| U.S. Bancorp (U.S. Bancorp) is a multi-state financial services holding company. It provides a range of financial services, including lending and depository services, cash management, foreign exchange and trust and investment management services. It also engages in credit card services, merchant and automated teller machine (ATM) processing, mortgage banking, insurance, brokerage and leasing. The Company operates in five segments: Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate, Consumer and Small Business Banking, Wealth Management and Securities Services, Payment Services and Treasury and Corporate Support. In December 2011, its Elan Financial Services unit announced that it has completed the acquisition of the credit card assets of 28 financial institutions. In January 2012, the Company's bank, U.S. Bank National Association, acquired the banking operations of BankEast, a subsidiary of BankEast Corporation, from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). |
