WAFD vs AVAL Comparison

WaFd Inc is engaged in providing lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services to consumers, mid-sized to large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estate. Through the WaFd Bank, it is involved in accepting deposits from the general public and investing these funds in loans of various types, including first-lien mortgages on single-family dwellings, construction loans, land acquisition and development loans among others. The Bank also invests in certain United States government and agency obligations along with other investments and also performs insurance brokerage activities. Geographically, it operates in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, California and Texas.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA is a Colombian financial services company. Its local operations consist of commercial banking (Banco de Bogota, Banco de Occidente, Banco Popular, and Banco AV Villas), pension fund management (Porvenir), and merchant banking (Corficolombiana). Outside Colombia, the company offers (via BAC Credomatic operations) consumer and credit card banking businesses in Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama) and Mexico. BAC Credomatic has key alliances with major credit card networks, such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Diners Club.