IDB Bank (IDB) — not to be confused with the
Inter-American Development Bank — is an American multinational
private bank
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,
commercial bank
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and
financial services company headquartered in
New York City
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with locations in the
United States
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,
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
and
Israel
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. It is chartered by the
State of New York
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and a member of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is one of two agencies that supply deposit insurance to depositors in American depository institutions, the other being the National Credit Union Administration, which regulates and insures cr ...
.
History
What is known today as IDB Bank first began in 1949 as a single representative office in
New York City
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for
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
-based
Discount Bank. The office had just a few employees and limited contact with the public.
In 1961, New York State law changed to allow foreign banks to operate full branches. IDB immediately began work on opening a full-service branch of its own. On April 4, 1962, former
First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt () (October 11, 1884November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four ...
officiated the opening of IDB's first-ever branch at 511 Fifth Avenue in
Midtown, Manhattan
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.
In 1968, IDB acquired HIAS Immigrant Bank, a
New York State
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licensed bank located at 425 Lafayette Street in the
East Village neighborhood of
Manhattan
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. Established in 1923 as a service of the
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
HIAS (founded as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) is a Jewish American nonprofit organization that provides humanitarian aid and assistance to refugees. It was originally established in 1881 to aid Jewish refugees. In 1975, the State Departm ...
, HIAS Immigrant Bank's sole purpose was to facilitate
remittance or money transfers to and from immigrants’ families abroad, which was then a service not offered by most U.S. banks. IDB announced it would operate the acquisition as Israel Discount Trust Company, a member of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is one of two agencies that supply deposit insurance to depositors in American depository institutions, the other being the National Credit Union Administration, which regulates and insures cr ...
.
By 1980, IDB became a wholly owned subsidiary of Discount Bank as "Israel Discount Bank of New York" and later purchased the registered service mark "IDB Bank" to reflect its expansion into markets outside of New York and describe its service as a "bank".
Headquarters & Locations
IDB's headquarters are located in the
W. R. Grace Building.
Outside of New York, IDB has physical locations in
New Jersey
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,
Florida
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and
California
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,
as well as
Chile
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,
Uruguay
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and
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
.
See also
*
Uri Levin
References
;Notes
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.idbny.com/
FDIC - IDB Bank Company Profile
1949 establishments in New York City
American companies established in 1949
Banks established in 1949
Banks based in New York City
Companies based in Manhattan
Multinational companies based in New York City
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Companies based in New York (state)