Columbia Banking System (COLB)

Overall impact
C (51)

Commentary

Columbia Banking System is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 51.0 for overall impact (43rd percentile compared to all companies), Columbia Banking System ranks 50th out of 76 industry peers, behind Eagle Financial Bancorp, County Bancorp, First Capital and 46 others, and ahead of Farmers and Merchants State Bank, Oceanfirst Financial, Judo Capital Holdings and 23 others. On top material causes for Columbia Banking System's industry (Banking), Columbia Banking System performs well in Accountable Institutions (80.5 score) and performs poorly in Arts and Culture Access (38.7 score), Affordable, Safe Housing (36.3), Quality Lifelong Education (30.8) and 3 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Employees
6,005
Sector
Financials
Industry
Banks
Sub-industry
Specialized Finance
SASB industry
Commercial Banks
Headquarters
Wa, United States
Share classes
COLB
Description
Columbia Banking System, Inc. operates as the bank holding company of Umpqua Bank that provides banking, private banking, mortgage, and other financial services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including business, non-interest-bearing checking, interest-bearing checking and savings, and money market; and insured cash sweep and other investment sweep solutions. It also provides commercial lending products, such as commercial lines of credit and term loans, accounts receivable and inventory financing, international trade finance, commercial property loans, multifamily loans, equipment loans, commercial equipment leases, and real estate construction loans; and permanent financing and small business administration program financing, as well as capital markets. In addition, the company offers wealth management comprising financial planning, investment, trust, and insurance; and treasury management, which includes digital and mobile banking solutions, ACH, wires, positive pay, remote deposit capture, integrated payments, integrated receivables, lockbox, cash vault, real-time payments, commercial card, and foreign exchange and international banking related products, as well as merchant services. Further, it provides residential real estate loans and consumer loans. It serves its products to corporate, institutional, small business, and individual customers. The company was founded in 1953 and is based in Tacoma, Washington.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Columbia Banking System, based on its industry sub-industry Specialized Finance. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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