BMO Bank (BMO), the Official Bank of UC Berkeley, is located on the first floor of the MLK Jr. Building and is here to serve your banking needs and answer any financial questions you have. In addition to their campus branch, BMO has 10 ATMs across campus to ensure that students, faculty, staff, and the campus community can easily and conveniently do their banking without having to leave campus.
BMO also provides the UC Berkeley community with scholarships, paid internships, financial guidance programs, and funding for important campus and student-led initiatives...
In October 2015, the Federal Registrar and Department of Education amended ruling updates from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Below is a list of the amended rulings and required activation dates.
Frequently Asked Questions: Bank of the West Transition to BMO Bank
UC Berkeley’s official bank, Bank of the West, was acquired by BMO Bank (BMO) in early 2023. See our answers to frequently asked questions about the transition to BMO.
When seeking out potential interns for Bank of the West, Recruiting Manager Elijah Padua emphasized the mutually beneficial relationship with UC Berkeley noting the bank “provides summer internships to UC Berkeley students who in turn provide fresh perspectives and new ideas to the bank.” Of the 29 interns hosted this past summer, it comes as no surprise that 11 of these positions were secured by UC Berkeley students.
Bank of the West, the university’s official bank, has been a longtime sponsor of registered student organization (RSO) grants awarded through the LEAD (Leadership, Engagement, Advising, & Development) Center. For the past five years, the bank has provided $20,000 in funding annually to be distributed to RSOs that further one of the bank’s areas of interest: sustainability, financial literacy or...
BANK OF THE WEST: BIG BANK ON CAMPUS BY STEVE COCHEO
UC Berkeley's relationship with Bank of the West is the lead case study in this article about innovative financial services. The relationship represents a ten-year commitment for the bank to be...
A total of 11 UC Berkeley students worked this summer at Bank of the West in roles ranging from technology to finance to human resources. Once their internships ended, they shared their experiences in insightful “exit interviews” that may help future interns.
Just in time for the fall semester, students and the campus community can experience all new cardio equipment at the Recreational Sports Facility (RSF) and ...
The 10-year agreement, which establishes Bank of the West as the “Official Bank of UC Berkeley,” will provide the campus with more than $17 million in revenue to support merit-based scholarships and paid summer internships for students, as well as funding for priority programs like Bears for Financial Success and the UC Berkeley Food...
Bank of the West, the university’s official bank, has been a longtime sponsor of registered student organization (RSO) grants awarded through the LEAD (Leadership, Engagement, Advising, & Development) Center. For the past five years, the bank has provided $20,000 in funding annually to be distributed to RSOs that further one of the bank’s areas of interest: sustainability, financial literacy or...
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Just in time for the fall semester, students and the campus community can experience all new cardio equipment at the 
The 10-year agreement, which establishes Bank of the West as the “Official Bank of UC Berkeley,” will provide the campus with more than $17 million in revenue to support merit-based scholarships and paid summer internships for students, as well as funding for priority programs like Bears for Financial Success and the