Bank of the West 2007 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
Essex Credit Corporation
401 Lennon Lane
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Phone: [phone]
www.essexcredit.com
General Information
Contact for news media and others
seeking general information:
Roberta Wong Murray
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications
Phone: [phone]
[email protected]
Headquartered and chartered in San Francisco, California, Bank of the West is a full-service
commercial bank with $61.8 billion in assets and $38.1 billion in deposits at December 31,
2007. The bank operates more than 700 branch and commercial banking offices in
nineteen 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 commercial, 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 $74.2 billion at December 31, 2007. Headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, with
administrative offices in San Francisco, BancWest Corporation also owns First Hawaiian
Bank, with $12.6 billion in assets at December 31, 2007 and 62 branches in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. See
www.bancwestcorp.com.
With €1.7 trillion in assets, BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) is a European leader in
global banking and financial services and is one of the five strongest banks in the world
according to Standard & Poor’s. The group is present in over 85 countries, with 161,000
employees, including 15,000 in the United States. The group holds key positions in three major segments:
Corporate and Investment Banking, Asset Management & 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
Controller
[e-mail]
Credit Ratings
Standard & Poor’s
Bank of the West uninsured CDs:
long-term AA-, short term A-1+
Moody’s
Bank of the West deposits:
long-term Aa3; short-term P-1
Fitch
Bank of the West deposits:
long-term AA; short-term F1+