Hibernia Bank (San Francisco)

At 1 Jones Street in 2011
Old view of 1 Jones Street

Hibernia Bank,[1] headquartered in San Francisco, was founded in 1859 as the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society.[2] It was acquired by Security Pacific Bank in 1988. Security Pacific Bank was acquired by Bank of America in 1992. In 1974, a branch of this bank was robbed by the Symbionese Liberation Army and Patty Hearst.[3]

References

  1. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf1n39n558/?query=Hibernia Guide to the Hibernia Bank Records, 1859-1971 at The Bancroft Library
  2. Forgotten Pioneers, by Thomas F. Prendergast, p. 198–199, accessed November 12, 2008. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  3. "Patty's Twisted Journey". Time. 1975-09-29.