Canadian Western Bank

CANADIAN WESTERN BANK is the largest Canadian bank regionally focused on Western Canada. The Canadian Western Bank (TSX: CWB) is based in Edmonton, and which operates primarily in western Canada. The bank serves personal and commercial clients in Western Canada. 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 1984).^[3] 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.