Canadian Western Bank

Infobox_Company
company_name = Canadian Western Bank
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company_type = Public company
foundation =Edmonton, Alberta , 1988
location = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
key_people = Larry Pollock
industry = Bank
products = Financial services
revenue = $221.8 million CAD [http://www.cwbankgroup.com/investor_relations/pr_pdfs/2006-Q4-Release.pdf/ (2006)]
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num_employees = 1,287 (2008)cite web |url=http://zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=CA;CWB&page=quotesearch|title=Company Profile for Canadian Western Bank (CA;CWB) |accessdate=2008-10-07]
homepage = http://www.cwbankgroup.com/The Canadian Western Bank (TSX|CWB) is a bank that is based in Edmonton, and which operates primarily in western Canada. The bank serves personal and commercial clients in Western Canada.

History

The bank was formed in 1988 by amalgamation of the Western & Pacific Bank of Canada (chartered in 1982) and the Bank of Alberta (chartered in 1983). [cite web | url = http://www.cwbank.com/about_us/history.asp | title = Canadian Western Bank - History | publisher = Canadian Western Bank | accessdate = 2006-04-24]

In 1993, it acquired Western Canadian branches of Metropolitan Trust.In 1994, Canadian Western Bank and North West Trust Company amalgamated as Canadian Western Bank. In 1996, it acquired BC Bancorp (chartered in 1967), and purchased the Aetna Trust Company, which was renamed Canadian Western Trust Company. In 2001, it acquired the Kelowna and Regina branches of the Laurentian Bank of Canada.

Mergers

Other financial services acquired by CWB:

* Bank of Alberta (chartered 1983)
* Western Canadian Branches of Metropolitan Trust 1983
* Acquired BC Bancorp (chartered 1967) 1996
* Aetna Trust Company 1996 - renamed Canadian Western Trust Company 1996
* Canadian Western Capital Ltd (formerly Majendie Charlton Securities Ltd.) 1997 - sold to Goepel McDermid Inc 2000
* Kelowna and Regina branches of Laurentian Bank 2001
* Canadian Direct Insurance Inc. (CDII) 2004
* Valiant Trust Company 2004
* Acquired branch of National Bank of Greece (Canada) 2005

ervices

Services provided by CWB:

* Mortgages
* Loans
* Personal accounts
* Investment products
* Business accounts
* (Small) business lending
* Insurance
* Credit Card (MasterCard)

Membership

CWB is a member of the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) and registered member with the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), a federal agency insuring deposits at all of Canada's chartered banks. It is also a member of:

* Interac
* MasterCard International
* Cirrus Network
* The Exchange (Canada)

"See also:" List of Canadian banks

External links

* [http://www.cwbankgroup.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.cwbank.com/default2.htm Bank web site]
* [http://www.cwt.ca/default2.htm Canadian Western Trust]
* [http://www.valianttrust.com Valiant Trust]
* [http://www.canadiandirect.com Canadian Direct Insurance]

References