Specifically, American Express Bank said the department indicated that it was looking for suppliers who had a United States retail banking presence.

Banespa's main attraction is its strong retail banking presence in Sao Paulo, Brazil's wealthiest state.

In NE Louisiana, it ranks second in market share with a retail, commercial and private banking presence.

The company said the Defense Department indicated that it was seeking an operator with a retail banking presence in the United States.

For 15 years, Citigroup had built the largest foreign retail banking presence in Japan, with branches in every major city and more than 10,000 employees.

Bedell Trust was founded in 1971, coinciding with the increase in trust work and the growing banking presence in the island.

It has maintained a continuous banking presence in the country ever since.

The Bank has a particularly strong corporate banking presence in the services, real estate, oil and gas, telecommunications and energy sectors.

Not all landlords will let go of their banking presences quite so lightly.

Roslyn, which is based in Roslyn, went public only a year ago, and analysts say it has been planning to beef up its banking presence through acquisitions.