The Charlotte company occupied floors nine through 11 and 81 in the north tower, leasing 30,658m2 of space. Employees worked in about half that space, and the bank sublet the rest. Spokeswoman Jennifer Tice couldn't say how many employees worked at the site.
About 32 Japanese companies, including 19 financial institutions, were also tenants in the complex, according to Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mizuho Holdings Inc said it hasn't accounted for 532 of 1,491 employees there.
Credit Suisse Group said 800 employees were safely evacuated from an office building next to the World Trade Center towers.
The Credit Suisse First Boston employees worked at 5 World Trade Center on the northeast side of the seven-building complex. Credit Suisse First Boston's main offices are at 11 Madison Avenue in Manhattan.
Other firms with offices in the trade center, including OppenheimerFunds Inc, a money manager majority owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co, and the mutual fund arms of Citigroup Inc said their employees were safe and accounted for.
Joan Feldman, an employee of Keefe Bruyette & Woods, told WABC-TV that she was working on the 88th floor of 2 World Trade Center, and left immediately after the terrorist attack, ignoring an announcement over building loud-speakers telling workers to stay in their offices.
"I felt it was safer to leave," she said. "If I hadn't disregarded it, I would be dead."
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