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| 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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| Banking; Philadelphia (city, Pennsylvania) | ||||||
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