UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)   August 15, 2008
United Western Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Colorado
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-21231	84-1233716
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
700 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2100 Denver, Colorado	80202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)
(303) 595-9898
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 7.01  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

 As previously announced, senior management will make a presentation on behalf of United Western Bancorp (the “Company”) at the Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett 13th Annual Community Bank Conference being held August 19 and 20, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.  A copy of the Company’s materials to be presented at the conference is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.  These materials are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 The Company’s presentation will include a discussion of our business,  growth strategies and recent financial results, and is scheduled to begin at 9:50 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, August 20.  This presentation will be webcast and available live via the Howe Barnes website at http://www.howebarnes.com.  Persons interested in the live webcast should join in five minutes prior to the scheduled start time.  An archive of the presentation materials will also be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, www.uwbancorp.com, for 60 days beginning on the day of the presentation.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)  Exhibits.

99.1 Investor presentation materials furnished pursuant to Item 7.01.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  August 15, 2008	UNITED WESTERN BANCORP, INC.
	By:  /s/ Michael J. McCloskey
	Name:   Michael J. McCloskey
	Title:     Chief Operating Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Investor presentation materials furnished pursuant to Item 7.01.

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