Business Description

NOTE 1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Banc of California, Inc., a Maryland corporation, was incorporated in March 2002 and serves as the holding company for its wholly owned subsidiary, Banc of California (the “Bank”), a California state-chartered bank and member of the FRB. When we refer to the “holding company," we are referring to Banc of California, Inc., the parent company, on a stand-alone basis. When we refer to “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company,” we are referring to Banc of California, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries including the Bank, collectively. As a bank holding company, Banc of California, Inc. is subject to ongoing and comprehensive supervision, regulation, examination, and enforcement by the FRB. As a California state-chartered bank and a member of the FRB, the Bank is subject to ongoing and comprehensive supervision, regulation, examination and enforcement by the DFPI and the FRB. The Bank is also a member of the FHLB system, and its deposit accounts are insured by the DIF of the FDIC. Banc of California is one of the nation's premier relationship-based business banks, providing banking and treasury management services to small, middle-market, and venture-backed businesses. The Bank offers a broad range of loan and deposit products and services through full-service branches located throughout California and in Denver, Colorado, and Durham, North Carolina, as well as through regional offices nationwide. The Bank also provides full-service payment processing solutions to its clients and serves the Community Association Management industry nationwide with its technology-forward platform, SmartStreet™. The Bank is committed to its local communities by supporting organizations that provide financial literacy and job training, small business support, affordable housing, and more. We generate our revenue primarily from interest received on loans and leases and, to a lesser extent, from interest received on investment securities, and fees received in connection with deposit services, extending credit and other services offered, including treasury management and investment management services. Our major operating expenses are interest paid by the Bank on deposits and borrowings, compensation expense, customer related expense, information technology and data processing expense, occupancy expense, and general operating expenses. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, " Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, " requiring additional disclosure of income statement expenses, including categories like employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization, as well as selling expenses. Companies must also qualitatively describe any remaining amounts not separately disclosed. In January 2025, the FASB also issued ASU 2025-01, " Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures-Clarifying the Effective Date," clarified that all public business entities must adopt the guidance in annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The disclosures apply prospectively, but retrospective application is allowed. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this update on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software." The new standard clarifies and modernizes the accounting for costs related to internal-use software under ASC 350-40. Specifically, the amendments address the accounting for software developed using iterative and agile development methods, clarify the threshold for when capitalization of software costs should begin, and require the disclosure requirements of ASC 360-10. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. Entities may apply the guidance using one of three transition methods: prospective, modified retrospective (based on the project’s status and whether costs were previously capitalized), or full retrospective application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this update on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.…