Of these, Wells, Fargo, Livingston and McKay were also on the board of American Express. Financier Edwin B. Morgan of Aurora, Cayuga County, New York, was appointed Wells Fargo's first president. They commenced business May 20, 1852, the day their announcement appeared in The New York Times.
t-account. The traditional way to record a debit and credit in one account shaped like a T.. The long line is for the account name, the left column is the debit amount, and the right column is the credit amount.
trust account. 1. An account in which a bank or trust company (acting as an authorized custodian) holds funds for specific purposes such as to pay property taxes and/or insurance premiums associated with a mortgaged property. Also called escrow account.