CompuBank, N.A. was a financial company engaged primarily in

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banking, business finance and providing

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and merchant processing services. CompuBank was founded in 1998 by banking veteran Frank Goldberg and launched on the internet in early October the same year. It was one of the pioneers of the

Internet banking Online banking, also known as internet banking, web banking or home banking, is an electronic payment system that enables customers of a bank or other financial institution to conduct a range of financial transactions through the financial inst ...

industry, and recognized as one of the first internet-only banks. Headquartered in Suite in Suite 215 in

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, CompuBank was third internet-only bank, and the first American nationally chartered as a national bank by the

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operating solely on the

internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a ''internetworking, network of networks'' that consists ...

. The previous two Net-only banks,

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(SFNB) and

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(formerly Atlanta Internet Bank), used thrift charters. CompuBank offered a variety of depository products and services including: basic checking, interest checking, savings, money market accounts, certificates of deposits, visa check cards, direct deposit and transfers, free domestic wire services, online check re-order, free bill payment and free ATM services. Compubank was launched in late 1998. After a tough start with an amateurish web site which was basically a site map plus four buttons, the bank tried to remake itself into a small business bank. However, the bank run into difficulties due to its lack of loan products, and was acquired by

in early 2001.2002 Web Banking Planning Gains a Wide Following
, Netbanker, July 5, 2001.

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(Archive) {{DEFAULTSORT:Compubank Companies based in Houston Defunct banks of the United States Online financial services companies of the United States Banks established in 1998 Banks disestablished in 2001 Defunct companies based in Texas

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