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'''AmSouth Bank''' (chartered as '''AmSouth Bancorporation''') is a publicly-held company based in [[Birmingham]] which has announced a merger with [[Regions Bank]]. AmSouth was previously known as First National Bank of Birmingham.  AmSouth is in the financial services industry with more than 12,000 employees.  
'''AmSouth Bank''' (chartered as '''AmSouth Bancorporation''') is a publicly-held company based in [[Birmingham]] which has announced a merger with [[Regions Bank]]. AmSouth was previously known as First National Bank of Birmingham.  AmSouth is in the financial services industry with more than 12,000 employees.  


AmSouth's size more than doubled in 2000 when it absorbed Nashville-based First American National Bank. With the merger came hundreds of branches across Tennessee along with several in Kentucky, Virginia, and Mississippi]]. This is cited as a rare example of one bank absorbing another bank larger than itself. As part of the deal, AmSouth also acquired Deposit Guaranty Bank (which was operating as a subsidiary of First American). As such, the Deposit Guaranty building in downtown Jackson, Mississippi is now known as the AmSouth Building.
AmSouth's size more than doubled in 2000 when it absorbed Nashville-based First American National Bank. With the merger came hundreds of branches across Tennessee along with several in Kentucky, Virginia, and Mississippi. This is cited as a rare example of one bank absorbing another bank larger than itself. As part of the deal, AmSouth also acquired Deposit Guaranty Bank (which was operating as a subsidiary of First American). As such, the Deposit Guaranty building in downtown Jackson, Mississippi is now known as the AmSouth Building.


== Merger with Regions ==
== Merger with Regions ==

Revision as of 07:10, 27 September 2006

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AmSouth Bank (chartered as AmSouth Bancorporation) is a publicly-held company based in Birmingham which has announced a merger with Regions Bank. AmSouth was previously known as First National Bank of Birmingham. AmSouth is in the financial services industry with more than 12,000 employees.

AmSouth's size more than doubled in 2000 when it absorbed Nashville-based First American National Bank. With the merger came hundreds of branches across Tennessee along with several in Kentucky, Virginia, and Mississippi. This is cited as a rare example of one bank absorbing another bank larger than itself. As part of the deal, AmSouth also acquired Deposit Guaranty Bank (which was operating as a subsidiary of First American). As such, the Deposit Guaranty building in downtown Jackson, Mississippi is now known as the AmSouth Building.

Merger with Regions

On May 25, 2006, AmSouth announced it would merge with Regions Bank, another Birmingham-based bank, in a $10 billion deal. The new entity, and all of its branches, will carry the Regions name. The deal is expected to be finalized in late 2006 or early 2007. [1]

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