No need to remake this hurricane-battered sign after all! Wachovia Bank‘s retail operations are being bought by Citigroup, ahead of any FDIC action. Which means all 30 or so Houston-area Wachovia retail locations will become Citibanks before the year is out.
- Citigroup to buy Wachovia’s banking operations [Houston Business Journal]
- Retail Damage Tour: Hurricane Ike Visits Kirby Dr. [Swamplot]
- Previously in Swamplot: All Those Washington Mutual Branches Now Belong to JPMorgan Chase
Photo of Wachovia Bank branch on Kirby Dr.: Swamplot Inbox