Sterling Bank to Open a Full-Service Banking Center in The Woodlands

Very soon, Sterling Bank will open a new full-service banking center at 1430 Research Forest Dr. in The Woodlands, Texas early this 2009. Research Forest between Pinecroft and Six Pines Rd. building that formerly was Wachovia Bank.

"We have an amazing number of loyal customers in The Woodlands who have been banking at our Houston-area locations," said Sterling's Chairman, President & CEO Downey Bridgewater. "We sincerely appreciate their patience. We've wanted to bring our style of banking to The Woodlands for some time and were in the middle of planning to build a banking center when we found this existing building on Research Forest," he said.

Sterling Bank is modifying the building to meet its needs and expects to be open for business by late this month. Besides Sterling's legendary personal bankers, the facility will have Commercial and Private Banking Departments, a 4-lane drive-through and 24-hour ATM.

Sterling specializes in relationship banking for small and medium-sized businesses, and offers a full line of personal banking services, as well. In addition to competitive loan and deposit products, Sterling offers international banking, treasury management services, private banking, home equity loans, and investment services.

With total assets of $4.9 billion and 59 banking centers in Texas' largest cities, 35-year old Sterling is one of the largest Texas-based independent banks. Sterling has been cited by Greenwich & Associates for its service quality, as well, has appeared numerous times on FORTUNE Magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, as has been repeatedly recognized by the Houston Business Journal as one of the best places to work in the Houston area.

Source: www.thewoodlands.net