On Jan. 17, BMO Financial Group, and its subsidiaries, BMO Financial Corp. and BMO Harris Bank N.A., were given approval to complete the acquisition of Bank of the West from its parent bank, BNP Paribas. The Bank of Montreal is a Canadian multinational investment bank and financial services company. BMO Harris Bank, N.A., doing business as BMO, is the U.S. subsidiary of Bank of Montreal. Bank o...