Cascade Bancorp

      Cascade Bancorp (Bancorp), is an Oregon chartered Financial Holding Company formed in 1990, with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank of the Cascades (the Bank) (collectively, “the Company” or “Cascade”) headquartered in Bend, Oregon. The Bank also operates in Idaho under the name of Farmers & Merchants, a Bank of the Cascades company. At December 31, 2006, the Company had total consolidated assets of approximately $2.2 billion, net loans of approximately $1.9 billion and deposits of approximately $1.7 billion.