BNP Paribas acquired full ownership of BancWest in December 2001.
Banque Nationale de Paris shareholders approved the merger of Paribas into BNP and changed BNP’s name to BNP Paribas on May 23, 2000. BNP Paribas later fully exited First Hawaiian ownership in February 2019.
The FDIC and Federal Reserve published September 29 feedback on 15 large banking organizations’ October 2025 resolution plans, identifying no formal shortcomings or deficiencies. The agencies also found BNP Paribas had satisfactorily addressed its 2021 shortcoming concerning continuity of repurchase-agreement activities.
Policy · Agency feedback · official dissent
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Federal Reserve / FDIC2026-09-29 · No formal shortcomings or deficiencies identified
September 29 assessment of October 2025 submissions; BNP Paribas’s 2021 shortcoming was satisfactorily addressed. Specific feedback can still require attention despite no formal deficiency.