American Fletcher National Bank

rdf:langString American Fletcher National Bank

rdf:langString American Fletcher National Bank and Trust Company

rdf:langString American Fletcher National Bank and Trust Company

rdf:langString Acquired by Banc One

rdf:langString as S.A. Fletcher & Company in Indianapolis

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rdf:langString Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

rdf:langString American Fletcher Corporation

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rdf:langString American Fletcher National Bank was an Indianapolis-based bank founded in 1839 that was eventually absorbed by Bank One and later Chase Bank. Since the merger of the Fletcher Trust Company with the American National Bank to form the American Fletcher National Bank and Trust Company at the end of 1954, it had been the largest or the second largest bank in the state of Indiana, often changing places with its Indianapolis-based rival Indiana National Bank for the top spot. From the mid-1950s through the late-1980s, American Fletcher National Bank and Trust, along with Indiana National Bank and Merchants National Bank, was one of the top three largest banks within Indianapolis and its holding company, American Fletcher Corporation, was one of the top three largest bank holding companies within the state, along with INB Financial Corporation (formerly Indiana National Corporation) and Merchants National Corporation. In the 1970s and 1980s, they were well known for owning every 222-prefixed number in the 317 area code. Officially, this number was 222-AFNB (2362), but since any combination would work, most people just dialed seven 2s. This line would provide a recorded message with the time, weather, and other announcements. This service was discontinued in 1986 and the number 222-2222 was later used by Indianapolis radio station WIBC for use as their weather line.

rdf:langString Acquired byBanc One