Commercial Federal Corp.

As of December 5, 2005, Commercial Federal Corporation was acquired by Bank of the West. Commercial Federal Corporation operates as the holding company for Commercial Federal Bank that offers commercial and retail banking services. The bank offers various deposit products, including noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, custodial escrow accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises residential and commercial real estate, construction, commercial operating and other, consumer home equity, and consumer loans. The bank also engages in mortgage loan origination and servicing, sale of mortgage loans in the secondary market, commercial and industrial lending, and small business banking, as well as in the provision of cash management services, brokerage and insurance services, and Internet banking. The bank invests in the U.S. treasury obligations, government-sponsored enterprise debt obligations, state and political subdivisions, and other securities. As of June 14, 2005, the bank operated 198 branches in Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arizona. Commercial Federal Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.