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- First Pacific Bancorp (OTCPK:FPBC) is the bank holding company for First Pacific Bank, a community bank serving small-to-medium sized businesses, professionals and individuals throughout Southern California; it provides commercial and personal banking products and services, including checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market accounts, commercial real estate and construction loans, industrial banking loans, Small Business Administration loans, home equity lines of credit, letters of credit, business and personal credit cards, cash management services, merchant services and specialty equipment financing for commercial trucks, vehicles, construction equipment, technology solutions and machinery. The company caters to industries such as agriculture, real estate, property management, manufacturing, healthcare, professional services, education, nonprofits and craft beverages through tailored financial solutions. Founded in 2006 as Friendly Hills Bank in Whittier, California, where it maintains headquarters, First Pacific Bancorp operates branches and offices in Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego County and the Inland Empire. In recent years, the company formed a holding company structure in 2021, acquired three Bank of Southern California branches in September 2021, launched a specialty lending group for equipment financing in May 2022, expanded into San Diego with a regional office in June 2022 and a full-service branch in Del Mar in October 2022, rebranded the bank to First Pacific Bank in December 2022 and the holding company to First Pacific Bancorp in September 2023, partnered with Finastra in September 2024 to expand instant payments capabilities including FedNow services via a cloud-based SaaS payments hub, selected Q2 Holdings' digital banking platform in November 2024 to enhance commercial banking competitiveness, received consecutive Great Company Culture Awards in 2024 and 2025, became a finalist for the 2025 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics in August 2025 and opened an upgraded full-service branch and regional office in San Diego at 11988 El Camino Real in September 2025; total assets reached $486 million, deposits $390 million and loans $320 million as of September 30, 2025, reflecting strong organic growth.