New York-based Metropolitan Commercial Bank announced further expansion of its title and escrow deposit vertical with the appointment of two industry stalwarts from Fifth Third Bank.
Rob Larger joins Metropolitan as senior vice president and head of title and escrow. He has two decades of banking experience, with the last four years at Fifth Third focused on its treasury management and large corporate deposit vertical for title and escrow as a vice president, senior commercial relationship manager and national product specialist. Larger’s previous banking experience includes time spent at Huntington National Bank, Old National Bank and Charter One Bank.
Nowanna Ward joins the bank as first vice president, title and escrow program manager. She has 16 years of banking experience, with the last four years focused on Firth Third’s treasury management, large corporate deposit vertical for title and escrow as a vice president and program manager. Ward has spent most of her banking career at Fifth Third.
“Metropolitan Commercial Bank continues to identify the right teams as well as the right business lines on which to focus,” Laura Capa, Metropolitan’s executive vice president and head of retail banking, said in a release. “Rob and Nowanna’s strong expertise in the deposit vertical for the title ande banking arena will complement and expand the bank’s efforts to increase deposits. This is a key market opportunity for us.”