Columbia State Bank, Fox Tower, Portland, OR 97205, US

Bank of the West, located in Portland, Ore., is one of more than 680 bank branches, owned and operated by Bank of the West, a full-service, regional financial institution with headquarters in San Francisco. Established more than 130 years ago, Bank of the West serves more than 3 million households and hundreds of business in 19 Western and Midwestern States in the United States. It offers customers a variety of financial products and services, including checking and savings accounts, debit and credit cards, investments, insurance, mortgages, trust services, consumer loans, Internet banking and telephone banking. Its commercial banking services include business credit and deposit and cash management services for mid-market and larger companies. Bank of the West is a subsidiary of BancWest Corporation, a $65 billion asset holding company that also owns $11 billion-asset First Hawaiian Bank, which operates 62 branches in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. BancWest Corporation is owned by BNP Paribas, a global financial services institution of European heritage, with offices in 85 countries.