Article - RBC (2024)

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What does RBC stand for? ›

A red blood cell (RBC) count measures the number of red blood cells, also known as erythrocytes, in your blood. Red blood cells carry oxygen from your lungs to every cell in your body.

RBC Centura Banks Inc. acquired Birmingham-based Alabama National BanCorporation, parent of 10 subsidiary banks and other affiliated businesses in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. RBC Centura also changed its brand name to RBC Bank following the change of its legal name to RBC Bank (USA).

The Only U.S.-Based Bank Specifically Designed for Canadians

For 17 years, RBC has been providing secure and easy U.S. banking to over 400,000 Canadians who live, travel, shop and work in the U.S.

We are one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies, and provide personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor services and capital markets products and services on a global basis.

The results of an RBC count can be used to help diagnose blood-related conditions, such as iron deficiency anaemia (where there are less red blood cells than normal). A low RBC count could also indicate a vitamin B6, B12 or folate deficiency.

A high red blood cell count is generally considered to be anything above 6.1 million red blood cells for males, 5.4 million for females, and 5.5 for children. Additional tests will help your healthcare provider determine the cause of your high red blood cell count and next steps in your care.

RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. RBC Bank means RBC Bank (Georgia), N.A. a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada.

Also called erythrocyte and RBC. Blood cells. Blood contains many types of cells: white blood cells (monocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, and macrophages), red blood cells (erythrocytes), and platelets.

RBC's main draw is that it's geared for Canadians who live, travel, shop and work in the U.S. However, U.S. citizens may also open accounts with RBC. More about RBC: RBC's roots date back to 1864 when it began as Merchants Bank on the Halifax waterfront; it officially became the Royal Bank of Canada in 1901.

Sale to PNC

On June 19, 2011, PNC Financial Services agreed to buy RBC Bank USA from Royal Bank of Canada for $3.45 billion. The sale of RBC Bank closed in March 2012. Upon acquisition, all RBC Bank branches were rebranded as PNC branches and the RBC Bank brand became dormant for US customers.

How does RBC make money? ›

About half of RBC's total profit was from personal and commercial banking, including $1.239 billion from its Canadian operations — a record. RBC says the increased profit from its core Canadian operations was driven by added business volume and a 10 per cent increase in fee-based revenue.

The card will work at any machine displaying the PLUS logo. There's a fee of $3 for each withdrawal in the United States. There's a fee of $5 for each withdrawal in Mexico and outside North America. There may be an extra fee for using the machine.

Founded in 1864 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, it maintains its corporate headquarters in Toronto and its head office in Montreal.

Largest shareholders include Royal Bank Of Canada, Bank Of Montreal /can/, Vanguard Group Inc, Td Asset Management Inc, CIBC World Markets Inc., Bank Of Nova Scotia, Mackenzie Financial Corp, Toronto Dominion Bank, National Bank Of Canada /fi/, and VGTSX - Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Investor Shares .

Royal Bank is a public company that trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange and SIX Swiss Exchange under the symbol RY.

The body might make more red blood cells as a response to conditions that result in low oxygen levels. These might include: Congenital heart disease in adults. COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) — the blanket term for a group of diseases that block airflow from the lungs — including emphysema. Heart failure.

If you are a man or were assigned male at birth, a normal RBC test result is usually 4.7 million to 6.1 million RBCs per microliter of blood. If you are a woman or were assigned female at birth, a normal RBC test result is usually 4.2 million to 5.4 million RBCs per microliter of blood.

Red blood cells (RBCs)

All RBC transfusions must be ABO compatible with the recipient. Red blood cells do not provide viable platelets, nor do they provide clinically significant amounts of coagulation factors. In the additive solutions, refrigerated RBCs have a storage shelf life of 42 days.

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC; French: Banque Royale du Canada) is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization.