His training continued as a loan officer for one of Dallas's leading banks.

With 500 employees and $40 million in sales, it is an obvious target for Florida's leading banks.

Most of the leading banks have since followed suit.

"This is a purely defensive merger," said a senior executive at a leading American bank.

It soon became established as one of Manchester's leading banks.

Sotheby's faces competition in its art financing from some leading banks.

How could some of the world's leading banks lend so much money to him?

The company said the purchase made it the leading international bank in southern Asia.

Other leading banks did not follow but several analysts predicted they would do so soon.

Almost all of the leading national banks have a presence in the town.