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.

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, 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

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

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

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.

Lake Forest Bank and Trust Company operated under the Wintrust group of banks
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

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

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

Illinois Bank Charge (issued by Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust company) first 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. Cards continued to be issued under the new card group TOWN and COUNTRY CHARGE, ” a division of Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust company of Chicago”.It became part of the Interbank group in 1969, issuing Master Charge cards from the early 1970’s
Magnetic stripe coding was added from around 1975.
Magnetic Stripes  also see history on Wikipedia

The Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company was at one time the seventh-largest commercial bank in the United States. In 1984, Continental Illinois became one of the largest ever bank failures in U.S. history.
For a general history of Credit cards in USA please see the article
The Credit Card

Illinois Bank Charge (issued by Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust company) first 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. Cards continued to be issued under the new card group TOWN and COUNTRY CHARGE, ” a division of Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust company of Chicago”.It became part of the Interbank group in 1969, issuing Master Charge cards from the early 1970’s
Magnetic stripe coding was added from around 1975.
Magnetic Stripes  also see history on Wikipedia

The Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company was at one time the seventh-largest commercial bank in the United States. In 1984, Continental Illinois became one of the largest ever bank failures in U.S. history.
For a general history of Credit cards in USA please see the article
The Credit Card