Sterling Bank is owned by Sterling Bancshares, which is a Houston-based bank holding company with total assets of $3.7 billion that operates more than 40 banking offices in the greater metro areas of Houston, San Antonio and Dallas. The bank offers a variety of banking services to its customers that include personal banking options, such as checking accounts, savings accounts, investments, loans, personal online banking and trust services; business banking options, such as checking accounts, savings accounts, investments, treasury management, international banking, money borrowing, small business association services, trust services, equipment leasing, women s business initiative and other services; investments and trusts that include capital markets; and treasury management services that include account analysis, automated clearing houses, investment sweeps, lockboxes, merchant cards and wire transfers. Sterling Bank is headquartered in Houston.