claim: Charlotte, North Carolina is home to corporate headquarters of a bank.
evidence: Charlotte -LSB- ˈʃɑrlət -RSB- is the largest city in the state of North Carolina .. North Carolina. North Carolina. largest city. List of cities in North Carolina. state. U.S. state. It is the county seat of Mecklenburg County and the second-largest city in the southeastern United States , just behind Jacksonville , Florida .. Mecklenburg County. Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. County. List of counties in North Carolina. largest city. List of cities in North Carolina. county seat. county seat. southeastern United States. southeastern United States. Charlotte is the third-fastest growing major city in the United States .. In 2014 the estimated population of Charlotte according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 809,958 , making it the 17th-largest city in the United States based on population .. 17th. List of United States cities by population. largest city. List of cities in North Carolina. 17th-largest city. List of United States cities by population. The Charlotte metropolitan area ranks 22nd-largest in the U.S. , and had a 2014 population of 2,380,314 .. 22nd. list of metropolitan statistical areas. Charlotte metropolitan area. Charlotte metropolitan area. The Charlotte metropolitan area is part of a sixteen-county market region or combined statistical area with a 2014 U.S. Census population estimate of 2,537,990 .. Charlotte metropolitan area. Charlotte metropolitan area. combined statistical area. combined statistical area. Residents of Charlotte are referred to as `` Charlotteans '' .. Charlotteans. List of people from Charlotte. It is listed as a `` gamma-plus '' global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network .. global city. global city. Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Charlotte is home to the corporate headquarters of Bank of America and the east coast operations of Wells Fargo , which along with other financial institutions made it the second-largest banking center in the United States from 1995 to 2017 and the third-largest from 2017 to present .. Bank of America. Bank of America. east coast. East Coast of the United States. Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo. Among Charlotte 's many notable attractions , some of the most popular include the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League -LRB- NFL -RRB- , the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- , the Charlotte Independence of the United Soccer League -LRB- USL -RRB- , two NASCAR Sprint Cup races and the NASCAR All-Star Race , the Wells Fargo Championship , the NASCAR Hall of Fame , the Charlotte Ballet , Carowinds amusement park , and the U.S. National Whitewater Center .. NASCAR Hall of Fame. NASCAR Hall of Fame. Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo. Carolina Panthers. Carolina Panthers. National Football League. National Football League. Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte Hornets. National Basketball Association. National Basketball Association. Charlotte Independence. Charlotte Independence. United Soccer League. United Soccer League. NASCAR Sprint Cup. NASCAR Sprint Cup. NASCAR All-Star Race. NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Wells Fargo Championship. Wells Fargo Championship. Charlotte Ballet. Charlotte Ballet. Carowinds. Carowinds. U.S. National Whitewater Center. U.S. National Whitewater Center. Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a major international hub , and was ranked the 23rd-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic in 2013 .. Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Charlotte has a humid subtropical climate .. humid subtropical climate. humid subtropical climate. The city is located several miles east of the Catawba River and southeast of Lake Norman , the largest man-made lake in North Carolina .. North Carolina. North Carolina. Catawba River. Catawba River. Lake Norman. Lake Norman. Lake Wylie and Mountain Island Lake are two smaller man-made lakes located near the city .. Lake Wylie. Lake Wylie. Mountain Island Lake. Mountain Island Lake