Dan Barclay, CEO and group head of capital markets for BMO Financial Group, will retire on Nov. 1 and transition to a role as senior advisor to the CEO. BMO selected Alan Tannenbaum to succeed Barclay and to join the bank’s executive committee. read more

OCT 11, 2023 - 6:44 am

BMO appointed Darrel Hackett U.S. CEO of BMO Financial Group, president and CEO of BMO Harris Bank and CEO of BMO's U.S. holding company, BMO Financial Corp. Hackett's appointment follows the retirement announcement of Dave Casper. read more

APR 21, 2023 - 6:57 am

BMO Financial Group and BNP Paribas announced a long-term commercial agreement and new cross-border framework to enhance coverage and access to a global network for their commercial banking clients. read more

FEB 22, 2023 - 7:19 am

BMO Financial Group appointed Nadim Hirji as group head of BMO Commercial Banking. Hirji will report to CEO Darryl White and join the bank's executive committee. Hirji’s appointment will go into effect March 1. read more

FEB 16, 2023 - 7:19 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 committed to purchase carbon credits over five years representing 5,750 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal and reductions via an agreement with CarbonCure Technologies, a climate technology company. read more

OCT 27, 2022 - 7:15 am

BMO Financial Group opened BMO Tower, its new U.S. headquarters in Chicago. The 50-story building is located in Chicago's West Loop Gate neighborhood. read more

JUN 27, 2022 - 7:34 am

BMO opened a commercial banking office in Grand Rapids, MI, led by James Hess, managing director for Michigan for the company. The office is comprised of five commercial bankers focused on diversified industries, equipment finance and treasury and payment solutions. read more

MAY 26, 2022 - 7:33 am

BMO named Jon Biorkman the new U.S. managing director and head of BMO Equipment Finance. Biorkman is based in Milwaukee and serves on the board of directors for the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association. read more

MAY 10, 2022 - 7:28 am

BMO Financial Group is serving as lead sustainability structuring coordinator for a three-year, $250 million sustainability-linked revolving credit facility for Seaspan, a containership leasing company. read more

FEB 18, 2022 - 6:53 am

BMO Financial Group plans to join Breakthrough Energy Catalyst and its philanthropic and private sector partners to accelerate clean technologies and climate solutions that are critical to getting the world to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. read more

JAN 31, 2022 - 6:20 am

BMO Financial Group expanded its commercial banking operations in Florida, naming new leaders in the South Florida, West Florida and Central/North Florida regions. read more

JAN 10, 2022 - 6:20 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

BMO Financial Group pre-purchased the permanent removal of 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through direct air capture technology. read more

NOV 29, 2021 - 6:44 am

Acting as co-lead green structuring agent, BMO Financial Group issued C$500 million ($392.98 million) in green bonds under a green finance framework with Bruce Power, a private sector power provider in Ontario. read more

NOV 23, 2021 - 6:01 am