Daniel Frumkin

Chief Executive Officer, Metro Bank Holdings

Search every verified Daniel Frumkin interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a September 2020 interview with S&P Global, Metro Bank CEO Dan Frumkin discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the banking sector. He stated that the pandemic had not cemented the dominance of big banks, arguing that community banks like Metro were well positioned to support economic growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises. Frumkin noted that Metro Bank kept all its stores open during the pandemic, served as NHS drop-off points, and delivered cash to quarantining customers. Frumkin said that a second lockdown would be "really difficult for the macro economy," but expressed confidence that banks were not in jeopardy due to significantly higher capital levels than before the 2008 financial crisis. He also called for a "utility" approach to loan collections, arguing that borrowers needed consistent treatment across lenders given the scale of government-backed lending schemes.