West Coast Community Bancorp Merges With 1st Capital Bancorp to Form West Coast Community Bank

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.

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.

Bank First Corporation Acquires Centre 1 Bancorp, Inc. in All-Stock Deal

January 2, 2026

Financial Services

Bank First Corporation (holding company of Bank First, N.A.) completed its acquisition of Centre 1 Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of The First National Bank and Trust Company, in an all-stock transaction. The deal expands Bank First’s services into trust and wealth management and increases its footprint across Wisconsin and the Stateline area of Illinois.

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.

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.

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.