# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001166928
**File Stem:** 0001166928-26-000020
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
**Character Count:** 1860
**Document Hash:** fac6c451570aa1d00c4cc01051ca56ac
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001166928-26-000020.hdr.sgml**: 20260408

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001166928-26-000020

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260309

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** WEST BANCORPORATION INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001166928
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 421230603
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** IA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CORRESP

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3330 WESTOWN PARKWAY
- **CITY:** WEST DES MOINES
- **STATE:** IA
- **ZIP:** 50266
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 5152222309

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3330 WESTOWN PARKWAY
- **CITY:** WEST DES MOINES
- **STATE:** IA
- **ZIP:** 50266

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March 9, 2026

**<u>VIA EDGAR</u>**

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Madeleine Joy Mateo

**Re: West Bancorporation, Inc.**

**Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Form S-3**

**<u>SEC File No. 333-293844 ("Registration Statement")</u>**

Dear Ms. Mateo:

On behalf of West Bancorporation, Inc., as registrant, the undersigned officer hereby requests that the effective date for the Registration Statement be accelerated so that it will become effective at 3:00 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time), or as soon as practicable thereafter, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

Feel free to telephone Joseph T. Ceithaml of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, the registrant's legal counsel, at (312) 629-5143 with any questions or comments.

Very truly yours,

West Bancorporation, Inc.

<u>/s/ David D. Nelson</u> 

David D. Nelson

Chief Executive Officer and President

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