Dan T. Kawamoto

1st Century Bancshares, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for 1st Century National Bank, which provides commercial banking services to family and closely held middle market businesses, professional service firms, and high net worth individuals, real estate investors and entrepreneurs. Its offerings include business checking, personal checking and money market accounts and certificates of deposit, attorney-client trust accounts, cash management and online banking and debit cards; and business and personal lines of credit and term loans, tenant improvement and equipment financing, bridge and/or specific purpose loans, commercial, industrial and multi-family real estate lending, personal home equity loans and lines of credit and credit cards for business and personal use. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of Comerica, Inc., Comerica Bank is a financial services company based in Dallas, TX. Comerica Bank is strategically aligned by three business segments: the commercial bank, the retail bank, and wealth management. The company focuses on building relationships and helping people and businesses be successful. Comerica Bank has over 400 banking centers across the country, with locations in several states, including Texas, California, and Michigan. The company reported total assets of $88.40 billion as of June 30, 2021. The company was founded by Marc J. Verissimo and has been led by CEO Curtis Chatman Farmer since 2008.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

1st Century Bank, NA is a division of MidFirst Bank, the largest privately owned bank in the nation. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The bank provides premier private, business, and commercial banking services with unparalleled client support. The exceptional service model of the bank provides flexible, local decision-making that distinguishes it in the southern market. The company was founded by Alan I. Rothenberg.

Heritage Bank of Commerce provides financial services. Its solutions include deposit, cash management, and lending. The company was founded by Ranson W. Webster and Jack L. Peckham in 1994 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.