ABOUT Bank of the West

Bank of the West is a renowned financial institution that aims towards the advancement in economy in USA and beyond. In 1874 this bank was established in San Jose, California as Farmers National Gold Bank. In the year 1880, this bank became the National Bank of San Jose. After being renamed Bank of the West, this bank was bought and merged with French Bank of California by Banque Nationale de Paris or BNP in 1979. Currently, this bank has 700 branches in 19 states of USA and holds assets that are of more than 62 billion USD. BancWest Investment Services is a subsidiary that this bank wholly owns. Mr. J. Michael Shepherd is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of both Bank of the West and BancWest Corporation. West Bank conference is the flagship conference of this company.