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.

He built a vast Western banking empire, fueling California's growth, and created a national system of branch banks to serve ordinary people. Amadeo Peter Giannini has been called "America's...

On April 18,1906 San Francisco was hit by a devastating earthquake and fire; before the bank building burned down, Amadeo Giannini was able to move the vault’s money and records to his home in San Mateo, some 18 miles away.

A.P. Giannini (born May 6, 1870, San Jose, California, U.S.—died June 3, 1949, San Mateo, California) was an American banker, founder of the California-based Bank of Italy—later the Bank of America —which, by the 1930s, was the world’s largest commercial bank. He was a major pioneer of branch banking.

Rescuing gold and silver from his small Bank of Italy, A.P. Giannini gained fame by setting up a makeshift bank on a North Beach wharf and making loans to local residents "on a handshake." After the devastating earthquake in April 1906, looters roamed the streets of San Francisco.

Dec 7, 1998 · In the days after the disaster, the man known as A.P. broke ranks with his fellow bankers, many of whom wanted area banks to remain shut to sort out the damage. Giannini quickly set up shop on...

Bank of America founder A.P. Giannini was committed to promoting the discovery and treatment of human disease. On his 75th birthday, May 6, 1945, he created and endowed the A.P. Giannini Foundation to support innovative research in the basic sciences and applied fields.

May 21, 2018 · Within the pantheon of 20th-century American business leaders stands the Italian-American A. P. Giannini (1870-1949). As financier and banker he transformed the nature of banking in large and small ways; as an Italian-American he became a symbol of legitimate success and a source of practical help to immigrants and an inspiration to their ...

Nov 14, 2018 · Not everyone had access to home mortgages, car loans, credit cards and personal saving accounts — just to name a few financial services invented by one visionary financier, A.P. Giannini. But who...

May 14, 2018 · giannini, amadeo peter Widely recognized as the father of modern banking, A.P. Giannini (1870 – 1949) built the world's largest privately held bank, the Bank of America, by lending to ordinary citizens solely on "a man's face and signature."