Bank of Montreal

The Bank of Montreal operating as BMO Financial Group and commonly shortened to BMO is one of the Big Five banks in Canada. It is the fourth-largest bank in Canada by market capitalization and based on assets, and among the ten largest banks in North America. The bank officially began conducting business on November 3, 1817, making it Canada's oldest bank. In Canada, the bank operates as BMO Bank of Montreal and has more than 900 branches, serving over seven million customers. The company is ranked at number 131 on the Forbes Global 2000 list.