Mellon Financial

Mellon Financial Corporation
IndustryFinancial services
FoundedJanuary 2, 1870; 154 years ago (1870-01-02)[1][2][3]
FounderThomas Mellon
DefunctJuly 2, 2007 (2007-07-02)
FateMerged with Bank of New York to become BNY Mellon
SuccessorThe Bank of New York Mellon
HeadquartersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Websitemellon.com
One Mellon Center, the corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, at night

Mellon Financial Corporation was an American investment firm which was once one of the world's largest money management firms. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it was in the business of institutional and high-net-worth individual asset management, including the Dreyfus family of mutual funds, business banking, and shareholder and investor services. On December 4, 2006, it announced a merger agreement with Bank of New York, to form BNY. After regulatory and shareholder approval, the banks completed the merger on July 2, 2007.

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  2. ^ McFarlane, Greg. "How Bank of New York Mellon Makes Money: Investment Services and Management". Investopedia. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  3. ^ "Former Mellon Bank CEO Frank Cahouet dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2020-08-10.