More banks showing interest in region

The banking industry in Boulder and across the Front Range has improved greatly from the bleak years of the financial crisis, as evidenced by the number of new institutions that want to make the area their home.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), which is the second-largest bank in the country with $2.15 trillion in assets, is set to open its first retail branch in Boulder in March, at 1965 28th St. The new location will compete head-to-head with the two largest banks serving the Boulder area: JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo, and several large…