Company type | Subsidiary undertaking |
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Industry | Financial services |
Predecessor | National Bank of North America |
Founded | 1983 |
Defunct | 1996 |
Successor | Fleet Bank, N.A. |
Headquarters | New York , United States |
Parent | National Westminster Bank Plc |
National Westminster Bank USA, commonly known as NatWest USA, was a wholly owned subsidiary of National Westminster Bank in the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1996. Formed as the National Bank of North America in 1905, the U.S. retail banking operation was sold to Fleet Financial Group in 1996.
During its existence, National Westminster Bank USA was a commercial bank with a national charter and a member of the Federal Reserve System, supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.