Bank of the West 2007 Annual Report Download - page 6

Bank of the west
Relationship banking involves listening to our
customers, delivering products and services
they need and sharing in their success.
At Bank of the West, exceptional customer service is at
the core of our relationship banking model. It is support-
ed by the right products and services matched to the
specific customer needs of mid-sized companies, small
businesses and individual consumers.
Bank of the West is among the 25 largest commercial
banks in the United States. With assets of nearly $62
billion and nearly 4 million business and household
accounts, we are among the largest financial services
providers west of the Mississippi.
Our franchise of more than 700 branch, commercial and
specialty business locations has the broad geographic
reach of 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.
Representative offices are located in New York City,
Taipei, Taiwan, and Tokyo, Japan.
Highlights of the Year
•Surpassed $60 billion in assets for the first time
•Moved up to #3 agricultural bank lender in the U.S.
•Became the #1 RV lender in the U.S.
•Received four “Excellence in Business Banking”
awards from industry research firm Greenwich
Associates for “Overall Customer Satisfaction” and
“Cash Management Solutions”
•Expanded Equipment Finance business by 26%
•Quadrupled Capital Markets business between
2004 and 2007
•Increased prime Mortgage lending by 10%
•Opened 7 new branches and 14 new
commercial offices
•Opened representative offices in New York
and Taiwan
“I started from nothing 25 years ago and built a
15-branch accounting office with 26,000 annual
customers. We expanded and doubled our business
based on the million dollar credit line that we got
from Bank of the West, so I’m very loyal to them
even as I’ve moved on to other interests.”
Stan Turel, Board Member, Willamette Vineyards
“We’re a $200 million national professional design
services firm and we need the resources of a large
bank. Bank of the West is a local bank with a local
feel but with national and international capabilities,
and it fits our business model very well.”
Bill Amadon, David Evans and Associates, Inc.
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