
October 29, 1997
First Union Names Buckland Head of Florida's General Banking Group; Pearce Promoted to Jacksonville Area President
October 28, 1997
First Union Names President of Home Equity Bank
October 22, 1997
First Union Agrees to Employment Class Action Settlement
October 21, 1997
Dekalb School Teacher Wins $25,000 in First Union CAP Investment Challenge
October 21, 1997
First Union Corporation Declares Cash Dividend on Common Stock
October 20, 1997
First Union Capital Markets Corp., Bear, Stearns & Co. Price Securities Offering Backed By Affordable Mortgages
October 20, 1997
First Union Taps Reid for General Banking Executive
October 15, 1997
First Union Reports Record Earnings, Up 14% to 90 Cents Per Share
October 14, 1997
Federal Reserve Board Approves First Union's Acquisition of Signet Bank
October 06, 1997
Evergreen Keystone Funds Change Name to Evergreen Funds
October 06, 1997
Tony Terracciano, First Union President, to Retire at Year-end
October 03, 1997
Hodnett and Carroll to Lead First Union-Florida; Pacer Becomes President in Georgia
September 29, 1997
First Union Completes Bond Offering for Greenville's Emergent Group, Inc.
September 25, 1997
First Union Joins Integrion Financial Network
September 24, 1997
First Union Expands into Turkey, Indonesia and Egypt
September 23, 1997
First Union Promotes Hawkins to SVP and Manager of International Product Services Group
September 22, 1997
First Union Marketing Executive Wins Corporation's Top Award
September 19, 1997
First Union and Banco Santander Announce Pricing of $2.5 Billion Common Stock Offering
September 15, 1997
First Union Expands Investment Management Focus on Institutional Market
September 15, 1997
Louisiana's Economy Continues Growth
September 12, 1997
First Union Completes Asset-backed Securities Offering for Heller Financial
September 11, 1997
First Union Files Registration Statement for Primary and Secondary Offering of Common Stock
August 20, 1997
First Union to Acquire Wheat First Butcher Singer, Inc.
August 18, 1997
First Union Completes Private Placement for New York Giants
August 12, 1997
First Union Capital Markets Expands Focus on Real Estate Finance
August 05, 1997
First Union to Acquire Covenant Bancorp, a Southern New Jersey Banking Company with 16 Offices and $454 Million in Assets
August 04, 1997
Antonini Joins First Union as Head of Consumer Group
July 31, 1997
First Union Capital Markets Corp. Completes $405.6 Million Securitization of Student Loans
July 31, 1997
Second Quarter GDP Not Really a Bust
July 30, 1997
First Union Corporation Expands Commercial Real Estate Finance Business to Southwest
July 30, 1997
First Union to Anchor 27-story Tower in Uptown Charlotte; Pedestrian Arcade to Link College and Tryon
July 10, 1997
First Union Reports Record Earnings, Up 13% to 87 Cents Per Share
July 02, 1997
First Union Hires Ellinwood to Head Public Finance in the Northeast
July 01, 1997
First Union Corp. and Guilford College Announce the First N.C. College Smart Card Program
June 26, 1997
First Union and GTE Testing Digital Certificates for Online Banking Application
June 19, 1997
First Union Hires Directors in Florida, Georgia to Serve Financial Needs of Nonprofit Groups
June 18, 1997
First Union to Redeem 71/2 Percent Debentures
June 17, 1997
First Union Board Approves Stock Split and Increases Cash Dividend
June 10, 1997
First Union Named a Finalist in the 1997 Computerworld Smithsonian Awards for its Remote Banking Services
June 04, 1997
First Union Hires Carter To Lead Public Finance Efforts in the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee
June 02, 1997
Federal Reserve Approves First Union's Move into Equity Underwriting
May 30, 1997
First Union Corporation Expands Commercial Real Estate Finance Business to West Coast
May 29, 1997
First Union Capital Markets Corp., Lehman Brothers Sell $1.3 Billion of Mortgage-backed Securities
May 27, 1997
First Union Continues Commitment to Capital Management Group with Appointment of Fluhme
May 20, 1997
New Results Finds that Paying Bills Ranks as Worst Household Task
May 19, 1997
First Union Forms Partnership with The Hartford to Offer Customized Insurance to Small Businesses
May 12, 1997
First Union Brokerage Services Names Saponaro New National Sales Manager
May 08, 1997
First Union Offers Financial Services and Personal Care Management
April 22, 1997
Electronic Bill Payment? But Is It Really?
April 21, 1997
First Union Underwrites Award for Excellence in Treasury Management
April 14, 1997
First Union's Small Business Lending Efforts Recognized by Hispanic Business Magazine
April 10, 1997
First Union's Earnings Increase to a Record $1.67 Per Share, Up 11%
March 31, 1997
First Union Supports Youth Baseball with Cooperstown Little Major Affinity Card
March 17, 1997
First Union Expands Investment Management Focus on Wealth Market
March 07, 1997
First Union Becomes the Financial Choice of the Braves' and Turner Field
March 03, 1997
First Union Selected as a "Premier 100" Company on the Internet by Computer World
February 26, 1997
First Union Launches Major Brand Identity Advertising Campaign
February 21, 1997
First Union Appoints Compaq's Garrity as Advertising Executive
February 18, 1997
First Union Advised Homemaker Industries in its Recent Recapitalization by Advent International
February 18, 1997
First Union Corporation Declares Cash Dividend on Common Stock
February 14, 1997
Building with Cash Exec Keeps Bank Unit's Focus on Client Needs
February 13, 1997
First Union Capital Market Corp. Names Miles Sales Manager of Taxable Bonds
February 12, 1997
First Union Completes $200 Million Loan Deal for Fieldcrest Cannon
February 11, 1997
First Union Introduces Frequent Flyer Program for Visa Business Card Customers
February 06, 1997
First Union Cash Management Division One of Fastest Growing in Country
January 31, 1997
GDP Data Make Economy Look Really Hot, But It's Really Not, Says First Union Economist
January 27, 1997
First Union Introduces New Payment Service for Internet Shoppers
January 16, 1997
First Union's Operating Earnings Increase 19% to $6.31 Per Share
January 14, 1997
First Union Establishes Grant to Fund Diversity Program
January 13, 1997
First Union Announces Stock Repurchase
January 13, 1997
First Union Bypasses Inaugural Ball Sponsorship in Favor of $50,000 Donation to Big Brothers/Big Sisters
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