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Zions Bancorporation

Zions Bancorporation
Leadership team

Mr. Harris Henry Simmons (Chairman & CEO)

Mr. Scott J. McLean (Pres, COO & Director)

Mr. Paul E. Burdiss (Exec. VP & CFO)

Products/ Services
Agriculture, Banking, Finance, Financial Services
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Established
1873
Company Registration
SEC CIK number: 0000109380
Net Income
1B - 20B
Revenue
Above - 1B
Traded as
ZION
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Overview
Location
Summary
Zions Bancorporation, National Association provides various banking and related services primarily in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The company offers corporate banking services; commercial banking, including a focus on small- and medium-sized businesses; commercial real estate banking services; municipal and public finance services; retail banking, including residential mortgages; trust services; wealth management and private client banking services; and capital markets products and services. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 422 branches, which included 273 owned and 149 leased. The company was formerly known as ZB, National Association and changed its name to Zions Bancorporation, National Association in September 2018. Zions Bancorporation, National Association was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
History

During the Panic of 1893, the bank managed not only to remain solvent, but continued to grow.During the early 20th century, Zions financed such firms as:

Bingham Copper Company

Salt Lake and Los Angeles Railroad Company

Big Cottonwood Power Company

Salt Lake Gas Company The Panic of 1907 was the lone interruption in the steady growth of Zions. However, deposits grew from $2 million in 1901 to $9 million in 1918.

Great Depression

On the morning of February 15, 1932, 3 years after the Wall Street Crash of 1929, customers began a run on the bank, waiting in lines that ran out of the building and onto the street. Tellers were instructed to honor all withdrawal requests. In 2.5 days, a total of $1.5 million was withdrawn. Near the end of the second day, bank president Heber J. Grant placed a sign in the bank's window that read, in part:

is in a very strong, clean, liquid condition. It can pay off every depositor in full. Fear of its failure is not only without foundation, but positively foolish. There is not a safer bank in the State or the Nation.

Lines of customers that had been as long as a city block began to dwindle, and within five or six days many customers returned to deposit their money. By month's end, total deposits were more than withdrawals, and Zions had survived the Great Depression.In 1957, Zion's merged with Utah Savings and Trust Company and First National Bank of Salt Lake City. The surviving institution was named Zions First National Bank.

1960–2007

In 1960, Keystone Insurance and Investment Company, which had been founded in 1955, bought a majority stake in Zions from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and changed its name to Zions Utah Bancorporation. It kept that name until 1987, when it was shortened to Zions Bancorporation, its present name, to reflect the growing presence of the company outside of Utah.In January 1966, Zions became a public company via an initial public offering.The bank expanded into Nevada in 1985 with the purchase of Nevada State Bank.The bank entered Arizona in 1986 with the acquisition of Mesa Bank.It expanded into Colorado and New Mexico in 1996 by acquiring Aspen Bancshares, which operated Pitkin County Bank and Trust, Valley National Bank of Cortez, and Centennial Savings Bank.Zions made many acquisitions in 1997 and 1998.In 1997, Zions acquired Vectra Banking Corporation and Tri-State Finance Corporation of Colorado. Zions also acquired Tri-State Bank of Idaho. It also bought 27 branches in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah from Wells Fargo.In 1999, the company bid for First Security Corporation but lost to Wells Fargo after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission forced Zions to restate its results in prior years due to the way it accounted for acquisitions. Despite the unsuccessful pursuit of First Security, Zions became the largest bank headquartered in Utah.

In 2001, the company was added to the S&P 500 Index.In 2005, the company expanded into Texas with the purchase of Amegy Bank.

2008–present

On October 27, 2008, Zions received a $1.4 billion investment from the U.S. government as a result of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. It repaid the final $700 million on September 26, 2012, and the government realized a profit of $253 million from its investment in the company.On August 31, 2010, Zions announced the sale of its NetDeposit subsidiary to BankServ.On June 1, 2015, Zions Bancorporation announced a corporate restructuring, which included the consolidation of seven bank charters into a single charter and $120 million in expense reduction initiatives.In November 2017, Zions announced plans to merge the holding company and its banking subsidiary ZB, N.A. into one Zions Bancorporation, N.A.

Mission
Our goal is to create value. Value for our customers. Value for the communities we serve. Value for our employees. And, most importantly, value for our shareholders.
Vision
the vision of founder Brigham Young to the reality of one of the nation's most impressive banking organizations, Zions continues to be a pioneer in banking.
Key Team

Mr. Aldon Scott Anderson (Exec. VP)

Mr. James R. Abbott (Sr. VP and Director of Investor Relations & External Communications)

Mr. Keith D. Maio (Exec. VP & Chief Risk Officer)

Ms. Jennifer Anne Smith (Exec. VP and Chief Technology & Operations Officer)

Mr. Thomas E. Laursen (Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec.)

Mr. Alvin Lee (Sr. VP & Director of Corp. Devel.)

Mr. Scott A. Law (Exec. VP & Chief HR)

Recognition and Awards
Zions Bancorporation has been recognized for its customer relations excellence, earning the Gallup Great Workplace Award for multiple consecutive years. Additionally, the company has been named one of the “Best Banks to Work For” by American Banker Magazine.
References
Zions Bancorporation
Leadership team

Mr. Harris Henry Simmons (Chairman & CEO)

Mr. Scott J. McLean (Pres, COO & Director)

Mr. Paul E. Burdiss (Exec. VP & CFO)

Products/ Services
Agriculture, Banking, Finance, Financial Services
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Established
1873
Company Registration
SEC CIK number: 0000109380
Net Income
1B - 20B
Revenue
Above - 1B
Traded as
ZION
Social Media