West Coast Community Bancorp (Santa Cruz County Bank) Merges with 1st Capital Bancorp

Central Valley Community Bancorp Completes Merger with Community West Bancshares; Combined Company Adopts Community West Name

April 1, 2024

Financial Services

Central Valley Community Bancorp (parent of Central Valley Community Bank) completed an all-stock merger with Community West Bancshares (parent of Community West Bank), effective April 1, 2024. The combined company assumes the Community West Bancshares name and NASDAQ ticker CWBC, creating a regional bank with approximately $3.5 billion in assets and an expanded branch footprint across Central California.

Southern California Bancorp Acquires Bank of Santa Clarita

October 1, 2021

Financial Services

Southern California Bancorp completed the previously announced merger with Bank of Santa Clarita, combining the community bank into its wholly owned subsidiary Bank of Southern California, N.A. The deal expands Southern California Bancorp's commercial banking footprint into the Santa Clarita Valley and creates a combined bank with approximately $2.2 billion in pro forma assets.

Banc of California and PacWest Bancorp to Combine in All-Stock Merger with $400M Investment from Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge

July 25, 2023

Financial Services

Banc of California and PacWest Bancorp have signed a definitive agreement to combine in an all‑stock merger under which PacWest will merge into Banc of California. Concurrent with closing, affiliates of Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge will invest $400 million of newly issued equity to support balance‑sheet repositioning and scale the combined California-focused business bank.

First Bancorp Acquires GrandSouth Bancorporation

January 1, 2023

Financial Services

First Bancorp (parent of First Bank) completed its acquisition of GrandSouth Bancorporation (the parent of GrandSouth Bank) effective January 1, 2023 in an all-stock merger (0.91 shares of First Bancorp per GrandSouth share). The deal expands First Bank's presence in South Carolina by adding GrandSouth's eight branches and is expected to accelerate First Bancorp's South Carolina growth, creating a combined company with approximately $12 billion in assets and 118 branches.

CrossFirst Bankshares Acquires Canyon Bancorporation and Canyon Community Bank

April 21, 2023

Financial Services

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. will acquire Canyon Bancorporation, Inc. and its subsidiary Canyon Community Bank, N.A. in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at an estimated $15.1 million. The deal adds a Tucson branch and core deposit base (Canyon Bank: $122M loans, $169M deposits as of March 31, 2023) to CrossFirst's regional banking footprint and is expected to close in H2 2023 subject to regulatory approval.

Cathay General Bancorp Acquires HSBC's West Coast Retail Banking Business

February 7, 2022

Financial Services

Cathay General Bancorp (through Cathay Bank) completed the purchase of HSBC Bank USA, N.A.'s West Coast mass retail consumer banking and retail business banking business, adding 10 retail branches in California and associated loans and deposits. The deal expands Cathay's branch network and consumer/business banking footprint on the U.S. West Coast.