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W Holding Company, Inc. (the “Company”) is a financial holding company
offering a full range of financial services. The business of the Company is
conducted primarily through its wholly-owned commercial bank subsidiary,
Westernbank Puerto Rico (“Westernbank” or the “Bank”). The Company’s other
direct subsidiary is Westernbank Insurance Corp. The Company was organized under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in February 1999 to become the bank
holding company of Westernbank. Westernbank was founded as a savings institution
in 1958 operating in the western and southwestern regions of Puerto Rico,
focusing on retail banking and emphasizing long-term fixed-rate residential
mortgage loans on one-to-four family residential properties. In 1994,
Westernbank changed its charter to become a full-service commercial bank.
Westernbank offers a full range of business and consumer financial services,
including banking, trust and brokerage services. Westernbank Insurance Corp.