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101 2nd St
Beatty, NV 89003 Customer Service: 775.553.2268 Hours: 10 am to 4 pm Mon. thru Fri. Closed Saturday and Sunday The Bank of Italy was founded in San Francisco by Amadeo Giannini in 1904, based on catering to
immigrants. Amadeo was raised by the Fava/Stanghellini family when his father was shot while trying to collect on a $10.00
debt. When the 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck, Giannini was able to get all of the deposits out of the bank building
and away from the fires. In 1922, Giannini established Bank of America in Italy by buying Banca dell'Italia Meridionale, itself only established in 1918. In the late 1920s, Giannini approached Orra E. Monnette, President and founder of Bank of America, Los Angeles, about a merger between the two entities. The Los Angeles based bank had exhibited strong growth throughout the 1920s, due in part to its success in developing an advanced branch banking system. The merger was completed in early 1929 and took the name Bank of America. The combined company was headed by Giannini with Monnette serving as co-Chair. Today Bank of America serves clients in more than 150 countries and has a relationship with 99 percent of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and 83 percent of the Fortune Global 500. From Wikpedia |