Bank of the West 2006 Annual Report Download - page 6

We offer a broad array of banking products and services
that help commercial customers manage their companies,
enable small businesses to grow, assist consumers to meet
their nancial goals and support the economic health of
our communities.
Banking on
R E L A T I O N S H I P S
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Relationship banking has been the
key to growth and success at Bank of
the West ever since our founding
as a California community bank in
1874. With assets of $55.6 billion and
3.75 million business and household
accounts, Bank of the West is among
the 25 largest regional commercial
banks in the United States and the
second largest bank headquartered
in California.
Bank of the West has more than 700
branch, commercial and specialty
business locations in 19 states:
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon,
South Dakota, Utah, Washington,
Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Throughout our entire network, we
offer a broad array of banking
products and services that help
commercial customers manage their
companies, enable small businesses
to grow, assist consumers to meet
their financial goals and support the
economic health of our communities.
“Relationship banking starts with
understanding the company’s
business and proactively
delivering products and services
that meet all of the customer’s
commercial banking needs.”
-Kevin Murphy
Commercial Relationship Banker, CA
Middle market companies and small
businesses will find a large bank
product set available, including capital
markets, cash management, credit
cards, equipment finance, foreign
exchange, loan syndication, SBA loans,
trade finance and wealth management.
These commercial banking services
are available throughout our regional
network. Our commercial bankers
serve all industry segments, and
we have specialized expertise in
agribusiness, commercial real estate,
construction, financial institutions,
healthcare, municipalities and religious
institutions.
Our branch network provides
comprehensive banking services for
individuals and small business owners
that include checking, credit card
and savings accounts, direct consumer
loans and lines of credit, mortgages,
insurance, investment products,
construction loans and private banking
services as well as BusinessLink and
AgLink, our specialized loan products
for small business. To facilitate
efficient and timely delivery of our
broad product set, we have decentral-
ized operations at eight regional
centers: Albuquerque, Denver, Fargo,
Los Angeles, Omaha, Portland,