Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. My name is Krista, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to West Bancorporation Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]
I would now like to turn the conference over to Jane Funk, CFO. Please go ahead.
Jane Funk
Executive VP, Treasurer & CFO
Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. I’m Jane Funk, the CFO of West Bancorporation, Inc., and I’d like to welcome the participants on our call today, and thank you for joining us. With me today are Dave Nelson, our CEO; Harlee Olafson, Chief Risk Officer; Todd Mather, our Central Iowa Market President; and Brad Peters, our Minnesota Group President. During today’s conference call, we may make projections or other forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding future events or the future financial performance of the company.
We caution that such statements are predictions and that actual results may differ materially. Please see the forward-looking statement disclosure in our 2026 second quarter earnings release for more information about risks and uncertainties, which may affect us. The information we will provide today is accurate as of June 30, 2026, and we undertake no duty to update the information.
With that, I’ll turn it over to Dave Nelson.
