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Jamaican banks offer a extensive array of banking services, but perhaps the main services are concentrated under three types of institutions - Commercial Banks, Credit Unions and Building societies.
I'll share a few of the services afford by the the major institutions with you below.
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Jamaica
has seven commercials banks, as categorized by the Bank of Jamaica as
of February 28, 2010.
These include, The Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Ltd
(BNS), First Caribbean, Citibank, First Global, RBTT Jamaica Ltd, Pan
Caribbean and The National Commercial Bank.
National Commercial Bank (NCB)...also one of the top Jamaican banks (if not the top bank), started in Jamaica when the Colonial Bank of London, England commenced operations in Kingston in 1837.
In 1925 it was acquired by Barclay's Bank and by 1977 the Jamaican Government acquiring all the shares of Barclay's Bank of Jamaica changed the name to National Commercial bank Jamaica Ltd. (NCB).
Since 2002 NCB has been acquired and managed by AIC Canada’s largest privately held mutual fund company. Their service includes variety of products for personal and business banking, wealth management and insurance.
Three of the most popular credit unions in Jamaica are City of Kingston Co-operative Credit Union Ltd (COK), the Montego Bay Cooperative Credit Union, and the Churches Credit Union
The most popular building societies in Jamaica are The Jamaica Building Society (JNBS) and Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS).
From as early as 1867, the concept of the Building Society was introduced to Jamaica to assist working and middle class people in realizing their dream to own their own home.
In the ensuing years, a number of Building Societies sprung to life and in the year 1865, an Act for the Regulation and Encouragement of Benefit Building Societies was passed.
References:
http://www.boj.org.jm/commercialbanks.php
http://www.jamaicascreditunions.com
/dynaweb.dti?dynasection=services&dynapage=other_services
http://www.cokcu.com
http://www.jnbs.com/index.php
http://www.vmbs.com/site/
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Posted: 3/29/2010
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