Laurentian Bank posts record results for an eighth consecutive year, with activities conducted outside Québec accounting for 50% of the organization’s profitability. The integration of MRS Companies and AGF Trust is completed, thereby doubling the size of B2B Bank and reinforcing its leadership position within its market. The Bank launches two new and very promising product lines during the course of the year — equipment financing products intended primarily for small and medium-sized enterprises, and alternative mortgage solutions offered to mortgage brokers by B2B Bank.