Barnett Bank

Barnett Bank
Company typeBanking
GenreFinancial services
Founded1877[1][2][3]
FounderWilliam Boyd Barnett[4][5][6]
Bion Barnett
Defunct1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Fateacquired by NationsBank
Headquarters
Jacksonville, Florida
,
United States
Number of locations
600+
Area served
all of Florida and parts of Georgia
ServicesFinancial
Total assets$41.2 billion

Barnett Bank was an American bank based in Florida. Founded in 1877, it eventually became the largest commercial bank in Florida with over 600 offices and $41.2 billion in deposits. Barnett was purchased by NationsBank in 1997.[7]

  1. ^ "Barnett: The rise and fall of Florida's largest bank | Modern Cities". www.moderncities.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  2. ^ "Oops! Bank buys Barnett, but not its name". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  3. ^ Strickland, Sandy. "Call Box: Cruise ships downtown and Barnett statue". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  4. ^ "Barnett: The rise and fall of Florida's largest bank | Modern Cities". www.moderncities.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  5. ^ "Oops! Bank buys Barnett, but not its name". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  6. ^ Strickland, Sandy. "Call Box: Cruise ships downtown and Barnett statue". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  7. ^ Ginzl, David: "The Last Days of Barnett", Jacksonville Magazine, October 1998