PremierWest Bancorp (PremierWest) is a bank holding company. It is a financial services holding company headquartered in Medford, Oregon. Bancorp operates primarily through its subsidiary PremierWest Bank, which offers a variety of financial services. It conducts a general commercial banking business, gathering deposits from the general public and applying those funds to the origination of loans for real estate, commercial and consumer purposes and investments. The Bank offers a range of financial products and services through its network of branches consisting of a two state region between northern California and southern Oregon, including the Rogue Valley and Roseburg, Oregon; the markets situated around Sacramento, California; and the Bend/Redmond area of Deschutes County located in central Oregon. In April 2013, AmericanWest Bank's holding company announced the acquisition of PremierWest, and Pearl Merger Sub Corp merged with PremierWest.