U.S. Bank U.S. Bancorp 2001 Online Annual Report and Form 10-K

Five Star Service Guaranteed
Letter to Shareholders
Changing Banking Forever
Growing Diversified Business
Providing Convenient Access
Building the Best Bank in America
Capitalizing on Growth Opportunities
Market Leadership and Community Support

Financial Information
About U.S. Bancorp

Payment Services

Key Business Units
Corporate Payment Systems provides Visa® corporate and purchasing cards and other payment solutions to companies with annual sales greater than $50 million, as well as federal, state and local governments
Card Services provides credit and debit card products to consumer and small business customers of U.S. Bancorp, correspondent financial institutions and co-brand partners
NOVA Information Systems, Inc. specializes in integrated credit and debit card payment processing services, related software application products and value-added services for more than 650,000 U.S. merchant locations
Transaction Services specializes in ATM processing, supporting U.S. Bank ATMs and facilitating electronic transactions for other financial institutions and corporations through ATMs, debit cards, two proprietary regional networks and a network gateway


Strengths and Successes
Industry-leading products
Proprietary technology
Operational economies of scale
No. 1 Visa commercial card issuer
Top 2 universal fleet card provider
Top 3 bank-owned ATM network
Top 3 merchant processor
Top 6 Visa and MasterCard® issuer


Contribution to 2001
U.S. Bancorp Operating Income


18.9%


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