In March of last year, PNC Bank (PNC 0.48%) acquired the U.S. retail arm of the Royal Bank of Canada (RY 0.30%). What they hadn't realized was that in certain places, such as Alabama, the new color of the debit card would inflame some very strong sports rivalries, and that simply would not do. In this video, Motley Fool financial analysts Matt Koppenheffer and Anand Chokkavelu discuss why expanding to a new location isn't always just about geography, and the little things a bank can do to show it cares.
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1 Way a Bank Can Make Its Shareholders Very Happy
Sometimes the biggest thing a bank can do is to do the little things.
Anand Chokkavelu and Matt Koppenheffer have no positions in the stocks mentioned above. The Motley Fool owns shares of PNC Financial Services. We Fools don't all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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