Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> January 27, 2017

Positive Environment Supports Valuation Levels for Pacific Northwest Banks

Chimera Bohlen, Jacquelynne
Jacquelynne Chimera Bohlen, CFA, is a Managing Director based in Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Inc.’s Portland office where she covers community and regional banks headquartered in the Western United States. Prior to joining the firm in September 2003, she was an Assistant Branch Manager for Wells Fargo Financial where she spent the majority of her days tailoring loan products to meet borrowers’ individual needs and working through collection issues with delinquent borrowers. Ms. Bohlen received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a double major in business economics and communication, and she is a CFA charterholder. Profile
TWST: Let's start with a look back at 2016. Were there many surprises? Did the year evolve the way you expected?

Ms. Bohlen: From an economic standpoint, it