How has Frost Bank maintained its stellar reputation year in and year out? By emphasizing long-term relationships, never compromising on its principles to meet quarterly numbers and always striving to give customers a square deal.
The quest for fast payments is advancing on the consumer side, but most banks are said to be undecided about a host of issues tied to speeding up transactions between businesses.
The Canadian company's ambitions include opening a commercial banking office in Dallas and beefing up lending to the technology, construction engineering and the health care sectors.
The Atlanta bank has financed construction and other activities tied to nursing homes and related facilities mainly in its East Coast markets. It says the timing is good to tap into demand elsewhere in the country.
The firms were initially slated to be included in a newly merged trade association, but they were blocked after some executives objected to adding more Wall Street banks.
