American Banker

MARCH 14, 2016

Two executives and two directors have resigned from Community Bank of the Bay in Oakland, Calif.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This bill of “personal financial data rights” is similar to the California Privacy Protection Act that is already in force for banks doing business in CA. The difference is that 1033 is more product-focused and pertains to just certain types of information, such as transaction and balance data.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Link insights to all community banking growth strategies and market activation so that multicultural banking becomes ingrained in all products, services, and marketing and is not a standalone effort. This effort looks like more multicultural events, targeted education, and tailored products for both banks.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 3, 2017

For perspective, a mere 4 banks have opened since 2011, and two of those were in 2017 alone: both International Bank of Commerce of Oklahoma City, OK, and Blue Gate Bank of Costa Mesa, CA, opened in January 2017. For bankers considering starting a new bank, some of the hurdles you can expect include: 1.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

and Ciaran McMullan , former CEO of Suncrest Bank CA extolled the benefits of OTC listing, particularly OTCQX market listing in a session titled How to Maximize Your Stock as Currency. They'll be asked in the community about the bank and its prospects. But for most of you, shareholder liquidity takes intentional effort.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Community banks in the Pacific Northwest and New England completed acquisitions late in the week, and the TIAA-EverBank deal has moved a step closer to reality.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Cathay General Bancorp in Los Angeles has agreed to a community reinvestment plan tied to its deal to buy SinoPac Bancorp from Bank SinoPac in Taiwan.

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American Banker

MAY 31, 2016

Community Business Bank in West Sacramento, Calif., has finally put the Troubled Asset Relief Program in the past.

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American Banker

APRIL 19, 2016

Community Bank in Pasadena, Calif., said Tuesday that it has named Lyle Knight, a former CEO of First Interstate BancSystem in Billings, Mont., to its board.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Large banks are outpacing community banks in deposit gathering because new liquidity rules make deposits more valuable to the biggest banks, mobile banking has been a deposit magnet for the heavyweights, and regional and midsize players hold certain advantages over smaller rivals, too.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Large banks are outpacing community banks in deposit gathering because new liquidity rules make deposits more valuable to the biggest banks, mobile banking has been a deposit magnet for the heavyweights, and regional and midsize players hold certain advantages over smaller rivals, too.

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American Banker

JULY 20, 2016

Executives at several minority-owned community banks nationwide, including OneUnited Bank in Boston and Carver Federal Savings Bank in New York, say they have received a windfall of deposits in recent weeks, coinciding with the introduction of the Black Money Matters Project.

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American Banker

JUNE 21, 2016

The ultimate approval of the CIT-OneWest merger by regulators represents a giant step backwards for the Community Reinvestment Act.

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American Banker

APRIL 29, 2016

Central Valley Community Bancorp in Fresno, Calif., has agreed to buy the $156 million-asset Sierra Vista Bank in Folsom, Calif., for $24 million, or $5.22 a share, in cash and stock.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As voters in California, Florida and nine other states decide whether to legalize marijuana, the results may force Congress to resolve differences between federal and state laws that have paralyzed much of the banking industry.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Banc of California in Irvine has delayed filing its third-quarter 10-Q as it continues to probe purported improper transactions that may have involved directors and senior executives.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., said Monday that it expects to report a third-quarter loss of 5 cents a share, reflecting $38.8 million in chargeoffs tied to eight loans in its technology, commercial and specialty lending divisions.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 4, 2016

has agreed to buy a pair of branches from Pacific Western Bank in Beverly Hills, Calif. First Foundation in Irvine, Calif.,

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American Banker

JULY 25, 2016

Problem technology credits drove down quarterly profits at Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., which said it will pull back on tech lending even though that had become one of its most important niches.

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American Banker

JULY 21, 2016

Banc of California's second-quarter profits soared on stronger lending and credit quality. billion-asset company increased net income 66% from a year earlier to $26.5 million, it said in a news release Thursday.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Profit at Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach in California improved in the third quarter, due to loan growth and increased securities income.

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American Banker

JULY 19, 2016

Profit improved at both BBCN Bancorp and Wilshire Bancorp in the second quarter, about two weeks ahead of the closing date for the Los Angeles companies' merger.

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American Banker

JANUARY 2, 2017

Is your bank effectively mitigating the risk of 'managing to metrics'? The phony-account scandal at Wells Fargo illustrates how sales quotas can incent bad behavior. Or could it be in danger of becoming a 'cargo cult'?

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Provident Financial Holdings in Riverside, Calif., has restated earnings from its most-recent quarter after it booked higher loan-origination costs.

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American Banker

JULY 22, 2016

Second-quarter earnings at Cathay General Bancorp in Los Angeles fell 22.9% million from a year earlier on a triple-digit spike in chargeoffs.

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American Banker

JULY 6, 2016

The number of customers who obtained 10 payday loans in 2015 outnumbered those who obtained just one, the California Department of Business Oversight said in a report Wednesday.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Stephen Gordon has long been known as an entrepreneurial banker, which helped him expand his California bank aggressively over a five-year period. A spike in chargeoffs that led to a third-quarter loss spurred Gordon to beef up credit oversight. The question is whether that effort will stymie loan growth.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Following the passage of the November ballot initiative, it is hugely important that cannabis businesses in the nation's largest state be able to secure bank accounts, at a minimum.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Banc of California in Irvine and PL Capital have reached an apparent truce, as the bank agreed to consider letting the activist investor group submit two nominees to next year's board election.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 30, 2016

As banks grow and their business models become more complex, some find that adding a general counsel to the staff makes sense. Bank SNB in Stillwater, Okla., says hiring one allowed it to reduce its legal fees by 80%. Here are the pros and cons.

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American Banker

JULY 8, 2016

billion-asset holding company for Citizens Business Bank said David Farnsworth will start as credit chief of both entities on July 18. He will succeed James Dowd, who retired on July 1.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

A federal judge has silenced — at least temporarily — a whistleblower who brought charges of misconduct at the parent company of Bank of Internet USA in San Diego.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Kim Kaselionis saw a lot of small-business-loan applications die on her desk when she was a bank chief, so she started a crowdfunding firm to nurse along startups till they were bankable. That's where Fresno First comes in.

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American Banker

MAY 18, 2016

Louise Walker, the head of First Northern Bank in Dixon, Calif., will be wearing an additional hat over the next year — chair of the California Bankers Association.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., reported a larger-than-forecast quarterly loss after deciding to set aside more reserves than it predicted it would a week earlier.

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American Banker

AUGUST 31, 2016

Plenty of banks have ended their federal loss-share deals early, but despite the incentives to wind them down, plenty more still have these crisis-era arrangements in place. It may be due to varying deadlines, mistakes calculating loan values or worries that they still might need the coverage for home equity lines.

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American Banker

AUGUST 23, 2016

The latest lending figures show just how prodigious banks' shift from construction to C&I loans has been since the crisis. Yet a hard look at C&I credits, especially their loss rates, raises questions about whether they are safer.

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