Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ed Crutchfield, who took charge of Charlotte-based First Union and forged a national banking powerhouse while also championing the ...

Less than a month after First Union Securities proposed a merger with Wachovia Corp., SunTrust Banks stepped into the picture today, making a bid to buy Wachovia. According to SunTrust, its offer of ...

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Ed Crutchfield, who took charge of Charlotte-based First Union and forged a national banking powerhouse while also championing the city’s growth, died Tuesday at age 82. In 15 years as CEO of a bank ...