Community Guardian Bank stock certificate specimen circa 1985

Graphic vignette feature the color company initials logo (CG).  Nice specimen (sample) cert.  Two samples are available - one stamped SPECIMEN and the other blank with SPECIMEN perforation at the bottom.

The company was started in 1984 as a small local bank in Elmwood Park, New Jersey.  The bank failed and was merged with financial  assistance into Interchange Bank in 1991

History (mergers, acquisitions, name changes):

1985-08-06                          Institution established:  Community Guardian Bank
1991-07-19                          Failed.
1991-07-19                          Acquired with government financial assistance and subsequently operated as part of Interchange State Bank
1994-02-25                          Acquired Volunteer Federal Savings Association in Little Ferry, NJ as part of a government assisted transaction.
1995-04-07                          Changed primary regulatory agency from Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to Federal Reserve Board
1998-04-06                          Changed name to Interchange Bank
1998-06-01                          Moved bank headquarters from Elmwood Park, NJ to Saddle Brook, NJ
1998-06-01                          Acquired The Jersey Bank for Savings in Montvale, NJ
2003-05-01                          Acquired Bridge View Bank in Englewood Cliffs, NJ
2005-10-14                          Acquired Franklin Bank in Nutley, NJ
2007-01-01                          Merged into TD BankNorth, National Association in Portland, ME
2008-05-31                          Changed name to TD Bank, National Association
2008-05-31                          Moved bank headquarters from Portland, ME to Wilmington, DE
2008-05-31                          Acquired Commerce Bank/North in Ramsey, NJ
2008-05-31                          Acquired Commerce Bank, National Association in Philadelphia, PA
2010-04-16                          Acquired First Federal Bank of North Florida in Palatka, FL as part of a government assisted transaction.
2010-04-16                          Acquired AmericanFirst Bank in Clermont, FL as part of a government assisted transaction.
2010-04-16                          Acquired Riverside National Bank of Florida in Fort Pierce, FL as part of a government assisted transaction.
2010-09-30                          Acquired Carolina First Bank in Greenville, SC

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