California

American Riviera Bank in Santa Barbara, Calif., has agreed to buy Bank of Santa Barbara.

Preferred Bank in Los Angeles has agreed to buy United International Bank in Flushing, N.Y.

Ten credit unions have signed on to CU Direct' AutoPREMIER service, a car-buying solution designed to enhance member service during the auto-buying process and help CUs retain member loans.

RealtyMogul.com, a Los Angeles-based marketplace lending platform, announced a new $35 million round in venture capital funding Tuesday.

Bank of Stockton in California has agreed to acquire three California branches of from First Banks in Clayton, Mo, according to The Record in Stockton.

Anita Young will be the $1.4 billion-asset First Foundation's director of specialty deposits and target cash management services at niche business clients.

Americas United Bank in Glendale, Calif., has agreed to buy two branches from Banc of California in Irvine.

First Choice Bank, in Cerritos, Calif., has raised $30 million from a secondary stock offering.

Clearinghouse CDFI in Lake Forest, Calif., has acquired Arizona MultiBank Community Development, a community development financial institution that operates in the Southwestern U.S. and on Native American reservations.

Hanmi Financial in Los Angeles has a new look for its retail bank.

Community West Bancshares in Goleta, Calif., has filled a board vacancy with James Lokey, a former chief executive of several California community banks.

Farmers Bank & Trust in Great Bend, Kan., has agreed to sell certain assets of its mortgage division to Prospect Mortgage in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

If approved, Core Commercial Bank would be just the third new bank to open in the U.S. since the financial crisis.

A Los Angeles-based community group has dropped its objection to the proposed sale of City National Bank to Royal Bank of Canada and now says the deal should be expedited.

Bank of the Orient in San Francisco has received a federal cease-and-desist order because of shortcomings in its compliance with anti-money-laundering rules.

PBB Bancorp in Los Angeles has agreed to buy First Mountain Bank in Big Bear Lake, Calif., for about $13.4 million in cash and stock.

First Republic Bank in San Francisco has agreed to purchase Constellation Wealth Advisors for about $115 million.

Wells Fargo has hired a new head of commercial real estate lending for its Orange County, Calif., office.

Members of Xceed Financial Center now have instant access to an associate through their smart phones, laptops or desktop computers with the credit union's new virtual banking product — Xperience Center — which recently went live.

Redwood Credit Union recently earned the highest mark on Glatt Consulting's Credit Union Industry HealthScore.