First Hawaiian Bank is the oldest and largest bank on the archipelago. It is a subsidiary of BancWest, which in turn is owned by French bank BNP Paribas. Founded in 1858 to serve the whaling industry, First Hawaiian Bank has about 60 branches in Hawaii, plus locations in Guam and Saipan. The bank also has operations in the British West Indies and Japan. It offers standard deposit products such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, and IRAs. The bank mainly originates real estate-related loans such as commercial and residential mortgages and construction and land development loans. It also writes business and consumer loans.