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Metrobank senior vice president Bernardito Lapuz said the bank’s interest in International Bank of California based in Los Angeles was sold to First Banks Inc., a major regional US bank based in St. Louis, Missouri with 170 branches across the United States.


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Metrobank senior vice president Bernardito Lapuz said the bank’s interest in International Bank of California based in Los Angeles was sold to First Banks Inc., a major regional US bank based in St. Louis, Missouri with 170 branches across the United States.


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Metrobank sells 41% stake in California bank for $14M

By Ted P. Torres | May 5, 2005 - 12:00am

Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. (Metrobank) has sold its 41-percent stake in a California Bank for $14 million, or roughly P756 million, a bank official said. Metrobank senior vice president Bernardito Lapuz said...

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