California United Bank (merged into Pacific Western Bank)

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Los Angeles, California, established in 2005 according to the FDIC.
Merged. California United Bank merged into Pacific Western Bank on (FDIC: participated in absorbtion/consolidation/merger). Its data ends with the Call Report for ; figures on this page are from that report or earlier.

California United Bank reported total assets of $3.1 bn at Q3 2017, its last Call Report before it merged into Pacific Western Bank. The CET1 capital ratio at California United Bank was 11.13%, and the uninsured share of California United Bank was 69.59%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Total assets
$3.1 bn
A year earlier (Q3 2016): $2.9 bn
CET1 capital ratio
11.13%
A year earlier (Q3 2016): 10.50%
Return on equity
9.64%
A year earlier (Q3 2016): 8.57%
Uninsured share of deposits
69.59%
A year earlier (Q3 2016): 82.82%

What sets California United Bank apart

Nothing in the latest data sets California United Bank apart from banks of its size: no ratio in the top or bottom tenth of its size group, no large rank move or year change, and no acquisition in the FDIC history since 2016. This page is kept out of search results until that changes.

How large is California United Bank?

The balance sheet of California United Bank at : assets $3.1 bn, deposits $2.7 bn, net loans $2.1 bn (loans equal to 77.00% of deposits). Securities make up 14.8% of total assets at California United Bank. Since , when California United Bank held $2.7 bn, its assets grew 13.2%. In the year to , deposits at California United Bank rose 6.9% while its total assets rose 7.2%. At , California United Bank employed 259 full-time equivalent staff across 9 offices, about $12.0 mn of assets per employee and $298.5 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at California United Bank is uninsured?

At California United Bank, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 69.59% of domestic deposits at (-13.22 pp on a year earlier). In dollars, California United Bank estimated $1.9 bn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q3 2017

MetricValueA year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$2.7 bn$2.5 bn (Q3 2016)
Net loans and leases$2.1 bn$2.0 bn (Q3 2016)
Loan-to-deposit ratio77.00%77.82% (Q3 2016)
Tier 1 leverage ratio9.99%9.46% (Q3 2016)
Total risk-based capital ratio11.86%11.25% (Q3 2016)
Net interest margin3.87%3.87% (Q3 2016)
Return on assets (ROA)1.11%1.00% (Q3 2016)
Efficiency ratio51.83%55.72% (Q3 2016)
Unrealized gain/loss on held-to-maturity securitiesGain of $521,000Fell by $97,000
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $2.8 mnTurned from a gain into a loss
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.20%0.06% (Q3 2016)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.23%-0.02% (Q3 2016)

US rank of California United Bank: 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

California United Bank: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of California United Bank each quarter; total assets were $3.1 bn at Q3 2017$1.8bn$2.1bn$2.5bn$2.9bn$3.2bn2017Total assets$3.1bnDeposits$2.7bnNet loans$2.1bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of California United Bank each quarter; total assets were $3.1 bn at Q3 2017$1.8bn$2.3bn$2.7bn$3.2bn2017
  • Total assets $3.1bn
  • Deposits $2.7bn
  • Net loans $2.1bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of California United Bank stood at 11.13% in , +0.63 pp year on year. Low and high at California United Bank since : 10.28% () to 11.13% (). Equity capital of California United Bank at : $368.7 mn, or 11.9% of total assets. California United Bank also reported a total capital ratio of 11.86% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.99%.

On held-to-maturity securities, California United Bank carried an unrealized gain of $521,000 at , equal to 0.1% of equity capital. The gain fell by $97,000 over the year. Its deepest point: $90,000 in . The available-for-sale portfolio of California United Bank showed an unrealized loss of $2.8 mn at ; the loss turned from a gain into a loss over the year.

California United Bank: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of California United Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 20179.1%9.9%11%11%12%2017Total capital12%CET111%Tier 1 leverage10.0%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of California United Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 20179.1%10%11%12%2017
  • Total capital 12%
  • CET1 11%
  • Tier 1 leverage 10.0%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

California United Bank: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of California United Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 2017-$6mn-$4mn-$2mn-$99,440$2mn2017Held to maturity$521,000Available for sale-$3mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of California United Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 2017-$6mn-$3mn-$710,960$2mn2017
  • Available for sale -$3mn
  • Held to maturity $521,000
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , California United Bank earned a return on equity of 9.64%; return on assets: 1.11%. Net interest margin at California United Bank: 3.87%, +0.00 pp in a year. California United Bank net income: $25.6 mn, up 23.5% year on year. The efficiency ratio of California United Bank was 51.83%: about 52 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 58 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 0.20% of total loans at California United Bank; net charge-offs: 0.23% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at California United Bank: $2.1 bn at , against $2.0 bn at .

California United Bank: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of California United Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 2017-0.6%2.3%5.2%8.2%11%2017Return on equity9.6%Net interest margin3.9%Return on assets1.1%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of California United Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 2017-0.6%3.3%7.2%11%2017
  • Return on equity 9.6%
  • Net interest margin 3.9%
  • Return on assets 1.1%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of California United Bank

The peer group of California United Bank is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 3 larger and 3 smaller. Of the peers, 5 share the charter type of California United Bank (state nonmember bank) and 1 has its head office in California. Against them, California United Bank shows CET1 ratio 11.13% against a peer median of 13.44%, return on equity 9.64% against a peer median of 8.94% and uninsured deposit share 69.59% against a peer median of 40.42%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
Security Bank of Kansas CityState nonmember bankKS$3.1 bn17.70%6.92%18.23%
Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust CompanyState member bankVA$3.1 bn15.30%9.65%40.56%
MidWestOne BankState nonmember bankIA$3.1 bn11.55%8.22%14.11%
California United BankState nonmember bankCA$3.1 bn11.13%9.64%69.59%
German American BankState nonmember bankIN$3.1 bn11.58%11.86%40.28%
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central CaliforniaState nonmember bankCA$3.1 bn11.53%11.39%43.47%
TotalBankState nonmember bankFL$3.0 bn17.49%4.98%41.90%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at California United Bank, to : assets $2.7 bn to $3.1 bn, deposits $2.4 bn to $2.7 bn, equity $318.2 mn to $368.7 mn. Staff 273 to 259.

MetricQ1 2016Q2 2016Q3 2016Q4 2016Q1 2017Q2 2017Q3 2017
Total assets$2.7 bn$2.8 bn$2.9 bn$3.0 bn$3.1 bn$3.0 bn$3.1 bn
Total deposits$2.4 bn$2.4 bn$2.5 bn$2.6 bn$2.8 bn$2.6 bn$2.7 bn
Bank equity capital$318.2 mn$327.2 mn$334.5 mn$339.3 mn$348.4 mn$360.8 mn$368.7 mn
CET1 ratio10.49%10.41%10.50%10.28%10.53%10.64%11.13%
Return on equity (ROE)8.18%8.32%8.57%8.61%9.42%10.46%9.64%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits81.25%81.35%82.82%70.00%70.41%69.29%69.59%
Full-time equivalent employees273280285288294280259
Number of offices9999999

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

The FDIC history of California United Bank, oldest first; figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Merged into Pacific Western Bank (FDIC certificate 24045).

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of California United Bank?

California United Bank reported $3.1 bn at in its Call Report.

Is California United Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers California United Bank, FDIC certificate 57904; CU BCORP (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is California United Bank profitable?

California United Bank reported net income of $25.6 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 9.64%. So yes: California United Bank made a profit over these months.

When is data for California United Bank next updated?

California United Bank no longer files Call Reports; its data ends at .

Where can I check the figures for California United Bank?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 57904, and in the Call Reports of California United Bank (RSSD ID 3353172) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.