@MIB01010 I didn't know he was a Knight of Malta.. Sam Goldwyn was on his board and resigned because he couldn't tolerate listening to Gianinni quote Hitler.. He also gave Walt Disney his first loan for a cartoon called Mickey Mouse..

@MIB01010 He was the first banker to implement interstate banking.. He built the middle class by extending credit to customers..Giannini handed out money after the 06 earthquake to San Franciscans who lost everything on hand shakes.. all the money was repaid..

@MIB01010 The worst thing that happened to Itslian Americans during the 1930's/40's was internment in camps in Northern California because Italy was an Axis ally.. Beautiful farmland and vineyards in Sonoma/Napa, Contra Costa/Solano counties was transferred to those waiting in the wings