Bank of the West

240 Green card sponsorships · 1,028 Temporary work filings · Finance & Insurance · FY2008–FY2025
FEIN 94-0475440 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
10,800 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
240 Green-card filings PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record
1,028 Work-visa filings LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record
$125,384 Median offered wage FY2023 n=6 PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings · Database Architects (15-1199)

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  • Finance & Insurance · est. 10,800 U.S. employees
  • Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Bank of the West = -96%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (2) against FY2024 (46).Finance & Insurance = +17%: all Finance & Insurance employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Bank of the West put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 522190, 236 of 240 green-card filings; its filings carry 2 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (46 and 2).Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ -96%Bank of the West +17%Finance & Insurance +8%All U.S. Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (46 and 2) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (46 and 2) Rank Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (46 and 2) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (46 and 2) Percentile 2 vs 46 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Bank of the West = -100%: its green-card filings, FY2025 (0) against FY2024 (7).Finance & Insurance = +77%: all Finance & Insurance employers' green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Bank of the West put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 522190, 236 of 240 green-card filings; its filings carry 2 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +60%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ green-card filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (7 and 0).Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ -100%Bank of the West +77%Finance & Insurance +60%All U.S. Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (7 and 0) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (7 and 0) Rank Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (7 and 0) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (7 and 0) Percentile 0 vs 7 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesBank of the West = 0.27: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.43.Finance & Insurance = 2.1: the median of 465 ranked Finance & Insurance employers' rates, per 100 employees. Finance & Insurance: the industry code Bank of the West put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 522190, 236 of 240 green-card filings; its filings carry 2 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #389 of 465 in Finance & Insurance · #4,602 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 0.27Bank of the West 2.1Finance & Insurance 4.8All U.S. #389 of 465 in Finance & Insurance #4,602 of 5,111 in U.S. Rank Bottom 17% of Finance & Insurance Bottom 10% of U.S. Percentile 61 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2023
  • Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 35.7% of 255 state-year cells < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
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Every measurement we computed

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1.6% Work visas denied⁠Work visas deniedBank of the West = 1.6%: 1 of its 61 work-visa filings denied, FY2023-25.Finance & Insurance = 0.2%: all Finance & Insurance employers' work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Bank of the West put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 522190, 236 of 240 green-card filings; its filings carry 2 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 0.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Tied #577 with 3 others of 622 in Finance & Insurance · Tied #9,182 with 10 others of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 1 of 61 filings · FY2023-25
4.3% Green cards denied⁠Green cards deniedBank of the West = 4.3%: 1 of its 23 green-card filings denied, FY2023-25.Finance & Insurance = 1.4%: all Finance & Insurance employers' green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Bank of the West put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 522190, 236 of 240 green-card filings; its filings carry 2 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.1%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #180 of 193 in Finance & Insurance · Tied #1,783 with 4 others of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 1 of 23 filings · FY2023-25
19.7% Work visas certified⁠Work visas certifiedBank of the West = 19.7%: 12 of its 61 work-visa filings certified, FY2023-25.Finance & Insurance = 92.1%: all Finance & Insurance employers' work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Bank of the West put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 522190, 236 of 240 green-card filings; its filings carry 2 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.9%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #621 of 622 in Finance & Insurance · #9,695 of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 12 of 61 filings · FY2023-25
91.3% Green cards certified⁠Green cards certifiedBank of the West = 91.3%: 21 of its 23 green-card filings certified, FY2023-25.Finance & Insurance = 94.8%: all Finance & Insurance employers' green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Bank of the West put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 522190, 236 of 240 green-card filings; its filings carry 2 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.6%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #160 of 193 in Finance & Insurance · Tied #1,607 with 9 others of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 21 of 23 filings · FY2023-25
78.7% Work visas certified, then withdrawn⁠Work visas certified, then withdrawnBank of the West = 78.7%: 48 of its 61 work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, FY2023-25.Finance & Insurance = 6.3%: all Finance & Insurance employers' work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Bank of the West put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 522190, 236 of 240 green-card filings; its filings carry 2 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 5.8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 48 of 61 filings · FY2023-25
0.0% Work visas withdrawn⁠Work visas withdrawnBank of the West = 0.0%: 0 of its 61 work-visa filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Finance & Insurance = 1.4%: all Finance & Insurance employers' work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Bank of the West put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 522190, 236 of 240 green-card filings; its filings carry 2 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 0 of 61 filings · FY2023-25
4.3% Green cards withdrawn⁠Green cards withdrawnBank of the West = 4.3%: 1 of its 23 green-card filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Finance & Insurance = 3.8%: all Finance & Insurance employers' green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Bank of the West put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 522190, 236 of 240 green-card filings; its filings carry 2 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.3%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 1 of 23 filings · FY2023-25
1,268 Green-card + work-visa filings⁠Green-card + work-visa filingsNo percentile or rank — we rank green-card and work-visa filings per employee separatelyNo share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of themSource: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ FY2008–FY2025 filings
-96% Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Bank of the West = -96%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (2) against FY2024 (46).Finance & Insurance = +17%: all Finance & Insurance employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Bank of the West put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 522190, 236 of 240 green-card filings; its filings carry 2 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (46 and 2).Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 2 vs 46 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
0.27 Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesBank of the West = 0.27: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.43.Finance & Insurance = 2.1: the median of 465 ranked Finance & Insurance employers' rates, per 100 employees. Finance & Insurance: the industry code Bank of the West put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 522190, 236 of 240 green-card filings; its filings carry 2 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #389 of 465 in Finance & Insurance · #4,602 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 61 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2023
-100% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's sizeNo count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itselfSource: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 0 vs 7
0.11 Green-card filings per 100 employees⁠Green-card filings per 100 employeesBank of the West = 0.11: each year's green-card filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.06.Finance & Insurance = 0.53: the median of 183 ranked Finance & Insurance employers' rates, per 100 employees. Finance & Insurance: the industry code Bank of the West put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 522190, 236 of 240 green-card filings; its filings carry 2 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.9: the median of 1,693 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #149 of 183 in Finance & Insurance · #1,456 of 1,693 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 23 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2024

Public record data. PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

232 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2008–FY2025
2 Denied 0.8% rate · FY2008–FY2025
6 Withdrawn 2.5% rate · FY2008–FY2025

Filings over time

How many green-card filings Bank of the West has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

01123FY2011FY2013FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2023FY2024
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Data through FY2025

What this means

Bank of the West applied to sponsor 240 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2025. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

Recent layoff notices

Bank of the West has filed 5 WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

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