Bank BankWest, Inc.
BankWest, Inc. is a federally insured bank based in Pierre, South Dakota.
- Type
- Bank
- Charter
- State-chartered commercial bank, not a Federal Reserve member
- Primary regulator
- FDIC
- Established
- August 30, 1889
- Headquarters
- Pierre, SD
- FDIC certificate #
- 4009
- Fed RSSD ID
- 540551
- Holding company
- South Dakota Bancshares Inc
- Website
- www.bankwest-sd.com
Source: U.S. FDIC BankFind & NCUA 5300 Call Report (public data). Data sources · Data as of Q1 2026
Branches by state
BankWest, Inc. operates 22 branch locations in South Dakota. Select a state to drill down to its towns and individual branches.
Ownership
BankWest, Inc. is owned by South Dakota Bancshares Inc. See the full ownership & merger history.
BankWest, Inc. financial summary
Other banks in South Dakota
Federally insured banks headquartered in South Dakota, by total assets.
- Citibank, National Association $1.93T
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association $1.85T
- The Bancorp Bank, National Association $9.9B
- Pathward, National Association $7.11B
- First Bank & Trust $4.87B
- Dacotah Bank $4.87B
- First PREMIER Bank $3.55B
- First Dakota National Bank $3.3B
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