is marking its bicentennial this year, and if you're like me, evidence of that history may be tucked away in file cabinets or desk drawers at home.

Founded as Commerce Bank of Albany in 1825 with four employees and $3,500, it set itself apart from other institutions of the time that served the wealthy to welcome “the business of individual merchants, traders and small shareholders,” says a digital history compiled by Key for the occasion.

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