 When the Sixth National Bank consolidated with the Astor National Bank in 1899, he became vice-president.He served alongside Thomas Cochran as vice-president of the Astor National Bank (later the Astor Trust Company) until his death in 1916.Stevens also served as president of the Samuel Stevens Realty Company (which had been in the family since its creation by his uncle Samuel Stevens) and was a director of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad.