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The First Bank of the United States

The First Bank of the United States
The First Bank of the United States, the country's first national bank, was chartered in 1791 and located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bank acted as a repository for government funds and as a source of loans for individuals, state governments, and the federal government.
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