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First Whitney company history timeline

1968

In 1968, the Bank’s name was officially changed to First Whitney Bank & Trust, and moved to their present location at 3rd and Chestnut Streets.

1969

Berry, who became chair of the board of directors in 1969, was replaced as president by William A. Carpenter, who oversaw additional expansion.

1972

Also, largely to meet the needs of oil-related companies, the Whitney established a Nassau branch in the Bahamas, which began operating in 1972 before relocating to Grand Cayman.

1982

Delaney confronted important legal challenges to the Whitney's ownership and valuation of real estate and mineral rights acquired during the Depression, but matters turned out in Whitney's favor when, in 1982, Congress authorized such ownership when sanctioned by state laws.

1989

Additionally, in 1989 it assumed the deposit liabilities of the Enterprise Federal Savings & Loan through the Resolution Trust Corporation.

1993

By 1993, the Whitney Holding Corporation reflected the new economic recovery in its steadily increasing profits.

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