PacWest Bancorp (“PacWest”) is a bank holding company with $5.3 billion in assets as of March 31, 2013, with one wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Pacific Western Bank (“Pacific Western”). Through 75 full-service branches, Pacific Western provides commercial banking services, including real estate, construction, and commercial loans, to small and medium-sized businesses. Pacific Western's branches are located throughout California in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, and Ventura Counties. Through its subsidiaries, BFI Business Finance and Celtic Capital Corporation, and its divisions, First Community Financial and Pacific Western Equipment Finance, Pacific Western also provides working capital financing and equipment leasing to growing companies located throughout the United States, with a focus on the Southwest, primarily in Arizona, California, Utah and Texas. Additional information regarding PacWest is available on the Internet at pacwestbancorp.com. Information regarding Pacific Western Bank is also available on the Internet at pacificwesternbank.com.
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