▁is ▁an ▁American ▁world wide ▁Bank ing ▁and ▁Fin an cial ▁services ▁holding ▁company ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Bank ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 . ▁B N Y ▁M ell on ▁was ▁formed ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁The ▁Bank ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁M ell on ▁Fin an cial ▁Corporation . ▁It ▁is ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁cust od ian ▁bank ▁and ▁asset ▁serv icing ▁company , ▁with ▁$ 1 . 8 ▁tr ill ion ▁in ▁assets ▁under ▁management ▁and ▁$ 3 5 . 2 ▁tr ill ion ▁in ▁assets ▁under ▁cust ody ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁B N Y ▁M ell on ▁is ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Through ▁its ▁Bank ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁prede cess or , ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁oldest ▁bank ing ▁corpor ations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁among ▁the ▁oldest ▁banks ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁having ▁been ▁established ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 7 8 4 ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁included ▁American ▁Found ing ▁Father ▁Alexander ▁Hamilton , ▁and ▁A aron ▁B urr . ▁ ▁M ell on ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁by ▁the ▁M ell on ▁family ▁of ▁Pitts burgh , ▁which ▁included ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁Andrew ▁W . ▁M ell on . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Bank ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁bank ▁in ▁the ▁U