Founded in 1922, Amalgamated Bank of Chicago is a full-service corporate and retail bank. Headquartered in downtown Chicago, it provides banking, trust, investment, mortgage banking and cash management services to businesses, governmental institutions, organized labor and individuals. The bank specializes in offering corporate trust and agency services to corporations and tax-exempt entities. It serves the fiduciary and administrative needs of corporate, state and local public institutions that issue bonds, notes and other debt securities, as well as administer various taxable and tax-exempt debt instruments. The bank also serves as bond trustee, paying agent, refunding escrow agent, bond registrar and dissemination agent. It offers a variety of banking products and services, such as personal and business deposit accounts, ATMs, wire transfers, safe deposit boxes, loans and merchant card processing services.