Scope and Contents Correspondence concerning the Transamerica Corporation, owned by the Giannini family of California, and the attempts of U.S. government agencies to prevent further expansion of the Bank of America. This box also contains some material relating to the Federal Reserve Board hearings on Transamerica and Bank of America; for more materials on the hearings, see Box 21.

Scope and Contents From the File: Correspondence concerning the Transamerica Corporation, owned by the Giannini family of California, and the attempts of U.S. government agencies to prevent further expansion of the Bank of America. This box also contains some material relating to the Federal Reserve Board hearings on Transamerica and Bank of America; for more materials on the hearings, see Box 21.

Scope and Contents Correspondence of Preston Delano, comptroller of the currency for the United States, proposing a settlement with Bank of America executives for greater capitalization and resources for the bank.

Scope and Contents Materials relating to the attempts of Amadeo P. Giannini and his associates to convert the Bank of America from a national bank to a state bank. Their efforts were aimed at thwarting federal interference.