The American banking assets including First American Bank were sold to First Union Bank. On September 1, 2001, First Union merged with Wachovia, and later Wachovia merged with Wells Fargo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate/firstunion|title=First Union is Now Wells Fargo|accessdate=October 23, 2016}}</ref> Wells Fargo had its own banking scandal in 2016. | The American banking assets including First American Bank were sold to First Union Bank. On September 1, 2001, First Union merged with Wachovia, and later Wachovia merged with Wells Fargo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate/firstunion|title=First Union is Now Wells Fargo|accessdate=October 23, 2016}}</ref> Wells Fargo had its own banking scandal in 2016. |