Read the case and answer the following questions.

1. How would you classify united bank of denver? - a community bank, a regional bank, a super-regional bank, a wholesale or retail bank, etc.

2. How does the performance of the economy in a banks market region typically affect that bank? How did the economy affect the performance of the united bank of Denver?

3. Evaluate the risks united bank has taken over the last several years. Identify strengths and weaknesses in profit performance.

4. What strategic plan would you suggest for a bank like united bank of Denver and its holding company in the rapidly changing banking environment.

Abdulrahim Taysir