- Business
- CoBiz Financial Inc. (NASDAQ:COBZ), a diversified financial services holding company founded in 1994 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, operates through subsidiaries providing commercial banking, wealth management, and insurance services primarily to businesses, business owners, and professionals in Colorado and Arizona; core offerings include commercial and real estate banking via Colorado Business Bank and Arizona Business Bank, treasury management, leveraged and specialty lending in healthcare and public finance, private banking and investment management through CoBiz Private Client Advisors and CoBiz Wealth, employee benefits brokerage and consulting, and property and casualty insurance brokerage via CoBiz Insurance. The company maintains a focus on fee-based business lines complementing its commercial banking segment, targeting mid-market commercial clients with sophisticated financial products such as retirement income strategies, coordinated investment planning, performance-based analytics, and 24/7 online benefit technology. In October 2018, CoBiz Financial completed its acquisition by BOK Financial Corporation in a $1 billion cash-and-stock transaction, marking its integration into BOK Financial's regional operations across multiple states including Colorado and Arizona, with CoBiz operations rebranded under BOK Financial by March 2019; the deal delivered projected cost savings of approximately 40% of CoBiz's non-interest expenses and enhanced BOK Financial's commercial banking footprint, though COBZ ticker references persist in certain trading platforms as of 2025.