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Chase ranked highest in customer satisfaction among small business owners in the South and West regions, according to the 2016 J.D. Power study released today.

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J.D. Power Trophy

This is the fourth year in a row that Chase has earned the top ranking in the West.

“These J.D. Power rankings reflect that business owners really like doing business with us," said Jenn Piepszak, CEO of Chase Business Banking. “We make it easy for them to manage their day-to-day finances so they can focus on building their businesses and fulfilling their visions with passion and confidence.”

The bank ranked highest among thousands of small business respondents in:

West – Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

South – Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Chase also ranked third in:

Midwest – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Northeast – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

Chase for Business serves more than 4 million small businesses nationwide at every stage of growth, including providing more than $19 billion in funding in each of the last four years. The bank recently announced a third year of sponsorship for Startup Week in six cities across the United States as well as a $75 million commitment to increase access to capital and resources over three years to women, minority and veteran-owned small businesses through its Small Business Forward program.

About Chase

Chase is the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.5 trillion and operations worldwide. Chase serves nearly half of America’s households with a broad range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. Customers can choose how and where they want to bank: 5,300 branches, 15,500 ATMs, mobile, online and by phone. For more information, go to Chase.com.

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