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  2. The original building at Place d'Armes in Montreal, Canada remains the bank's legal headquarters. In 1984, the bank acquired Chicago-based Harris Bank (through its parent, Harris Bankcorp), later rebranded as BMO Harris Bank. [20] In 1987, the bank acquired stock brokerage Nesbitt, Thomson and Company.

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    BMO Financial Group, commonly known for its Bank of Montreal operations, is Canada’s oldest incorporated bank. Founded in Montreal in 1817 by a group of nine of the city’s most prominent figures, its original name was Montreal Bank. The bank was established primarily for business customers, helping them conduct their trades both in the city and bey...

    As Canada continued to grow after Confederation, the Bank of Montreal focused its business lending on the rapidly growing lumber, railway and industrial companies. The boom in Canada’s foreign tradeat the time benefited the bank greatly. This encouraged it to open its first permanent branch in New York in 1859 and in London, England, in 1870. This ...

    By the turn of the century, the Bank of Montreal had 52 branches and 562 employees. This growth required the expansion of a new head office in Montreal. It was completed in 1905 and remained its head office until 1960. The bank continued to grow by acquiring the Exchange Bank of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in 1903, the People’s Bank of Halifax in 1905, ...

    Immediately post-war, in 1918, the Bank of Montreal acquired the Bank of British North America and its 79 branches. This strategic purchase of a prestigious competitor significantly increased the bank’s presence in Western Canada. Around this time, competition for deposits was growing among banks. The Bank of Montreal expanded its operations outsid...

    During the Second World War, all activity of the bank was focused on maintaining its business and aiding in the war effort. In March 1942, George Spinney, general manager of the bank, was assigned to head the federal government’s National War Finance Committee. The combination of the depression followed by the war led to a reduction in the number o...

    As an alternative to the merger, and to maintain a competitive growth rate, the Bank of Montreal implemented several strategies. First, it augmented the bank’s international operations when it purchased another Midwestern American bank, Marshall & Ilsley (M&I) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for US$4.1 billion in 2010. This transaction added US$63.5 billi...

  3. Jul 31, 2024 · Bank of Montreal brands the organization’s member companies as BMO Financial Group. Note 26 of the consolidated financial statements lists the intercorporate relationships among Bank of Montreal and its significant subsidiaries.

  4. Big Five is the name colloquially given to the five largest banks that dominate the banking industry of Canada: Bank of Montreal (BMO), Scotiabank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD).

  5. The main Montreal branch of the Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest bank. This is a list of banks in Canada, including chartered banks, credit unions, trusts, and other financial services companies that offer banking services and may be popularly referred to as "banks".

    Bank
    Established
    Headquarters
    Ownership
    2012
    Owned by Laurentian Bank of Canada.
    1817
    Public company, part of Big Five.
    1832
    Public company, part of Big Five.
    Bridgewater Bank
    1997 [22]
    Wholly-owned subsidiary of the Alberta ...
  6. Best Private Bank in Canada (14th consecutive year), Best Commercial Bank in Canada (10th consecutive year), Best Retail Bank in Canada (3rd consecutive year). This no fee financial literacy tool breaks down complex financial concepts for you to learn at your own pace.

  7. Feb 10, 2024 · Bank of Montreal (known as BMO Financial Group) is one of the big four Canadian banks. It employs around 47,000 people and serves customers through 877 branches and 3,200 ATMs in Canada, and 500 branches and 1,486 ATMs in the United States.

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