City National Bank of Florida (CNBFL), based in Miami, Florida, is the second-largest financial institution in the state with over $26 billion in assets.[1] CNBFL has 30 branches, from Miami-Dade County to the greater Orlando area, and nearly 1,000 employees.[2] Since 2015, CNBFL has been owned by Chilean bank BCI.
History
City National Bank of Florida was established in 1946 when Leonard L. Abess, Sr., Max Orovitz, and Baron de Hirsch Meyer founded the North Shore Bank on 71st Street in Miami Beach. In the 1950s, Industrial National Bank at 46 West Flagler Street was added and the bank moved into new headquarters at 25 West Flagler Street. Standing at only 172 feet, one of Orlando’s tallest banking structures. CNBFL's corporate offices are located in Downtown Miami's Miami Tower. CNBFL has branches in Broward and Palm Beach counties as well as the Orlando and Winter Park, Florida communities.
Caja Madrid, based in Spain, approached CNBFL in early 2008 and purchased the bank. In 2009, Jorge Gonzalez, a 20-year veteran banker with Wachovia