Travancore National and Quilon Bank
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The Travancore National and Quilon Bank, often abbreviated as TN&Q Bank, was a bank which came to being in 1937 in the princely Kingdom Of Travancore as a result of merger of two well known banks of the time, Travancore National Bank and Quilon Bank.[1]
History
Founding
The Travancore National and Quilon Bank was the result of a 1937 merger between Travancore National Bank (founded: 1912) and Quilon Bank (founded: 1919).[1] The merger resulted in TNQB becoming the 4th largest bank in India.[1][2]
Management
The bank was owned and managed by two prominent Christian families of Kerala, Chalakuzhy family and Kandathil family with origin from Thiruvalla. Another bank to originate from Thiruvalla was Federal Bank which is headquartered in Aluva now.
The bank had also managed to become the fourth largest bank in India, after the Imperial Bank of India, the Central Bank of India and the Bank of India.[2]
Final Years
The Travancore National and Quilon Bank was a successful bank in all aspects. But it's unrelenting support to Indian National Congress (INC) in the struggle for independence resulted in its downfall. The Dewan(Prime Minister)of Travancore,
Aftermath
The bank was closed down after being accused of financial irregularities. But because this was not the truth, the founders were able to repay it's investors before closing down permanently in 1939. The banks founders were released from imprisonment without any charges against them being proven.
See also
- Indian banking
- List of banks in India
- List of oldest banks in India
- Banking in India
- Reserve Bank of India
- Indian Financial System Code
- List of largest banks
- List of companies of India
References
- ^ a b c "Yes Bank Crisis: RBI's Trysts With Large Private Bank Failures". bloombergquint.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ a b "The rise and fall of TNQ bank". livemint.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
