Deeply rooted in U.S. history

Today’s community banks trace their lineage to the founding days of the United States. Read about the first U.S. financial institutions in the new book State Banking and the Dawn of the U.S. Economy written by Kansas City Fed Historian Tim Todd. 

Download the PDF PDFhere.

Request a hard copy of the book here. To order multiple copies, contact us at historicalbooks@kc.frb.org.

See more historical publications from the Kansas City Fed here.