MBNA Corporation was founded in 1982 and first it was named as Maryland Bank. The Maryland Bank was further renamed as
MBNA America Bank in 1989 and it have become an independent company in 1991. It was a bank holding company and also the parent company which owned subsidiary MBNA America Bank. The headquarters of this bank is in Wilmington, Delaware and it is also the worlds largest Bank which issues independent Credit Card and is also specialized in affinity cards.
MBNA has announced that it was being acquired by Bank of America for stock in June 30, 2005 and for more than $35 billion. This deal was closed in January 1, 2006 and then after it was renamed. It is having more than 25,800 employees in the whole world. It manages more than $122.5 billion of Consumer Credit Loans. This loan had been sold for many insurance companies and pension funds.
MBNA America was the first credit card issuer and it offers 24-hour-a-day service to the customers.
Mortgage is a loan which is used to buy a home we have to show some guarantee so that we can repay the loan. Bank of America provides many mortgages but we have to select the suitable.
The types of
Mortgages provided are
Fixed-rate Loan: In this type the interest rate is set to the total period of the loan as the monthly payments will remain same for the principal and interest for the total period of the loan which is very much easier for the Budget plan.
Adjustable-rate Loan: In this mortgage it usually starts with lower initial interest rates than the traditional fixed-rate loans. After particular initial period the interest rate will be changed periodically according to market conditions.
Jumbo Loans: This type of loan is provided for homebuyers who require larger amount of loans. Bank of
MBNA America provides many programs for $2 million which have been provided even in adjustable-rate as well in fixed-rate.
Loans for First Time Homebuyers: This is a financing program which helps you to buy a home easily as they require little or no more down and it also offers flexible credit and income guidelines.
The services provided by
MBNA America
Online Banking: In this we can access savings, credit card, mortgage and also other accounts online. In this we can transfer funds and can also pay bills.
Credit Card: The customers who are not having the checking and savings account in this
bank can access the account for credit card. By viewing the credit card balance we can pay the bill online.
Online Investing: We can access all the Online Brokerage account information which is available through this bank Investment Services.