JPMorgan Chase is one of the world's largest companies by market value. Which two banks merged to form JPMorgan Chase in 2000?

J.P. Morgan and Chase Manhattan merged in 2000 to form JPMorgan Chase.

The transaction joined two institutions with different historical strengths. J.P. Morgan was associated with investment banking and corporate finance, while Chase Manhattan had a major commercial-banking and consumer-banking presence. The combined company took the JPMorgan Chase name.

JPMorgan Chase later expanded again when it acquired Bank One in 2004, bringing Jamie Dimon into the organization as president and chief operating officer. It also acquired the failing investment bank Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual's banking operations during the 2008 financial crisis.

The modern company is therefore the product of several major combinations, not simply the continuation of one original bank. Its businesses include consumer banking, commercial banking, investment banking, asset management, and payments.