Bank of Antigua
| Wholly owned subsidiary | |
| Industry |
Financial Commercial banks |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | St. John's, Antigua |
Key people | Allen Stanford |
| Parent | Stanford Financial Group |
| Website | http://web.archive.org/web/20090218012958/http://bankofantigua.com:80/ |
Bank of Antigua was formed on the 10 February 1981 in St. John's, Antigua. It was owned by the Stanford Financial Group which has been sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, along with Robert Allen Stanford, the Stanford Financial Group's owner, for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme. Control of the bank was taken by Eastern Caribbean Central Bank on 20 February 2009.[1]
The bank has been renamed to the Eastern Caribbean Amalgamated Bank.[2]
References
- ↑
- ↑ "ECCB disposes stake in former Stanford bank". Central Banking. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
External links
- BBC Antigua bank hit by fraud charge
- New York Times Bank of Antigua
- Allen flight to Antigua cancelled
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