A number of Banks in the Midwestern US (Illinois, Indiana and Michigan area) issued credit cards with the Midwest Bank Card design from 1966, and most of these with the standard Town and Country Charge design. As such they were part of the card issuing card group TOWN and COUNTRY CHARGE, ” a division of Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust company of Chicago”. Most of these banks became part of the Interbank group from around 1968-69, and some continued issuing Master Charge cards from the early 1970’s.
A few other early charge card programs also issued cards under the Midwest Bank Card. Charge-It, AFNB charge, and First Card (Chicago) are some of the known programs.
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Most of the Midwest Bank Card group issued cards with 10 digit account numbers, but some had up to 12 digits.

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The Credit Card

A number of Banks in the Midwestern US (Illinois, Indiana and Michigan area) issued credit cards with the Midwest Bank Card design from 1966, and most of these with the standard Town and Country Charge design. As such they were part of the card issuing card group TOWN and COUNTRY CHARGE, ” a division of Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust company of Chicago”. Most of these banks became part of the Interbank group from around 1968-69, and some continued issuing Master Charge cards from the early 1970’s.
A few other early charge card programs also issued cards under the Midwest Bank Card. Charge-It, AFNB charge, and First Card (Chicago) are some of the known programs.
Please Contact Us if you have additional cards not shown here.
Most of the Midwest Bank Card group issued cards with 10 digit account numbers, but some had up to 12 digits.

First Commercial Bank – Chicago, is a former subsidiary of Byline Bank of Chicago.
For a general history of Credit cards in USA please see the article
The Credit Card

A number of Banks in the Midwestern US (Illinois, Indiana and Michigan area) issued credit cards with the Midwest Bank Card design from 1966, and most of these with the standard Town and Country Charge design. As such they were part of the card issuing card group TOWN and COUNTRY CHARGE, ” a division of Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust company of Chicago”. Most of these banks became part of the Interbank group from around 1968-69, and some continued issuing Master Charge cards from the early 1970’s.
A few other early charge card programs also issued cards under the Midwest Bank Card. Charge-It, AFNB charge, Liberty Bankard Charge (Kentucky), and First Card (Chicago) are some of the known programs.
Please Contact Us if you have additional cards not shown here.
Most of the Midwest Bank Card group issued cards with 10 digit account numbers, but some had up to 12 digits.

Liberty National Bank and Trust Company of Louisville (1854), was renamed Liberty National Bank and Trust Company of Kentucky in 1993.
For a general history of Credit cards in USA please see the article
The Credit Card

A number of Banks in the Midwestern US (Illinois, Indiana and Michigan area) issued credit cards with the Midwest Bank Card design from 1966, and most of these with the standard Town and Country Charge design. As such they were part of the card issuing card group TOWN and COUNTRY CHARGE, ” a division of Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust company of Chicago”. Most of these banks became part of the Interbank group from around 1968-69, and some continued issuing Master Charge cards from the early 1970’s.
A few other early charge card programs also issued cards under the Midwest Bank Card. Charge-It, AFNB charge, and First Card (Chicago) are some of the known programs.
Please Contact Us if you have additional cards not shown here.
Most of the Midwest Bank Card group issued cards with 10 digit account numbers, but some had up to 12 digits.

Exchange National Bank of Chicago was formerly the Central Bank in Chicago, but not renamed as Exchange until 1982 according to some sources. Here we have the Exchange name on a card from 1967 ???
For a general history of Credit cards in USA please see the article
The Credit Card

A number of Banks in the Midwestern US (Illinois, Indiana and Michigan area) issued credit cards with the Midwest Bank Card design from 1966, and most of these with the standard Town and Country Charge design. As such they were part of the card issuing card group TOWN and COUNTRY CHARGE, ” a division of Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust company of Chicago”. Most of these banks became part of the Interbank group from around 1968-69, and some continued issuing Master Charge cards from the early 1970’s.
A few other early charge card programs also issued cards under the Midwest Bank Card. Charge-It, AFNB charge, and First Card (Chicago) are some of the known programs.
Please Contact Us if you have additional cards not shown here.
Most of the Midwest Bank Card group issued cards with 10 digit account numbers, but some had up to 12 digits.

For a general history of Credit cards in USA please see the article
The Credit Card

This card from 1979 also has the IBC code of Illinois Bank Charge removed, and in 1974 Pullman was renamed Heritage Pullman Bank and Trust company. The IBC code was removed by the mid 1970’s. HBC (Heritage Bank Card) is named from 1969 by Financial Management Associates Inc.

Illinois Bank Charge (issued by Pullman Bank and Trust company)  issued cards with the Michigan Bankard design in 1966 with the same distinctive blue and red flag design. They became part of the Midwest Bank Card issuing group in 1967, adding the original flag design as a logo on the front of the Midwest design. It became part of the Interbank group, issuing Master Charge cards from the early 1970;s under Pullman Bank and Trust company.

The Pullman Bank and Trust Company operated under the Wintrust group of banks

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The Credit Card

This card from 1970 also has the HBC (Heritage Bank Card) named from 1969 by Financial Management Associates Inc., and in 1974 Pullman was renamed Heritage Pullman Bank and Trust company. The IBC code was removed by the mid 1970’s

Illinois Bank Charge (issued by Pullman Bank and Trust company)  issued cards with the Michigan Bankard design in 1966 with the same distinctive blue and red flag design. They became part of the Midwest Bank Card issuing group in 1967, adding the original flag design as a logo on the front of the Midwest design. It became part of the Interbank group, issuing Master Charge cards from the early 1970’s under Pullman Bank and Trust company.

The Pullman Bank and Trust Company operated under the Wintrust group of banks

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The Credit Card

“First Security” 9 digit account number.

Seattle First pioneered the move toward credit cards in Washington state by issuing Firstbank cards in 1966, and the installation of automated teller machines in 1968. The Interbank logo appears in 1968 expiry cards, and from 1969 Master Charge credit cards were issued.
Magnetic stripe coding was added from around 1974.
Magnetic Stripes  also see history on Wikipedia

Seattle First National Bank is as the name suggests, the oldest bank in Seattle, and is an wholly owned subsidiary of BankAmerica Corporation. Seafirst, as it is commonly known, had it’s beginning in 1870 Dexter Horton and his mercantile partner David Phillips, started up as Phillips, Horton and Company. in 1882, George W. Harris obtained a national charter and the bank was renamed First National Bank of Seattle. The following year, Puget Sound National Bank was founded. These two banks, along with Dexter Horton and Company, would form the nucleus of what would eventually become Seafirst.

The dramatic increase in oil prices during the 1970’s spawned a multi-billion dollar energy exploration industry with which Seafirst became heavily involved. When oil prices began to drop in the early 1980’s, Seafirst found itself wearing huge yearly losses, but the bank was rescued as a result of its acquisition by BankAmerica Corporation in 1983
By the early 199’0s, Seafirst began again to post enviable profits, also absorbing 82 former Security Pacific branches from the 1991 merger of BankAmerica and Security Pacific.

For a general history of Credit cards in USA please see the article
The Credit Card

Firstline reverse. 12 digit account number. Branch identifier SFNB1004

Seattle First pioneered the move toward credit cards in Washington state by issuing Firstbank cards in 1966, and the installation of automated teller machines in 1968. The Interbank logo appears in 1968 expiry cards, and from 1969 Master Charge credit cards were issued.
Magnetic stripe coding was added from around 1974.
Magnetic Stripes  also see history on Wikipedia

Seattle First National Bank is as the name suggests, the oldest bank in Seattle, and is an wholly owned subsidiary of BankAmerica Corporation. Seafirst, as it is commonly known, had it’s beginning in 1870 Dexter Horton and his mercantile partner David Phillips, started up as Phillips, Horton and Company. in 1882, George W. Harris obtained a national charter and the bank was renamed First National Bank of Seattle. The following year, Puget Sound National Bank was founded. These two banks, along with Dexter Horton and Company, would form the nucleus of what would eventually become Seafirst.

The dramatic increase in oil prices during the 1970’s spawned a multi-billion dollar energy exploration industry with which Seafirst became heavily involved. When oil prices began to drop in the early 1980’s, Seafirst found itself wearing huge yearly losses, but the bank was rescued as a result of its acquisition by BankAmerica Corporation in 1983
By the early 199’0s, Seafirst began again to post enviable profits, also absorbing 82 former Security Pacific branches from the 1991 merger of BankAmerica and Security Pacific.

For a general history of Credit cards in USA please see the article
The Credit Card

Brown and Aqua panel design on the reverse, with normal Master Charge front. 12 digit account number. Branch identifier SFNB1004

Seattle First pioneered the move toward credit cards in Washington state by issuing Firstbank cards in 1966, and the installation of automated teller machines in 1968. The Interbank logo appears in 1968 expiry cards, and from 1969 Master Charge credit cards were issued.
Magnetic stripe coding was added from around 1974.
Magnetic Stripes  also see history on Wikipedia

Seattle First National Bank is as the name suggests, the oldest bank in Seattle, and is an wholly owned subsidiary of BankAmerica Corporation. Seafirst, as it is commonly known, had it’s beginning in 1870 Dexter Horton and his mercantile partner David Phillips, started up as Phillips, Horton and Company. in 1882, George W. Harris obtained a national charter and the bank was renamed First National Bank of Seattle. The following year, Puget Sound National Bank was founded. These two banks, along with Dexter Horton and Company, would form the nucleus of what would eventually become Seafirst.

The dramatic increase in oil prices during the 1970’s spawned a multi-billion dollar energy exploration industry with which Seafirst became heavily involved. When oil prices began to drop in the early 1980’s, Seafirst found itself wearing huge yearly losses, but the bank was rescued as a result of its acquisition by BankAmerica Corporation in 1983
By the early 199’0s, Seafirst began again to post enviable profits, also absorbing 82 former Security Pacific branches from the 1991 merger of BankAmerica and Security Pacific.

For a general history of Credit cards in USA please see the article
The Credit Card