Of the country’s five largest banks in assets, four are battling hard for dominance in Colorado — JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank.

Wells Fargo, long the dominant bank in the state, has seen its market share slip, and so has U.S. Bank. That has allowed the nation’s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, to move into the third spot.

Bank of America, the country’s second biggest bank in assets, has seemingly come out of nowhere. As it moves up fast from the outside, it remains a long shot to win, due largely to a late start. Yet, ask CEO Brian Moynihan where he wants to finish in Colorado, and he said the bank isn’t ready to settle for anything less than a win.

“We always want to be No. 1 in every one of our businesses. That’s our goal. We have moved up a lot, and we wil

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