Breaking the Bank (Gary Hector)

Why it’s on the list: Gary Hector’s reported account of how BankAmerica — for a time the largest bank in the world — lost its position across the 1970s and 1980s: the lending decisions, the technology and management failures, and the succession fights behind the losses and boardroom upheaval of the mid-1980s.

Where I heard about it

• @mastersinvest — on his “2025 Reading … so far” list (August 2025), in bold — his mark for “very good” rather than merely read. The full 46-title list is on 2025 Reading So Far… (tweet).

Connections

• 2025 Reading So Far… (tweet) — the list this came from.