JPMorgan Chase is among the largest banks in the world by assets, active in almost every corner of finance. The Chase brand serves tens of millions of US households with checking accounts, credit cards, mortgages and auto loans. Its corporate and investment bank advises on deals, underwrites securities and runs major trading operations, while the asset and wealth management arm oversees trillions in client money. The firm traces its roots to 1799 and has grown through mergers that folded names like Chase Manhattan and Bank One into the modern company.