Moreover, BP Sant'Angelo increased its stake in the finance leasing company Leasingroup Sicilia.

[8] In 1997, the bank was ranked 9th (2.79%) in terms of deposits (Italian: raccolta) market in the whole region, which ranked 4th in the Province of Agrigento (8.92%) and in the Province of Caltanissetta (8.27%), behind Banco di Sicilia (including Sicilcassa), BMPS, BCC G.Toniolo di San Cataldo (Caltanissetta only) and Sanpaolo (Agrigento only).

Banca Regionale Sant'Angelo and Leasingroup Sicilia became part of Credito Siciliano in 2002.

After many years of merger and acquisitions, BP St. Angelo and Banca Agricola Popolare di Ragusa were two of the few independent banks on the island (plus the member banks of Federazione Siciliana delle Banche di Credito Cooperativo).

Sant'Angelo and Banca Agricola Ragusa did not have any overlap in the retail networks (except one branch of BP St. Angelo in Catania).