Posted in FINANCE Fed Approves BMO’s $16.3 Billion Bank of the West Takeover January 18, 2023 Bank of Montreal has received approval from the the Federal Reserve to acquire San Francisco-based Bank of the West, a combination that will create the 15th-largest US lender. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-17/fed-approves-bank-of-montreal-acquisition-of-bank-of-the-west