Operator

Thank you for standing by. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the West Bancorporation, Inc. First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Jane Funk, Chief Financial Officer. 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; Brad Winterbottom, Bank President; and Brad Peters, our Minnesota Group President. I'll start out by reading our fair disclosure statement.

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 first quarter earnings release for more information about risks and uncertainties, which may affect us. The information we provide today is accurate as of March 31, 2026, and we undertake no duty to update the information. And with that, I'll turn it over to Dave Nelson.

David Nelson
CEO, President & Director

Thank you, Jane. Welcome, everyone, and thank