Frank Leto
Frank Leto joined Raymond James in 2014. He provides banking coverage and in-depth quantitative analysis for all types of public finance transactions and works from the Raymond James global headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida. Mr. Leto provides a broad range of analyses including credit analysis, refunding alternatives, optional redemption analysis, cost/benefit analysis of credit enhancement, new money structuring, financial engineering, interest-rate swap valuations, and coordinating the bond sale with legal counsel and banking/underwriting personnel. Mr. Leto has served as part of the banking or financial advisory team for over $9.8 billion in financings, which includes serving as quantitative lead and support banker on over $4.5 billion in financings for Florida clients. He has experience working with various municipalities and governmental entities throughout Florida, such as the City of Clearwater, City of Fort Myers, City of Jacksonville, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Florida Governmental Utility Authority, Escambia Schools, Lee County Schools, City of Orlando, Osceola County, Panama City Beach, Pasco County Schools, Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority, Polk County Schools, Miami-Dade County and Sarasota County. Prior to joining Public Finance, Mr. Leto served on the supervisory controls team in corporate compliance and specialized in data analysis. Prior to joining Raymond James, Mr. Leto worked as a financial specialist in the state of Florida’s banking regulatory division within the Office of Financial Regulation.
A graduate of the University of South Florida, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and holds his Series 7, 24, 50, 52 and 66 securities licenses.