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Irvine bank to buy Popular branches
Banc of California, a growing community bank in Irvine, is doubling its footprint in Southern California as it joins a new wave of smaller California banks pushing to expand into regional players in the aftermath of the financial crisis and the Great Recession. Banc of California said Wednesday that it agreed to buy 20 Popular Community Bank branches from struggling Popular Inc. in Puerto Rico, adding them to its 18 branches from Los Angeles to San Diego. The new branches would be in lightly banked Latino neighborhoods in Los Angeles and Orange counties. Latino customers account for 37% of the $1.1 billion in deposits in those branches. The $5.4-million deal would give Banc of...
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Irvine bank to buy Popular branches
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Chris Arreola's second heavyweight title shot set for Galen Center
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Southern California promoter Dan Goossen negotiated to stage Arreola’s bid for the vacant World Boxing Council title...
Boys' basketball: Redondo tournament was the place to be
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Basketball: Regional semifinal schedule for Tuesday
BOYS' BASKETBALL
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
OPEN DIVISION
Regional semifinals, Tuesday, 7 p.m. unless noted
Etiwanda at #1 Mater Dei, 7:30 p.m.
Westchester at #3 Redondo
DIVISION I
Regional semifinals, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
#4...
Basketball: Tuesday's regional semifinal scores and regional final schedules
BOYS' BASKETBALL
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
Regional semifinals, Tuesday
OPEN DIVISION
Mater Dei 67, Etiwanda 64 (2OT)
Westchester 76, Redondo 67
DIVISION I
Chino Hills 67, Mayfair 57
Corona Centennial 81, Loyola 77 (OT)
...
Boys' basketball: Compton and St. John Bosco gear up for a meaningful game
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Basketball: Regional games will be streamed live on CIF website
Saturday's Southern Californial Regionals from Citizens Business Bank Arena will be streamed live on the CIF website.
They also will be broadcast live on Time Warner Cable's SportsNet.
Games begin at 10 a.m. The last game is the Open...
Boys' basketball: Regional title games expected to be tight
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Girls' basketball: Chaminade advances to state Division II championship game
There was no stopping 6-foot-3 senior Devin Stanback of West Hills Chaminade on Saturday morning at Citizens Business Bank Arena. She scored 27 points and had nine rebounds to help the Eagles defeat West Torrance, 67-50, in the Southern California...
Boys' basketball: St. John Bosco wins Division II regional championship
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Southern California basketball regional playoff schedule
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BOYS' BASKETBALL
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
OPEN DIVISION
First round, Friday, 7 p.m.
San Diego St. Augustine at #1 Mater Dei
Etiwanda at #4 El Camino Real...
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Andre Ward keeps winning fights, not attention
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One-armed MMA fighter Nick Newell competes in Ontario on Saturday
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Not Wednesday.
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