Updates
Southern California Bancorp, the holding company for Bank of Southern California, N.A., and California BanCorp, the holding company for California Bank of Commerce, have jointly announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement.
Feb. 2, 2024
Banc of California, Inc. (Banc of California) has announced the completion of its transformational merger with PacWest Bancorp (PacWest), and as of December 1, 2023, Banc of California, N.A. will have merged into Pacific Western Bank.
Dec. 1, 2023
Banc of California and Pac West Bancorp this week announced that the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System granted its approval of their merger.
Oct. 20, 2023
Hollywood Inc.
Amazon is launching advertisements on its Prime Video streaming platform early next year in the U.S. and several other countries, plus — for $2.99 more a month — an ad-free option.
Sept. 22, 2023
Opinion
Since its heyday, the network’s viewership has plummeted. Not even the Mouse House has come up with a similarly lucrative strategy to capture Generation Alpha.
Sept. 23, 2024
Business
PacWest Bancorp is moving to shore up liquidity to protect itself after customers pulled 20% of their deposits since the start of the year.
March 22, 2023
California
For the last 70 years, Wilmington residents have faced off to become the blue-collar community’s honorary mayor. The winner gets a two-year term that offers no salary, no staff and no political power.
Sept. 18, 2024
Flagstar Bank, N.A., the bank subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp, Inc., recently announced the appointment of nine seasoned leaders to its leadership team, effective immediately.
Sept. 5, 2024
From the guitarron and the requinto to the guiro and the tololoche, these are some of the instruments responsible for música Mexicana’s distinct qualities.
Sept. 19, 2024
Climate & Environment
Here’s what happened when a fifth-grade teacher teamed with colleagues to create comprehensive climate lessons that could be incorporated in every subject they taught.
Sept. 15, 2024