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We Put Purpose
Before Profit

CBC seeks to serve our business community through integrity, service and a relentless drive for innovation.
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Our Philosophy

CBC is a full-service, FDIC-insured business bank headquartered in Irvine, California. Our status as a BauerFinancial, Inc. “Four-Star Excellent Bank” for financial strength provides a measure of stability and confidence that business banking clients have come to value more than ever.

Our objective is to provide a level of service that far surpasses any other business bank in existence. We pursue this goal by maintaining a culture of constant innovation and by continually investing in our team, in our partnerships, and in fintech products that support our clients’ businesses in ways they never thought possible.

As the largest Latino-owned bank in California and a certified Minority Depository Institution (MDI), we are proud to support and uplift the diverse communities we serve across the state—championing economic inclusion, building generational wealth, and ensuring our services reflect the people and businesses who rely on us.

Our Purpose
To promote life wealth.
Our Vision
To transform the way you think about banking.
Our Mission
To empower our team, clients and communities.
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How Our Minority Leadership Shapes California Banking

We lead as the largest Latino-owned bank in California and a certified Minority Depository Institution (MDI) — proving that diversity fuels strength and innovation. Our leadership reflects the communities we serve, giving us a unique understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing minority-owned businesses and underserved markets.

This perspective drives how we design products, structure lending, and invest in growth, ensuring banking stays personal, equitable, and transformative across the state.

TESTIMONIES
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“At CBC, 'Our Solutions, Your Success' is more than just a slogan. We see every day how our Solutions - our loan, deposit, payment, and other products - contribute to the success of our clients, and that the success of the Bank inevitably follows.

Tom McCullough

EVP | Chief Administration Officer

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“Our Client Experience (CX) team is dedicated to making every client touchpoint with the bank as smooth and seamless as possible. We've modeled the experience here at the bank so we can anticipate client needs, and get ahead of what services, solutions, products and uses they need from us.

Joseph Gonzales

EVP | Client Experience Officer

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Client Experience: The Heart of Our Business
Have you heard of a bank that has a Client Experience team? We hadn’t either - until we created our own.
CBC’s Client Experience (CX) approach begins with mapping every touch-point our clients have with our team members in order to streamline the process for a better experience.
As a result, we can better anticipate needs while providing services and solutions our clients didn’t even know they needed.
That's the CBC difference.
VALUES WE
LIVE BY
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Leadership

We are a trusted advisor – and much more than a bank. Our holistic approach is what helps our clients manage and grow their businesses. There was someone there for us when we first started, and we want to be that someone for our clients, because our clients’ financial goals are our top priority.

Relationships

We are a committed partner. We partner in our clients’ successes. And we partner in their struggles. Their vision and goals are our vision and goals. Because we are a private bank, we don’t have to answer to shareholders. Instead, we choose to answer to our clients and help them achieve their dreams.

Innovation

We are fearless. We don’t want to put a box around what we can do for our clients. We are relentless learners and innovators dedicated to being on the leading edge of trends and fin-tech products. And by doing so, we are transforming the way people think about banking.

Loyalty

We are accountable. We have built CBC to be a legacy bank that is not at risk of being sold. This is a job for life, and a bank for life. Being private allows us to make decisions in the best interest of our team and our clients. And that’s what we will do day in and day out.
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Join Our Team

Being part of the CBC team means having an entire organization behind you that is dedicated to supporting your success. We work tirelessly to support you and give you the tools to make purposeful decisions for our clients and to thrive in your career.

We’re building a bank for life – one that isn’t at risk of being sold. And means that our employees can have a job for life too.

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