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1949 - 3 June - The Modesto Bee - Death Calls A.P. Giannini, Bank of America Head - San Mateo, June 3 - Amadeo Peter Giannini, boy produce peddler who fought his way up to become the world's biggest banker, died today of a heart ailment. He was 78, and had been ill with a cold for a month. Some would say the will to work hard and create success ...
- How Amadeo Giannini and The Bank of Italy Rebuilt San Francisco
- Amadeo Giannini and The Power of (Bank) Trust
- The Most Famous Investments of Amadeo Giannini
After the devastating earthquake of 1906, San Francisco was heavily dismantled. More than 80% of the city had been destroyed, most business and banking buildings had collapsed. Amadeo already had a sense of urgency before the fires blazed and burned everything, so he managed to save all the assets and records of his bank. He drove out of San Franci...
In the aftermath of the catastrophe, Amadeo Giannini bankrolled trust to everyone. He believed in the people and proved to the people that had previously been labeled as credit risk were as trustworthy and likely to pay back the bank as the well off were. He lent money to immigrants that were fully ignored by other banks, and he did that solely on ...
Many projects have been financed and have benefited from the Bank of America taking a leap of faith. For instance, Amadeo Giannini financed Hollywood through the hardship of the Great Depression. He funded the movie industry when other bankers thought investments in films to be far too risky. The Bank of America helped Walt Disney to produce the fi...
Amadeo Peter Gianini, Courtesy Bank of America. Produce Magnate. Born into a family of Italian immigrants, Giannini knew early tragedy: his father was shot to death by a man who owed him a dollar ...
As a first-generation Italian-American, his goal was to serve “the little fellow” and breed prosperity within his immigrant community. But, by building trust and giving loans on a simple handshake, he created one of the largest banks in the country – Bank of America. A Little Fellow tells the story of a man who struck fear into the heart ...
Amadeo Pietro Giannini ( Italian pronunciation: [amaˈdɛːo ˈpjɛːtro dʒanˈniːni] ), also known as Amadeo Peter Giannini or A. P. Giannini (May 6, 1870 – June 3, 1949) was an American banker who founded the Bank of Italy, which eventually became Bank of America. Giannini is credited as the inventor of many modern banking practices.
