California

Two executives and two directors have resigned from Community Bank of the Bay in Oakland, Calif.

Midland Financial in Oklahoma City has agreed to buy 1st Century Bancshares in Los Angeles.

Growth and geographic expansion have led Western Federal Credit Union to the decision to rebrand.

CO-OP Financial Services, a Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based financial technology company that provides services to credit unions, announced that two of its senior executives now have new assignments.

BBCN Bancorp withstood numerous overtures from Hanmi Financial — and a revolt by four of its own directors — as it negotiated a deal to buy Wilshire Bancorp. A new filing discloses just how intense those pressures were.

Wells Fargo and a Rhode Island government agency were sued by a U.S. regulator for allegedly misleading investors about how much money a company led by former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling needed to develop a video game.

The $8.2 billion-asset company will issue about 4.9 million shares at $14.50 apiece, according to a news release Thursday.

Goldsmith died Sunday of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., a City National spokeswoman said Monday.

Pacific Mercantile Bank in Costa Mesa, Calif., announced four executive promotions Friday.

Green Dot reported a larger fourth-quarter loss on higher employee compensation costs and said it will book an extra $11 million in expenses to roll out a new card product.