World & Nation
In an otherwise law-abiding city, bandits called “the Hat” and “the Quiet One” keep Montreal the bank robbery capital of North America.
Feb. 14, 1988
Finance: $26-billion stock deal, which stuns officials, markets, would create No. 3 bank in North America.
Jan. 24, 1998
Business
Brokerage giant Credit Suisse First Boston said Wednesday it will sell its online trading arm to Bank of Montreal, rather than try to make a go of it in the increasingly competitive business.
Nov. 29, 2001
Some of Mexico’s banking institutions are determined to leave the bad old days behind.
Dec. 7, 1997
California
Westlake Village resident and retired banker Leslie H. Champion died Friday after a lengthy illness.
Aug. 2, 1998
The Bank of Montreal said Wednesday that it is seeking a court order to force former high-flying corporate raider Robert Campeau into personal bankruptcy to settle his debts.
Feb. 7, 1991
The Bank of Montreal announced that it had taken court action in an attempt to reopen bidding for Canada’s debt-ridden Dome Petroleum after Dome creditors failed to approve a $3.86-billion takeover offer by Amoco Corp.
July 6, 1987
Three armed men wearing Ronald Reagan masks burst into a Montreal bank and stole $70,000, the bank’s chief security officer said today.
March 6, 1985
The Bank of Montreal is taking possession of the 2,700-acre Whiting Ranch from Carma Developers “in lieu of foreclosure” for payment of $35 million owed on a delinquent loan, an attorney for the Bank of Montreal said Thursday.
Nov. 1, 1985
An armored truck left the Bank of Montreal with cash for four branches, but when staffers at the receiving end opened the sacks they found only newsprint, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
April 4, 1991