These Leadership Banks are financial institutions that volunteer to provide increased interest, free of fees, for their Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA).
The State Bar recognizes the following financial institutions as Leadership Banks and encourages attorneys to consider one of these institutions when deciding where to deposit IOLTA funds in order to maximize their impact on civil legal aid across the state.[1]
The financial institutions listed below are eligible to hold IOLTA accounts under California Business and Professions Code section 6212.
1st Century Bank
A Alerus FinancialAmalgamated BankAmerican Business BankAmerican Continental Bank*American National BankAmerican Plus BankAmerican Riviera BankAvidbankAxos Bank
BBAC Community BankBanc of CaliforniaBank of America*Bank of HopeBank of MarinBank of San FranciscoBank of Southern CaliforniaBank of StocktonBank of TexasBank of the Orient*Bank of the SierraBank of the WestBank of WhittierBanner BankBeach Cities Commercial Bank *Beacon Business BankBeneficial State BankBMO Harris Bank
CC3bank National AssociationCalifornia Bank and TrustCalifornia Bank of CommerceCalifornia Business BankCalifornia Credit UnionCalifornia International BankCalifornia Pacific BankCalPrivate BankCentral Valley Community BankChase Bank*Chino Commercial BankChoice BankCIBC Bank USACitibank*Citizens Business BankCity First Bank*City National BankCoastHills Credit UnionComerica BankCommerce Bank of WashingtonCommerceWest Bank*Commercial Bank of CaliforniaCommonwealth Business BankCommunity Bank of Santa MariaCommunity Bank of the BayCommunity First Credit UnionCommunity Valley BankCommunity West BankCornerstone Community BankCTBC Bank Corp (USA)*
DDesert Community Bank
EEast West BankEH National BankEl Dorado Savings BankEndeavor BankEnterprise Bank & TrustEsquire BankExchange Bank
FFarmers & Merchants Bank of Central CaliforniaFarmers & Merchants Bank of Long BeachFFB BankFirst American Trust, FSBFirst Bank*First Citizens Bank & Trust CompanyFirst Foundation BankFirst General BankFirst Northern BankFirst Pacific BankFirst U.S. Community Credit UnionFive Star BankFlagstar BankFremont Bank
GGBC International BankGenesis BankGolden Pacific BankGolden State BankGolden Valley Bank
HHanmi BankHCN BankHeritage Bank of CommerceHome Bank of CaliforniaHomeStreet BankHSBC Bank USAHuntington National Bank*
I Idaho Trust BankIndustrial and Commercial Bank of China (USA)Infinity BankInternational City BankIsrael Discount Bank of New York
LLendingClub Bank*Liberty BankLuther Burbank Savings
MMalaga BankManufacturers BankMeadows BankMechanics BankMega BankMeriwest Credit UnionMission BankMission National BankMission Valley BankMontecito Bank & TrustMonterey County BankMyPoint Credit Union*
NNano BancNeighborhood National BankNew Omni Bank*Noble Credit UnionNorthern California National BankNorthern Trust Company
OOak Valley Community BankOpen BankOrigin Bank
PPacific Alliance BankPacific Premier BankPacific Valley BankPacific Western BankPartners Bank of CaliforniaPCB BankPinnacle Bank-CAPinnacle Bank-TNPlumas BankPNC BankPoppy Bank*Preferred BankPremier Valley BankProvident Bank
RRedwood Capital BankRiver City BankRiver Valley Community BankRoyal Business Bank
SSalal Credit UnionSanta Cruz County BankSavings Bank of Mendocino CountyShinhan Bank AmericaSignature Bank-ILState Bank of India (California)Summit BankSummit State BankSunwest Bank
TTri Counties BankTustin Community Bank
UU.S. BankUMB Financial CorpUmpqua BankUnion Bank (MUFG Union Bank)United Business BankUnited Security BankUS Metro Bank*
VVISIONBank
WWashington Federal BankWells Fargo Bank*Westamerica BankWestern Alliance Bank
* Leadership Banks
For information about obtaining eligibility for a financial institution not included on the list, please call the Office of Access & Inclusion at 415-538-2252.
[1] The State Bar’s endorsement of Leadership Banks is limited to their IOLTA products in recognition of the tangible impact that the Leadership Bank program has on the provision of civil legal aid. We do not provide general endorsements of any financial institution or their other products.