Bank of the West 2008 Annual Report Download - page 23

International
Representative Offices
Bank of the West
Taipei Representative Office
Suite 202
52 Min Sheng E. Rd., Sec. 4
Taipei 105, Taiwan
Bank of the West
Tokyo Representative Office
Gran Tokyo North Tower,
42nd Floor
9-1 Marunouchi, 1 Chome,
Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo 100-6742, Japan
Corporate Address
Bank of the West
180 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: [phone]
www.bankofthewest.com
General Information
Contact for news media and others
seeking general information:
Corporate Communications
Phone: [phone]
[e-mail]
Headquartered and chartered in San Francisco, California, Bank of the West is a
full-service commercial bank with approximately $67 billion in assets and $37 billion
in deposits at December 31, 2008. The bank operates more than 700 branch and
commercial banking offices in 19 states – Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, Nebraska, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Founded in 1874, Bank of the West originates commer-
cial, small business and consumer loans and leases, and offers a range of individual and other commercial
banking, insurance, trust, and investment products. Subsidiary Essex Credit Corporation offers loans on
marine pleasure craft and recreational vehicles. See www.bankofthewest.com.
Bank of the West is a subsidiary of BancWest Corporation, a bank holding company
with assets of approximately $80 billion at December 31, 2008. Headquartered in
Honolulu, Hawaii, with administrative offices in San Francisco, BancWest Corporation
also owns First Hawaiian Bank, with $13 billion in assets at December 31, 2008 and 63 branches in Hawaii,
Guam and Saipan. See www.bancwestcorp.com.
With €2 trillion in assets, BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) is a European leader
in global banking and financial services and is one of the six strongest banks in the
world according to Standard & Poor’s. The group is present in over 85 countries,
with 173,200 employees, including 15,200 in North America. The group holds key positions in three major
segments: Corporate and Investment Banking, Asset Management and Services and Retail Banking. Present
throughout Europe in all of its business lines, the bank’s two domestic markets in retail banking are France
and Italy. BNP Paribas also has a significant presence in the United States and strong positions in Asia and
the emerging markets.
To obtain financial information
about BancWest Corporation
and financial information about
Bank of the West, contact:
John Wojcik
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
[e-mail]
Bank of the West received the highest numerical score among retail banks in the West (CA, OR, WA) region in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2008
Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM based on a total of 19,602 responses measuring 7 providers and measures opinions of consumers with their banking provider.
Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed in January 2008. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.
The West region includes: California, Oregon, and Washington.