California

The San Diego County Credit Union is licensing new software that allows it to make same-day payments available through the same service as traditional Web bill payment, as well as create a simple link to myriad other automated payments to make user navigation and access easier.

Two San Francisco credit unions have applied to state regulators to acquire the ailing 1st Choice Federal Credit Union and Pacifica-Coastside Credit Union.

Two weeks after striking a deal to buy Capitol Bancorp's Seattle unit, AmericanWest is moving into the California market with a deal for Capitol's Sunrise Bank in San Diego.

City National Corp. of Los Angeles is expanding to Nashville, Tenn., to expand its entertainment division.

Kay M. Hoveland has notified the board of the $900 million-asset Kaiser that she plans to retire as the CEO of the thrift and president and CEO of its holding company, Kaiser Federal Financial Group Inc. Hoveland also plans to resign from the bank's board.

With many competitors eschewing the interest-rate-sensitive housing market, First PacTrust took the opposite tack, agreeing to pay $17 million for Gateway Bancorp.

The only CEO in the history of Kaiser Federal Bank in Covina, Calif., is stepping down at the end of this month.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s push into California is a blessing or a curse, depending whom you ask, but it is definitely having a competitive impact.

Upstart Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., is embarking on an ambitious branch expansion plan to go along with is acquisition of a Seattle-area bank.

Two weeks after announcing plans to open its first retail branch in Los Angeles County, First PacTrust Bancorp Inc. in Chula Vista, Calif., has struck its deal to buy a bank there.

Less than six months after completing its first bank acquisition, First General Bank in Rowland Heights, Calif., has struck another deal.

Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. has combined its four banks in New England, California and the Pacific Northwest under a single charter.

Less than six months after closing its first-ever bank acquisition, First General Bank in Rowland Heights, Calif., has struck a deal to buy another small bank.

Hancock Holding Co. in Gulfport, Miss., and PacWest Bancorp in Los Angeles are scheduled to exchange Standard & Poor's indexes.

Community West Bancshares in Goleta, Calif., said Friday that it may revise its first-quarter results to reflect an expected $670,000 increase in its allowance for loan losses.

Wescom Credit Union of Pasadena, Calif., said Wednesday that its Wescom Resources Group has signed with PayPal Inc. to offer person-to-person payment services to credit unions.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. and Legacy Bancorp Inc., both of Pittsfield, Mass., have agreed to sell off four overlapping branches as a condition of their merger.

Bay Commercial Bank in Walnut Creek, Calif., is moving into the Silicon Valley market with a deal to acquire the $66 million-asset Global Trust Bank for $15.3 million in cash and stock.

Tri-Valley Bank in San Ramon, Calif., is looking to raise roughly $7 million in a private placement that the bank said it would use to support growth and boost its capital levels.

Wilshire Bancorp Inc. in Los Angeles is planning to raise up to $115 million in a public offering. The $2.8 billion-asset company said it plans to sell $100 million with an over-allotment option for another $15 million shares of common stock.