Crestar Bank

Crestar Financial Corporation
IndustryBanking
FoundedDecember 8, 1865 (1865-12-08)
DefunctDecember 31, 1998 (1998-12-31)
FateAcquired by SunTrust Banks
HeadquartersRichmond, Virginia
Key people
Richard G. Tilghman, Chairman & CEO
James M. Wells III, President
James D. Barr, CFO
Total assets $24.928 billion (1997)
Total equity $2.059 billion (1997)
Number of employees
8,215 (1997)
Footnotes / references

Crestar Bank was a bank headquartered in Richmond, Virginia with branches in DC, Virginia and Maryland. It was the leading subsidiary of Crestar Financial Corporation. In 1998, it was acquired by SunTrust Banks. At that time, it was the largest independent bank in Virginia.