BancWest knows which direction it's heading. The subsidiary of French banking group BNP Paribas is the holding company for Bank of the West and First Hawaiian Bank. On the US mainland, Bank of the West, founded in 1874, has around 700 locations in nearly 20 states west of the Mississippi River. Founded in 1858, First Hawaiian has about 60 branches in Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan. The banks' services include residential and commercial real estate lending, commercial banking (with expertise in niche lending such as agricultural loans, church loans, and loans to RV and boat dealers), consumer finance, credit cards, insurance, investments, private banking, and wealth management. BNP Paribas acquired BancWest in 2001.

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Key people and executives for BancWest Corporation

Top competitors of BancWest Corporation

• Bank of America
• Bank of Hawaii
• Wells Fargo

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Hoover's Industries

• Financial Services
  • Banks and Credit Unions(primary)

Subsidiaries/affiliates of BancWest Corporation

• Bank of the West
• First Hawaiian Bank