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U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) is a financial services holding company, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its retail division is U.S. Bank, the sixth-largest bank in the United States based on holdings.

U.S. Bancorp was number 131 in the Fortune 500 list of major U.S. companies for 2006.

U.S. Bancorp operates nearly 2,500 locations, along with more than 5,000 branded ATMs. The bank holding company, one of the 10 largest in the country, owns U.S. Bank and other subsidiaries that provide consumer and commercial banking, as well as mortgage banking, private client services, equipment lease financing, and title and business insurance.

U.S. Bancorp has been named as the top performing large bank in the country, according to Bank Director's 2006 Bank Performance Scorecard.

USBANK has developed from a number of mergers, beginning with First Bank System's acquisition of the original U.S. Bancorp (originally headquartered in Portland, Oregon) in 1997. Firstar Bank then acquired U.S. Bancorp in 2000, following two other mergers in 1999 when it merged with Star Bank (formerly First National Cincinnati) of Cincinnati, Ohio, and then bought Mercantile Bancorporation of St. Louis, Missouri five months later. Payday Loans

Other banks that were bought by Firstar include Banks of Iowa, Federated Bank, First Colonial Bankshares Corporation, First Wisconsin National Bank, and Investors Bank. Banks bought by Mercantile Bancorporation include Mark Twain Bancshares, Firstbank of Illinois, Hawkeye Bancorporation, and Ameribanc. Star Bank Corporation bought Great Financial Bank, and US Bancorp bought West One Bancorp.

US BANK offers services such as SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, HOME LOANS, MORTGAGES, CREDIT CARDS, EQUIPMENT LEASING and BANK ACCOUNTS.