Timothy B. Matz

PacWest Bancorp is a bank holding company, which specializes in financial and banking solutions. It offers commercial banking services including real estate, construction, commercial loans, comprehensive deposit, and treasury management services to small and middle-market businesses through the Pacific Western Bank. The company was founded on October 22, 1999, and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

Founded in 2003, FIG Partners LLC is a broker/dealer specializing in mid- and small-cap bank and thrift stocks. They strive to generate superior returns for institutions and high net-worth individuals through integrated trading, sales and research. They are employee-owned. FIG Partners is a member of the NASD and the SIPC. They are located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Located in Washington, DC, Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick LLP. ("EMTH") has, for more than 40 years, focused its practice on advising private and public companies on matters relating to extraordinary corporate transactions. Acting as special counsel to a national client base, with a focus on the financial services sector, they provide their clients with advice on corporate, securities, financial services, regulation and tax and benefits law. They work closely with financial institutions, private equity funds and other entities by providing sophisticated counsel wtih respect to initial public offerings, secondary offerings, trust preferred and debt financings, subscription rights offerings and other forms of capital raising. EMTH is frequently noted in the national press as one of the most recognized and recommended law firms in the country that specializes in mutual to stock conversions. In addition, the firm is highly active in the merger and acquisition arena.

Manufacturers Bank, Inc. provides commercial banking services. It offers lending, cash management, deposit services, foreign exchange, debit, consumer, and business cards. The company was founded in October, 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Banc of California provides banking services. It offers collection, disbursement, international and online banking services. The firm provides lending solutions to the aviation, healthcare and real estate industries. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Silver Freedman & Taff, LLP, a Washington DC based law firm, was founded with a special focus on advising financial institutions nationwide, including commercial banks, savings institutions, trust companies and credit unions, in connection with a full spectrum of regulatory and corporate matters. Their attorneys routinely provide counsel before and have strong relationships with federal and state banking and securities regulators relating to the formation of new entities and converting charters, the raising of capital, as well as mergers and acquisitions, including FDIC - assisted transactions.