BANKING
Compiled by James S. Granelli / Times staff writer
Acquisition: California Central Trust Bank in Irvine has acquired a $70-million portfolio of investments from United Mercantile Bank and Trust in Pasadena.
The acquisition of the 400 trust accounts increases California Central’s trust department assets 9% to about $845 million, said Cynthia Ellner, the bank’s president.
The bank is not a full-service commercial bank, because it doesn’t make loans. However, it handles $150 million in deposits and nearly $1 billion in fiduciary assets, most of that through its trust department.
