Star Banc Corporation

Star Banc Corporation
Star Bank
FormerlyFirst National Cincinnati Corporation (1974–1988)
Company typepublic
NYSE: STB (1988–1998)
IndustryBanking
Founded1863 (1863) as the First National Bank of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio
DefunctNovember 20, 1998 (1998-11-20)
FateAcquired By Firstar
SuccessorFirstar and later U.S. Bancorp
HeadquartersCincinnati, Ohio
Area served
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee
Key people
Jerry Grundhofer
Websitearchived official website

Star Banc Corporation was a Cincinnati, Ohio-based regional bank holding company that acquired Firstar in 1998 and took the Firstar name; the merged bank acquired U.S. Bancorp in 2001 and took the U.S. Bancorp name. The company can trace its origins back to 1863 when it was first founded as the First National Bank of Cincinnati.