Bank West
This article is about the Canadian bank. For the Australian bank, see Bankwest. For the United States bank, see Bank of the West.
| Subsidiary | |
| Traded as | TSX: WES |
| Industry | Bank |
| Fate | Acquired by Desjardins Group |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Defunct | 2010 |
| Headquarters | High River, Alberta |
Key people | Shelly Flint, CEO |
| Products | Financial services |
| Parent | Western Financial Group |
| Website | www.bankwest.ca |
Bank West is a chartered bank that was founded in High River, Alberta in 2002. The bank is wholly owned by Western Financial Group Inc.[1] Western Financial Group focused on insurance consolidation, but expanded into banking in 2002. The bank maintains offices in High River and Winnipeg. The bank acquired Ubiquity Bank in November 2007 and Agrifinancial in February 2009.[2]
In 2010, Western Financial was acquired by the Desjardins Group[3] and the transaction was completed in 2011.[4]
See also
- List of Canadian banks
External links
References
- ↑ "About Bank West". Bank West. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ↑ "Western Financial Group Inc. and Bank West Announce Completion of Acquisition of AgriFinancial". Bank West. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ↑ "UPDATE: Desjardins Boosts Western Presence With Western Financial Buy DECEMBER 24, 2010". Wall Street Journal. 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ↑ "Desjardins Financial Group Acquires 95.5 % of Outstanding Common Shares of Western Financial Group". Western Financial Group. 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2014-01-02.