Topics covered: West Coast Banking Consolidation, Regulatory Compliance Costs, Pockets of Growth in Western Banking, Interest Rates and Loan-Growth Strategies
Companies covered: Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:NGS), Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT), Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION), Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), City National Corporation (NYSE:CYN), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB), BBCN Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBCN), Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIBC), Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WABC), SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB), Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC), CVB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CVBF), CPB Inc. (NYSE:CPF), Bank of Hawaii Corporation (NYSE:BOH), Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT), National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Cameron International Corporation (NYSE:CAM), BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP), Baker Hughes (NYSE:BKR), U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC), Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYMX)
