The National Park Service has a big idea to turn the original First Bank of the United States, built in 1797 in Philadelphia, into a new museum of the American economy. A George Washington re-enactor ...

Private people bought the First Bank's assets, including the plant as in the Philadelphia picture here, after it expired (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images) The eminent national pastime of ...

Federal funding has been secured to transform the First Bank of the United States building in Old City into a museum that will feature exhibits about the nation's economic history. The First Bank ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The landmark First Bank of the United States in Philadelphia, subject of a fierce debate in the early years of the American republic, will be getting a $22.2 million renovation as ...

Fans of Alexander Hamilton will soon have a new place of pilgrimage in Philadelphia. Though Philly is best known as the laboratory for American independence, it was also arguably where the American ...

Philadelphia will add to its portfolio of National Historic Landmark attractions in time for its moment in the spotlight in 2026. Independence Historical Trust on Monday announced plans to renovate ...

THOMASVILLE- The First Bank has promoted Jamie Lawrence to market president for the Thomasville, Georgia area. He joined The First in January 2024 as a vice president and commercial loan officer, ...

The first bank to meet its demise in 2024 is smaller than its 2023 counterparts. In 2023 we saw Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and First Republic Bank (“First Republic”) fail. The most recent bank to ...