Charlotte, North Carolina is the third-largest banking center in the United States from 2017-present.
The United States has the most banks in the world in terms of institutions (5,330 as of 2015) and possibly branches (81,607 as of 2015)
=== Early 20th century to present ===In 1910, Charlotte surpassed Wilmington to become North Carolina's largest city with 34,014 residents

