▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Well s ▁F argo . ▁Similarly , ▁The ▁Massachusetts ▁Bank ▁went ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ac quis itions ▁and ▁ended ▁up ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Bank ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁The ▁Bank ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁remained ▁independent , ▁absor bing ▁other ▁companies , ▁until ▁its ▁mer ger ▁with ▁M ell on . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁doubt ▁that ▁the ▁B N Y ▁M ell on ▁is ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁third ▁oldest ▁bank ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁Sp ons or ships ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁B N Y ▁M ell on ▁has ▁expanded ▁its ▁number ▁of ▁spons or ships . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁title ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁Bo at ▁Race ▁in ▁London , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁called ▁the ▁B N Y ▁M ell on ▁Bo at ▁race ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁company ▁also ▁spons ors ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Charles ▁Reg atta ▁in ▁Boston . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁company ▁became ▁a ▁ 1 0 - year ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers ▁and ▁a ▁found ing ▁partner ▁of ▁Le vi ' s ▁Stadium . ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁a ▁regular ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ 1 ▁Wall ▁Street ▁ ▁Bank ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁ ▁B N Y ▁M ell on ▁Center ▁( disambiguation ) ▁ ▁CI BC ▁M ell on ▁ ▁E agle ▁In vest ment