I thought BofA started in San Francisco?
B of A started in LA in 1923 and later merged with SF’s Bank of Italy, which changed its name to Bank of America in the 1930’s There are a couple of older buildings in Southern California that still have Bank of Italy signs.
BOA was started in San Francisco. It originally was Bank of Italy and changed its name (I think) around WWII. Maybe it was earlier. My parents always banked with BOA, and my mother (99) still has accounts there.
Funny thing — there is NO BOA branch in Wisconsin. I manage my mother’s affairs now and cannot “run down to the bank” to straighten out little confusions. I have to do it by mail, or put the check in my account and do an on-line transfer for deposits.
You’re probably thinking Wells Fargo.