Ed Crutchfield, who took charge of Charlotte-based First Union and forged a national banking powerhouse while also championing the city’s growth, died Tuesday at age 82. In 15 years as CEO of a bank ...

Ed Crutchfield, who died Tuesday at age 82 at his Florida home, was a major force in the banking world during his decades spent in Charlotte. Here’s a timeline of his career. July 1941 — Crutchfield ...

First Union Corp., the nation's sixth-largest bank, will buy Wachovia Corp. in a $13.4 billion stock swap that will create the fourth-largest bank in the country, the companies announced yesterday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - First Union Corp. and Wachovia Corp. have named the executives who would oversee the combined core banking operations once First Union closes its deal this fall to buy Wachovia. In ...

First Union announced this morning that it is buying Wachovia Corp. and adopting its corporate identity. First Union Corp. will become Wachovia Corp., and First Union Securities will be renamed ...

Subject: New Jersey”s largest bank is taken over by a big and aggressive suitor from Charlotte The deal wasn”t surprising to New Jersey bankers, but the name of the partner was a shock. Newark”s First ...

First Union Corp., the nation's sixth-largest bank, will buy Wachovia Corp. in a $13.4 billion stock swap that will create the fourth-largest bank in the country, the companies announced yesterday.