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Throughout19WesternandMidwest-
ernstates,prospectivecustomerscan
locateexpertsinthefollowingbanking
disciplinesbyvisitingourbranchesor
specializedbankingcentersaswellas
onlineatwww.bankofthewest.com.
• Agribusiness lending and service
leadershipinthenation’sthreemost
productiveagribusinessmarkets—
California,thePacificNorthwestand
theMidwest—makeBankoftheWest
thenation’s#4productionagriculture
lender.Thebankservesgrowers,win-
eries,andforestproductindustries,
plusranches,nurseriesanddairies
throughouttheWestandMidwest.
• Church Lending provides exper-
tisedevelopedthrough20yearsof
guidingchurchleadersthroughthe
multiple phases of planning and
buildingnewworshipandeducational
facilities.Thecountry’slargestspecial-
izedchurchlender,BankoftheWest
hasdevelopedanationwidereputa-
tionforunderstandingandmeeting
thefinancialneedsofchurches.
• EquipmentLeasingandsupportser-
viceisprovidednationwideforbusi-
nessesdirectlythroughthebank’s
commercial banking centers and
branchesandthroughanationwide
brokernetwork.OurTrinitydivision
focusesonvendorleasingprograms
inspecificindustriesandonlease
accountservicing.
• FinancialInstitutionsincludingcredit
unionsuseawiderangeofcorre-
spondentandprocessingservices
that enablesmallerinstitutionsto
extend their service capabilities.
Treasuryandinvestmentproducts,
cashmanagementservicesandpri-
vate-labelofferingshelpmeetcom-
petitiveneedsatlowercost.
• Governmentsectorentitiesfromcoun-
ties,citiesanduniversitiestospecial
districtsuseourbondunderwriting
servicesandtreasurymanagement.
• HealthCareInstitutions,especially
residentialcarefacilitiesforseniors,
areanotherBankoftheWestspe-
cialty.Fromsiteacquisitionthrough
constructionandoccupancydevel-
opment,thebankhastheexpertise
thisspecialtydemands.
Corporate Banking Services
BankoftheWest’sspecialtylendingtoreligiousinstitutionsincludeda$7millionconstructionloanforMillbrookBaptistChurchinAiken,
SouthCarolina.TrinityCapital,anequipmentleasingdivision,createsvendorleasingprogramsformanufacturersofspecializedequipment
likethiscollisionrepairframerackmadebyourcustomer,ChiefAutomotiveTechnologies,ofGrandIsland,Nebraska.