Valley Bank expanded its Chicago office by hiring Matthew Weidle as first senior vice president and Midwest regional president. In this new role, Weidle will focus on expanding Valley Bank’s commercial banking presence in the Chicago market and Midwest region. read more

MAY 24, 2023 - 6:55 am

BMO Financial Group, and its subsidiaries BMO Financial Corp. and BMO Harris Bank, completed the acquisition of Bank of the West from BNP Paribas. read more

FEB 2, 2023 - 7:06 am

BMO Financial Group has received all required regulatory approvals to complete its acquisition of Bank of the West from BNP Paribas and expects the acquisition to close on Feb. 1, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. read more

JAN 19, 2023 - 7:05 am

BMO Financial Group and its indirect, wholly-owned, Chicago-based subsidiary, BMO Harris Bank, signed a definitive agreement with BNP Paribas to acquire Bank of the West and its subsidiaries for $16.3 billion. read more

DEC 20, 2021 - 7:00 am

This year’s ranking of the Monitor’s top 40 players in the vendor channel illustrates an almost even split in performance, with 19 respondents reporting net gains and 21 posting declines. With collective vendor channel originations of $39,958.8 million, the group performed better than many anticipated this time last year with a net decline of 3.2%.... read more

Vol. 48 No. 3 2021

Bank of the West appointed Ken Turner head of its equipment finance division. Turner has been with Bank of the West since 2017, most recently as managing director of technology and healthcare under the equipment finance division. read more

JUL 16, 2020 - 7:20 am

Bank of the West named Joe Egitton ELS sales manager within its Equipment Finance Division. read more

MAR 30, 2020 - 7:00 am

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Nov/Dec 2019

In an attempt to discover the new breed of leaders who will carry our industry forward in the coming years, Dexter sat down with five current industry leaders under the age of 50. In a brief Q&A, this article provides insight into their leadership style, how they see themselves differently from traditional business leaders, and what advice influenced them most over their careers. ... read more

October 2019

The J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Small Business Banking Satisfaction Study revealed that small businesses feel “underappreciated” by their banks. Banks rated the highest by customers include Huntington, Capital One, Citibank & Chase. read more

NOV 1, 2018 - 6:45 am

The top 20 lenders in the segment, in the aggregate, filed financing statements covering a total of 69 woodworking equipment related filings during the month of June 2018. read more

AUG 22, 2018 - 6:15 am

Bank of the West opened a new Commercial Banking Center in Dallas. Susan Gardner was recently hired as managing director and regional manager and will lead the new center. read more

OCT 3, 2017 - 6:52 am

Monitor catches up with three Bank 50 leaders to discuss how they achieved growth in 2016 and how this year is measuring up to expectations. They offer predictions of what is in store for the industry in the second half of 2017, asserting that banks will continue to dominate equipment finance.... read more

July/August 2017

Boat and yacht retailer MarineMax expanded its financing facility to provide for borrowing of up to $350 million, up from its previous limit of $300 million. Wells Fargo CDF was the agent for the facility. read more

MAY 15, 2017 - 6:44 am

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation added 15 more equipment finance professionals to its ranks, including six from KLC Financial. read more

MAR 3, 2017 - 7:18 am