Encino-based Independence Bank has signed a preliminary...
Encino-based Independence Bank has signed a preliminary agreement to buy CommerceBank in Newport Beach for more than $16 million. Independence, a 15-branch bank with assets of $400 million, would be the surviving entity. CommerceBank, with $210 million in assets, has three branches.
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