BankWest

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Bank West is an Australian bank that has a colorful history behind its name. It started as a state bank way back in 1895 when it was first known as the Agricultural Bank of Western Australia with the primary goal of helping develop the agricultural industry in that part of Australia.

Soon after, the bank adopted several name changes before finally becoming a major acquisition of the Bank of Scotland. This took place in late 1995 with the Bank of Scotland eventually placing 49 percent of its acquired shares in the Australian Stock Exchange approximately a year later.

Today, Bank West is officially an HBOS plc subsidiary with its assets estimated at around AU $1,250 billion. It specializes in international bank services, project financing, and a selected variety of banking products. Many of its customers are involved in corporate and business ventures although just like other banks, it also welcomes applications for housing, agricultural, rural, and personal loan assistance.

Despite its stature as an international banking institution, Bank West is still mainly responsible for all the banking needs of many Australians. In fact, while its maintains central operations in Perth, Western Australia, Bank West has many expansion offices in several major Australian cities, including Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Adelaide. Collectively, its many branches service about 660,000 different customers, easily making Bank West an acknowledged market leader.

In Perth, Western Australia, the bank is said to be responsible for about a quarter of the entire banking needs of the people living in that area. Many of these needs are in the areas of bank deposits and advances.

Loans of all kinds, including purely personal ones, are also being entertained at West Bank. Applicants can avail of this and many other services through a wide variety of means which include accredited agents, ATM's, the Internet, and even a round-the-clock telephone service facility.