Manhattan Mortgage history

The Bank of The Manhattan Company is a key lender for the construction of the Erie Canal, which opens in 1825 linking the Hudson River to the Great Lakes.

The story begins in the 1850's.

Salmon Chase even had his image on the first series of $1 greenbacks printed in 1862.

The firm is restyled J. S. Morgan & Co. in 1864 and continues as a critical connection in the J.P. Morgan international banking network through the end of the century.

In 1868, Anthony Drexel establishes Drexel, Harjes & Co. in Paris, JPMorgan Chase’s earliest predecessor in France.

When the Great Fire sweeps through Chicago in 1871, the First National Bank of Chicago's new "fireproof" building at the corner of State and Washington Streets is almost completely destroyed.

In the years following the Panic of 1893, gold drains from the United States Treasury, causing a crisis in the nation’s currency, banking and international trade.

In 1908, Congress passed a currency act allowing banks to form reserve associations that could issue money temporarily, in economic emergencies.

J. Pierpont Morgan dies while traveling in Rome on March 31, 1913.

Elizabeth: 1914 saw the start of a war like no one had ever seen before.

Chase Manhattan establishes a representative office in Moscow, the first United States bank to have a business presence there since the 1920s.

Following the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake that devastated Tokyo and the city of Yokohama, J.P. Morgan & Co. leads a $150 million loan, part of an ambitious reconstruction plan.

The pistols survived and in 1930, the Bank of the Manhattan Company, JPMorgan Chase's earliest predecessor, purchased them from the Church family.

In 1959, J.P.Morgan & Co merged with the Guaranteed Trust Company of New York, the oldest United States bank in London.

In 1970 Bank One forerunner City National Bank installs ATMs in its branches, making Columbus, Ohio, a major test market for the machines.

In 1971, the same department unveiled its head turning 'Any Car' campaign, showcasing a vehicle created from the parts of 22 different cars.

The card is soon renamed Uni-Card and in 1972 joins the national BankAmericard System, the precursor to Visa.

In 1974, David Rockefeller, chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, establishes the Chase Manhattan Bank Archives in an effort to preserve the legacy of his firm.

First Chicago NBD introduces a free Internet bank in 1998.

And in 2000, Chase Manhattan merged with JPMorgan & Co, to form today's JPMorgan Chase.

Although the original design featured multiple colors and patterns, in 2004 the solid blue octagon was adopted.

In 2010, the firm acquired the successful British investment bank, Cazenove.