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  First Union National Bank   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In September 2001, Wachovia Corporation, which grew from an institution founded in 1897, and First Union Corporation, whose history dates back to 1908, merged to create one of the nation's top financial holding companies.
Wachovia established one of the first management training programs emphasizing customer service, set up the country's first time payment department to provide consumer loans, and became the first in the Southeast to computerize its operations.
Wachovia Corporation is the fifth largest bank holding company in the United States based on assets and the third largest U.S. full-service brokerage firm based on client assets.
www.firstunion.com   (442 words)

  
  Wachovia Corporation, et al.
Wachovia understands that two of the goals of ESIGN were to eliminate issues relating to the validity of contracts created electronically and to create a uniform national standard for electronic contracts used in interstate commerce.
Wachovia also believes that it is reasonable to require that the consumer should bear the burden of notifying the merchant if the service or information is not available to the consumer.
Wachovia submits that consumers will not be misled or legally harmed by inclusion of revised and simplified ESIGN disclosures into the contracts, agreements or other information the consumer receives with respect to the underlying transaction.
www.ftc.gov /bcp/workshops/esign/comments/wachovia.htm   (2162 words)

  
 Oligopoly Watch
Wachovia (jokingly pronounced by customers as "watch-over-ya", "we cover-ya" or "walk over-ya") is the US's fourth largest bank holding company by assets (behind Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Bank of America) and third largest full-service brokerage (behind Merrill Lynch and Citigroup).
Wachovia operations are strong along the East Coast, from Connecticut to Florida.
Wachovia is named after an area near Winston-Salem, NC settled by the Moravian (Czech) immigrants.
www.oligopolywatch.com /2004/07/19.html   (547 words)

  
 About Wachovia
Wachovia is known as a company that supports communities, education, and its employees.
The Wachovia Championship offers us a unique opportunity to further our commitment to the cause of equal educational opportunity for all Americans, as well as to create a considerable economic impact for the city of Charlotte, the region, and the state.
Wachovia (pronounced wa-KO-vee-yah) is the Latin form of the name "Wachau," (place of water) which was given to the tract of land in the Piedmont region of North Carolina settled by Moravians in 1753.
www.wachoviachampionship.com /pages/0,,5272,00.html   (204 words)

  
 Wachovia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wachovia Corporation NYSE: WB, based in Charlotte, North Carolina is one of the largest banking chains in the United States.
Wachovia Corporation traces its history to 1879, when it was established as the Wachovia National Bank in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Wachovia was also a sponsor of a one-day bicycle race.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wachovia   (2176 words)

  
 WebWire® | Wachovia Announces Western Region Headquarters For General Banking Group
Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the nation’s largest diversified financial services companies, providing 13.4 million household and business relationships with a broad range of banking, asset management, wealth management and corporate and investment banking products and services.
Wachovia operates as Wachovia Bank through 3,159 offices in 16 states from Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas, and, until merger integration activity is completed, will continue to be known as Western Financial Bank in California.
Wachovia and Golden West and their respective directors and executive officers, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Wachovia and/or Golden West in connection with the proposed Merger.
www.webwire.com /ViewPressRel.asp?aId=16941   (827 words)

  
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Wachovia’s environmental review process incorporates examining projects for impact on critical natural habitats, identifying a publicly available environmental management plan, and securing a satisfactory environmental assessment.
While Wachovia has a strong diversity record, its safety record is average and its labor-management practices indicate much room for improvement.
Wachovia has a supplier diversity program, and there is no evidence of negative impact on Indigenous Peoples.
www.calvert.com /sri_calvertratingsProfile.html?ticker=WB   (897 words)

  
 Press Release: SEC Settles Action Charging Wachovia Corporation with Proxy Disclosure and Other Reporting Violations ...
As a result, Old Wachovia’s shareholders were unable to evaluate the effect of Old Wachovia’s purchases of FTU shares before voting on the competing bids.
Almost all of Old Wachovia’s purchases were made pursuant to a May 2, 2001 Old Wachovia authorization signed by its Investment Management Committee, which authorized the purchase of up to $500 million worth of FTU stock during the period when Old Wachovia was repurchasing its own stock.
Old Wachovia should have publicly disclosed more detailed information about its purchases of FTU stock so that the market would be able to evaluate the effect of those purchases on FTU’s stock price during that period.
www.sec.gov /news/press/2004-152.htm   (1060 words)

  
 Wachovia - Personal Finance and Business Financial Services
Wachovia Corporation increases quarterly dividend 14% to 64 cents per share.
Wachovia Securities is the trade name used by three separate, registered broker-dealers and nonbank affiliates of Wachovia Corporation.
Wachovia neither endorses nor guarantees offerings of the third party providers, nor is Wachovia responsible for the security, content or availability of third-party sites, their partners, or advertisers.
www.wachovia.com   (248 words)

  
 Wachovia, North Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wachovia (Pronunciation: wah-KO-vee-yah) was the area first settled by Moravians in what is now Forsyth County, North Carolina, including the present city of Winston-Salem.
This land was named Wachau, in Latin "Wachovia", in honor of the family estate of Count Zinzendorf, Moravian patron and bishop.
The area is the namesake and birthplace of the Wachovia corporation, one of the world's largest banks.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wachovia,_North_Carolina   (355 words)

  
 Wachovia Corporation News
Wachovia Corporation News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Wachovia Securities, a non-bank affiliate of Wachovia Corp., said Thursday that it will open a branch in San Rafael, marking the firm's entry into affluent Marin County.
Wachovia Corp. announced commitments Thursday to reduce its own impact on the environment, refuse loans to companies that log rainforests and consider more lending to projects 'that have a positive impact on...
www.topix.net /com/wb   (710 words)

  
 ABC News: Wachovia Shares Fall on Golden West Deal
In this image released by Wachovia Corporation the Wachovia Corporation chairman and CEO Ken Thompson, right, and Golden West Financial Corparation chairman and CEO Herbert Sandler shake hands after a meeting in New York, Monday, May 8, 2006.
Wachovia Corp., the nation's fourth largest bank, is muscling into the West with a $25.5 billion deal to buy Golden West Financial Corp., a mom-and-pop shop that blossomed into a prized savings and loan.
Wachovia shares fell $3.71, or 6.3 percent, to $55.68 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange, where Golden West shares rose $4.82, or 7 percent, to $75.33.
abcnews.go.com /Business/wireStory?id=1937517   (477 words)

  
 Wachovia Corporation - Sterling Commerce   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Wachovia Bank wanted to centralize its file transfer process to efficiently and cost-effectively manage the rapid growth of data exchanged internally and externally.
Since Wachovia Bank’s file transfer infrastructure must keep pace with its business objectives, the bank needed a single platform solution that would centralize the file transfer process, improve security, improve customer service and accommodate a rapidly growing volume of digital file transfers.
Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the largest providers of financial services to retail, brokerage and corporate customers throughout the East Coast and the nation, with assets of $389 billion and stockholders' equity of $33 billion at Sept. 30, 2003.
www.sterlingcommerce.com /About/SuccessStories/wachovia.htm   (904 words)

  
 WebWire® | Thomas J. Wurtz Named Chief Financial Officer Of Wachovia Corporation
Prior to joining Wachovia, Wurtz was vice president of asset liability management for California Federal Bank and manager of capital markets for the U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision-Western Region.
Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the largest providers of financial services to retail, brokerage and corporate customers, with banking operations from Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas, and retail brokerage operations nationwide.
Wachovia had assets of $520.8 billion, market capitalization of $82.3 billion and stockholders’ equity of $47.6 billion at December 31, 2005.
www.webwire.com /ViewPressRel.asp?aId=8686   (561 words)

  
 ESA News Release: Wachovia Corporation Agrees to Pay $5.5 Million to Women for Compensation Discrimination [09/23/2004]
The agreement settles the department’s allegations that Wachovia engaged in compensation discrimination against female employees for six years.
In a corporate management review of the headquarters of federal contractor First Union National Bank in Charlotte, North Carolina, investigators from the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) found that the company engaged in compensation discrimination against females.
The Wachovia case, filed in August 2001, is the first class compensation case filed by the department in a quarter-century.
www.dol.gov /opa/media/press/esa/ESA20041890.htm   (391 words)

  
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Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Wachovia Corporation (www.wachovia.com) is the fourth-largest financial services company and the third-largest brokerage firm in the United States, serving more than 14 million households and businesses.
According to the uncontested statements in the Complaint, Wachovia Corporation has been using the WACHOVIA trademark since 1879, and has a United States trademark registration for the WACHOVIA mark dating at least as far back as December 30, 1969, [Complaint, Annex 3].
The Complainant is the fourth largest financial institution in the United States [Complaint at 6] and advertises its services, via the WACHOVIA mark, through print, radio, and television [Complaint at 7].
www.lycos.com /info/wachovia-corporation.html   (613 words)

  
 Wachovia Corporation information and related industry information from Hoover's
Formed in 2001 when East Coast banking heavyweight First Union bought venerable Wachovia (the "ch" is pronounced "k") and took the smaller firm's name, the company is the #4 US bank behind Citigroup, Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase.
Wachovia's 2006 acquisition of Golden West Financial strengthened its core markets and added 255 branches to its network.
Wachovia (WB) Chairman, CEO and President Ken Thompson, Part 3 (6:31)
www.hoovers.com /wachovia-corporation/--ID__103806--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml   (581 words)

  
 Wachovia Corporation Careers: Vault Wachovia Career & Hiring Profiles
Wachovia Corporation employee surveys are collected by Vault editors, Vault Gold Surveys provide detailed information on careers and hiring at specific employers.
Business Outlook: Wachovia is attempting to crack the top 5-8 bulge bracket firms in the next 12 months, they've like...
We provide a free insider career profile on Wachovia, based on interviews and surveys of Wachovia Corporation employees.
www.vault.com /career-company/Wachovia-Corporation.html   (533 words)

  
 Charlotte Business Journal: Wachovia Corp company profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Wachovia was incorporated under the laws of North Carolina in 1967 and is registered as a financial holding company and a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.
The merger of the former Wachovia Corporation ("Legacy Wachovia") and First Union Corporation ("Legacy First Union") was effective September 1, 2001.
Whenever we use the "Wachovia" name in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we mean the new combined company and, before the merger, Legacy First Union, unless indicated otherwise.
www.bizjournals.com /charlotte/gen/Wachovia_Corp_133.html   (431 words)

  
 Wachovia Mortgage Corporation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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Wachovia Corporation, 301 South College Street, Suite 4000, One Wachovia Center, Charlotte, NC
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 Wachovia Corporation Jobs: Vault Wachovia Jobs & Employment Profiles
With employee surveys, company profiles, job listings, message boards and more, Vault is your complete resource to jobs and employment at Wachovia Corporation.
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Wachovia Corporation employee surveys are collected by Vault editors, Vault Gold Surveys provide detailed information on jobs and employment at specific employers.
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