BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and
DALLAS, April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BBVA Compass
announced today that it has signed an agreement to become an
official partner of the Dallas Mavericks. BBVA Compass has 110
banking centers in the Metroplex and ranks as the fourth largest
bank in the Dallas-Ft. Worth
metropolitan area based on deposit market share. With operations
throughout seven states in the Sunbelt Region, BBVA Compass ranks
among the top 20 largest financial institutions in the United States and the fourth largest bank
in Texas.
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BBVA Compass is the U.S. subsidiary of BBVA (NYSE: BBVA) (MAD:
BBVA), a global financial services group with approximately
$740 billion in total assets, 47
million clients and operations in more than 30 countries. In
October 2010, BBVA signed a
multi-year marketing partnership whereby it is the Official Bank of
the NBA, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and
the NBA Development League (NBA D-League) in the United States, Spain and Puerto
Rico.
"We are very pleased to be partnering with the Dallas Mavericks,
an organization that epitomizes innovation, provides its fans with
a customer-friendly experience and is committed to improving the
local communities around the Metroplex," said BBVA U.S. Country
Manager and President and CEO of BBVA Compass Manolo Sanchez. "As
the Mavs have shown, whether you're on the basketball court or in
the financial arena, teamwork plays a vital role in determining
success. Our goal is to recreate that success by providing our
customers with a championship caliber banking team that meets all
of their financial needs."
As the Dallas Mavericks tip-off their 11th straight year of
making the NBA Playoffs, the excitement of the NBA and the banking
world come together as the BBVA Compass NBA Team. Works. on
Tour(SM) visits the Dallas-Ft.
Worth area. Fans of all ages will have the opportunity to
shoot, slam, dribble and drive on two different custom basketball
courts. Adults can showcase their talents and compete against
friends in skills challenges and shooting contests on the BBVA
Compass Center Court. For the smaller ballers there will be a
specially designed court complete with junior-sized hoops perfect
for pint-sized slam dunks, three-pointers and jump shots.
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BBVA Compass NBA Team. Works. on
Tour(SM) Dates:
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Date
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City
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Event/Location
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May 13, 14,
& 15
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Grapevine, TX
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Main Street Days
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May
19
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Plano, TX
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BBVA Compass Branch at 6001
Windhaven Parkway
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May 20, 21
& 22
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Addison, TX
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Taste of Addison
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In conjunction with BBVA Compass NBA Team. Works. on
Tour, NBA Cares and BBVA will be conducting the Team. Works.
in Schools(SM) initiative. Launched in January, Team. Works.
in Schools works to refurbish schools throughout the BBVA
Compass Sunbelt footprint. On May 11,
BBVA Compass and NBA Cares will refurbish TJ Rusk Middle School in
Dallas. As part of the
revitalization, Team. Works. in Schools will provide fresh
paint and landscaping, both indoors and outdoors, new reading nooks
in the library, as well as renovation to the school's athletic
facilities, which will include updating the scoreboards, new
portable matting indoors and six in ground systems on the outdoor
court.
Later this week, BBVA Compass will also be launching a program
called Game Plan for Tomorrow devised to assist customers in
financial goal setting and planning. Each customer who meets with a
BBVA Compass banker to discuss and assess their own financial Game
Plan will be rewarded with a Game Plan for Tomorrow scratch
ticket and one of four guaranteed prizes, including the chance to
win $10,000 in cash.
About BBVA Group
BBVA (NYSE: BBVA) (MAD: BBVA) is a financial services group with
more than €557 billion in total assets, almost 48 million clients,
7,400 branches and 107,000 employees in more than 30 countries.
BBVA provides its customers around the world with a full range of
financial services. The BBVA Group maintains a leadership position
in Spain, Mexico, Latin
America and the Sunbelt Region of the United States. BBVA is also developing
strong operations in Asia,
specifically in China, and has
just entered the Turkish market with the acquisition of a 24.9%
stake in the Turkiye Garanti Bankasi, the first bank of
Turkey.
As of December 31, 2010, BBVA has
a market capitalization of euro 38
billion and it is listed in the main international stock
exchanges, London NYSE and Madrid,
among others. BBVA reported in 2010 recurrent attributable profit
of euro 4.6 billion. BBVA is one of
the top leading Euro zone banks in terms of ROE and efficiency.
More information about the BBVA Group can be found at
www.bbva.com.
BBVA Compass is a Sunbelt-based financial institution that
operates 716 branches including 380 in Texas, 93 in Alabama, 65 in California, 77 in Arizona, 45 in Florida, 36 in Colorado and 20 in New Mexico. BBVA Compass is the 15th largest
U.S. commercial bank based on deposit market share. Additional
information concerning BBVA Compass can be found on our website
www.bbvacompass.com.
Editor's Note:
BBVA Compass is a trade name of Compass Bank. Compass Bank,
member FDIC.
SOURCE BBVA Compass