Sterling Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sterling Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas (NASDAQ: SBIB). Founded in 1974, the bank has become one of the largest, locally-managed banks in Texas with financial assets of $5.1 billion. The hallmark of Sterling Bank is personal customer service, the kind of service not available from the large, out-of-state banks that dominate our marketplace. We deliver this personal service at 56 banking offices in the Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio metropolitan areas.