Quote Originally Posted by detlump View Post
I think the reason that Chemical Bank wasn't the successor name is that there already was a Chemical Bank [[not the Michigan-based one) founded in New York in 1824 [[now part of JP Morgan Chase):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_Bank

I still get a laugh out of TD Bank [[Toronto Dominion) operating in the US - I doubt many people know it's a Canadian Bank. Can't wait for BMO or CIBC to move in!
I don't think that is the reason that Chemical Bank is not the successor name. It's just not a good name. I wouldn't want to get a mortgage from a place called Bacteria Financial, etc.