**Acquired by by BMO Bank, NA in September 2023. Founded in 1874, $62.4 billion-asset Bank of the West member FDIC and equal housing lender, offers a full range of personal, commercial, wealth management and international banking services. The bank operates more than 700 retail and commercial banking locations in 19 Western and Midwestern states. Bank of the West is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, which has a presence in 80 countries with nearly 200,000 employees.
The Athletic teams at the University of New Mexico are known as the New Mexico Lobos. The University of New Mexico participates in the NCAA Division I in the Mountain West Conference (MWC). The university's athletic program fields teams in 19 varsity sports. The men's soccer program is the only varsity team that does not compete in the MWC, but instead participates in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). The school colors are cherry red, silver and white, and the official fight song is "Hail, New Mexico".