Zions Bancorporation

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Zions Bancorporation
Company type Public company
Industry Financial services
FoundedOctober 1, 1873;150 years ago (1873-10-01)
Founder Brigham Young
Headquarters Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Key people
Harris H. Simmons
(Chairman and CEO)
Scott J. McLean
(President and COO)
Paul E. Burdiss
(CFO)
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$2.705 billion (2022)
Decrease2.svg US$907 million (2022)
Total assets Decrease2.svg US$89.545 billion (2022)
Total equity Decrease2.svg US$4.893 billion (2022)
OwnerHarris H. Simmons (1.04%)
Number of employees
9,989 (December 2022)
Website zionsbancorporation.com
Footnotes /references
[1] [2]
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Zions retail footprint
Zions Bank tower in Salt Lake City, Utah. Slc gateway tower east.jpg
Zions Bank tower in Salt Lake City, Utah.
A very early Salt Lake County Probate Court record documenting a business promissory note for Zion's Bank, January 20 1875. Zion's Bank Promissory Note to pay $1,000 to B.H. Schettler, January 20, 1875.jpg
A very early Salt Lake County Probate Court record documenting a business promissory note for Zion's Bank, January 20 1875.

Zions Bancorporation is a national bank headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. It operates as a national bank rather than as a bank holding company and does business under the following seven brands: Zions Bank, Amegy Bank of Texas, California Bank and Trust, National Bank of Arizona, Nevada State Bank, Vectra Bank Colorado, and the Commerce Bank of Washington. [1] It has 416 branches and over 1 million customers. [1] It was founded by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1873, although the church divested its interest in the bank in 1960.

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History

Zion's Savings Bank & Trust Company was established by the LDS Church in July 1873 to take over the savings department of the Deseret National Bank, the final and fourth attempted national bank created in Utah, incorporated in 1868. It opened for business on October 1, 1873 and received $5,876 in deposits from 46 depositors. [3] Brigham Young, LDS Church president, was the bank's first president, and the bank was intended to encourage immigration to Utah and further the financial interests of the church. [4]

During the Panic of 1893, the bank managed to remain solvent despite difficulties. [5]

During the early 20th century, Zions financed such firms as: [5] [3]

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. [6] [3]

Great Depression

On the morning of February 15, 1932 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, Heber J. Grant, president of both the bank and the LDS Church, placed a sign in the bank's window that read, in part: "[The bank] 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." [7]

Lines of depositors 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. [5]

In 1957, Zions merged with Utah Savings and Trust Company, established in 1889, and First National Bank of Salt Lake City, established in 1890. [5] The surviving institution was named Zions First National Bank. [3] [8] These banks merged into Zions in 1957. [3]

1960–2007

Keystone Insurance and Investment Co. was formed in April 1955 to acquire Lockhart Corporation. In April 1960, Keystone, together with several individual investors, acquired a 57.5% interest in Zions First National Bank from the LDS Church. [3] At that time, the bank had deposits of approximately $120 million. [3] In 1965, the name of the company was changed to Zions Bancorporation. However, it operated as Zions Utah Bancorporation from 1966 to 1987. [3]

It acquired Bank of Kearns in 1962, Bank of Spanish Fork in 1968, Utah National Bank in 1969, Bank OF Commerce, Bank of St. George, and Bountiful State Bank in 1970, Bank OF Vernal and Carbon Emery Bank in 1973. [8]

In January 1966, Zions became a public company via an initial public offering. [5] There continued to be some minority shareholders until April 1972, when the company exchanged the remaining minority shares for common shares.

The bank expanded into Nevada in 1985 with the purchase of Nevada State Bank. [9]

The bank entered Arizona in 1986 with the acquisition of Mesa Bank. [7] [10]

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. [11]

In March 1997, Zions acquired 27 branches in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah from Wells Fargo. [12]

In July 1997, Zions acquired Tri-State Bank of Idaho. [13]

In September 1997, Zions acquired Vectra Banking Corporation and Tri-State Finance Corporation of Colorado for a total of $200 million. [14] [15] [16]

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. [17] [18] Despite the unsuccessful pursuit of First Security, Zions became the largest bank headquartered in Utah.

In December 2005, the company expanded into Texas with the acquisition of Amegy Bank. [19]

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. [20] It repaid the final $700 million on September 26, 2012, [21] and the government realized a profit of $253 million from its investment in the company. [22] [23]

In 2010, Zions sold NetDeposit to BankServ. [24] [25]

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. [26]

In October 2018, Zions merged the holding company and its banking subsidiary ZB, N.A. into Zions Bancorporation, N.A. [27]

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References

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  2. ↑ "ZIONS BANCORPORATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Schedule 14A". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. March 23, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Our History". Zions Bank.
  4. ↑ Arrington, Leonard J. "Banking and Finance". Utah History Encyclopedia.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Knudson, Max B. (November 29, 1998). "1873 gathering led to the creation of Zion's Savings Bank". Deseret News .
  6. ↑ "140 Years of Creating Value: Zions Bancorporation: 2013 Year In Review" (PDF). Zions Bancorporation.
  7. 1 2 "History". Zions Bancorporation.
  8. 1 2 "ZIONS BANCORPORATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION". Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
  9. ↑ Calkins, Alison (March 25, 1996). "NSB president Hofmann drives change at oldest bank in Las Vegas Valley". Las Vegas Sun .
  10. ↑ Kristof, Nicholas (July 23, 1986). "Arizona Banking Showdown" . The New York Times .
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  12. ↑ Campbell, Joel (March 8, 1997). "ZIONS BUYS 32 WELLS FARGO BRANCHES; OFFICES IN 4 UTAH CITIES LIKELY TO CLOSE". Deseret News .
  13. ↑ "Zions Bancorp. completes acquisition of Tri-State Bank". Deseret News . July 14, 1997.
  14. ↑ "Zions Bancorp. to buy Vectra Banking, Tri-State Finance". Deseret News . Dow Jones & Company. September 24, 1997.
  15. ↑ "COMPANY NEWS; ZIONS BANCORP IN $200 MILLION EXPANSION DEALS" . The New York Times . Reuters. September 25, 1997.
  16. ↑ "Zions Buys 2 More Banks For $200 Million in Stock" . The Wall Street Journal . September 24, 1997.
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  19. ↑ "Zions completes acquisition of Amegy Bancorporation" . American City Business Journals . December 5, 2005.
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  21. ↑ "Zions Bancorporation, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Sep 26, 2012" (PDF). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. September 26, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Zions Bancorporation Redeems Its Remaining $700 Million Of TARP" (Press release). Zions Bancorporation. PR Newswire. September 26, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Zions Bancorporation Repays in Full its Remaining $700 Million in TARP Funds, Overall Positive Return on Tarp's Bank Programs Now Totals More than $21 Billion" (Press release). United States Department of the Treasury. September 26, 2012.
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