Business
Deals: BNP Paribas plans to combine United California Bank with Bank of the West amid an expansion into U.S. financial services.
Dec. 10, 2001
California
West Valley Bank of Woodland Hills--which state regulators closed Friday after they decided that its loan losses had left it unsafe--alleges that it was bilked last year out of more than $6 million in a scheme involving forged insurance policies and Whittier businessman Clyde R.
Feb. 12, 1985
Pasadena’s East West Bank must beef up its efforts to prevent money laundering after federal regulators said its practices were not sufficient.
Nov. 12, 2015
World & Nation
WEST BANK ALLIES: On the eve of Middle East peace talks, Orange County’s Jewish right-wing is raising money for West Bank settlements.
Oct. 25, 1991
Hamas celebrates its 25th anniversary in West Bank
Dec. 14, 2012
After years of neglect, Jordan is stepping up its involvement on the West Bank of the Jordan River and has in the works a five-year development plan that would pump about $1.3 billion into the Israeli-occupied territory.
July 10, 1986
In 2009, Steven Mnuchin and a handful of other wealthy investors bought the assets of IndyMac, a failed Pasadena savings and loan, and renamed it OneWest Bank.
Jan. 19, 2017
From his office in Pasadena, Dominic Ng watched as California banks fell like dominoes — first crypto-friendly Silvergate Capital in early March, then Silicon Valley Bank days later, followed by San Francisco’s First Republic Bank at the beginning of May.
Aug. 23, 2023
Opinion
To the editor: The Israeli government’s response to Airbnb’s decision not to list units in West Bank settlements is priceless: “There is no distinction between this part and that part of the state of Israel,” according to the government official responsible for addressing the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.
Nov. 25, 2018
United Commercial Bank is shut down, sold to East West Bancorp
Nov. 7, 2009