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 ...

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 ...

First Union CEO Ken Thompson says he’s sick and tired of hearing about all the problems his firm has faced with prior acquisitions and integrations, and he’s not going to take it any more. In a ...

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 ...

First Union executives were named to two of the three second-level jobs in the general bank, including retail banking - considered a trouble spot for First Union - as well as key jobs in investment ...

A lawsuit filed this week charges that First Union Corp. and its home equity unit misled consumers and used improper collection practices. The suit, filed in U.S. federal court in Newark, N.J., on ...

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.