Réagissant aux demandes des Canadiens qui réclamaient l'amélioration des services, l'amélioration des prêts aux petites entreprises et l'engagement de mieux servir les localités rurales, certains partisans de la fusion, notamment la Banque royale et la Banque de Montréal, prirent des engagements très sérieux pendant ces discussions.
In response to some of the demands by Canadians to improve services and to improve lending to small businesses and to commit to better services for rural communities, some of the merger proponents including the Royal Bank and the Bank of Montreal made some very serious commitments during that merger discussion.