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Banking families are families which have been involved in
Banking families are families which have been involved in banking
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
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for multiple generations, in the modern era generally as owners or co-owners of bank
A bank is a financial institution that accepts Deposit account, deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital m ...
s, often named for their families. Banking families have been important in the history of banking, especially before the 20th century.
Antiquity
*House of Egibi The House of Egibi was a family from within ancient Babylonia who were, amongst other things, involved in mercantile activities.
The family’s financial activities are known to archaeologists via an archive of about 1,700 clay tablets spanning fiv ...
of Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia ''Mesopotamíā''; ar, بِلَاد ٱلرَّافِدَيْن or ; syc, ܐܪܡ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, or , ) is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the ...
*Murashu family The house of Murashu were a family discovered in archaeological findings dating to the late 19th century. The family were alive during the fifth century BC in Nippur, participating in early economic activities.
Family name
Both Murašû and Murashu ...
of Mesopotamia
Modern
See also
* Private bank * Private bankingReferences
Banking
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
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Families
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