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Construction lenders in California

181 lenders with an office in California hold construction and land loans on their books. City National Bank, based in California, holds the largest book among those based here, at $2.8B.

Evidence
Lender holds construction and land loans on its books at the latest filing and has an office in California
Data as of
June 30, 2026
Page last changed
November 11, 2026
Lenders with an office here
181
FDIC call report,
Based here
113
FDIC call report,
Held by those based here
$13.8B
FDIC call report,
-11.3% from a year earlier, 108 of 113 lenders
Median book, based here
$23.4M
FDIC call report,

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Source: The Lender Report, Construction lenders in California, https://lender.report/construction-lenders/california/, data as of June 30, 2026.

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Lenders based in California, by book held. First 20 of 113.
LenderKindBased inOffices hereHoldsGrowth, 12 months
City National BankBankLos Angeles, CA55$2.83B
Banc of CaliforniaBankLos Angeles, CA82$1.87B
Axos BankSavingsSan Diego, CA1$1.22B
East West BankBankPasadena, CA68$814M+18.2%
Preferred BankBankLos Angeles, CA14$671M+9.6%
Poppy BankBankSanta Rosa, CA45$498M+8.3%
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long BeachBankLong Beach, CA27$418M+18.1%
Mechanics BankBankWalnut Creek, CA132$350M
SMBC ManubankBankLos Angeles, CA7$342M
Cathay BankBankLos Angeles, CA44$308M
Tri Counties BankBankChico, CA77$298M
West Coast Community BankBankSanta Cruz, CA11$259M+9.9%
Community West BankBankFresno, CA42$224M
Citizens Business Bank, National AssociationBankOntario, CA87$214M
Bank of HopeBankLos Angeles, CA26$213M+17.9%
American Plus Bank, N.A.BankArcadia, CA4$179M+28.3%
AvidbankBankSan Jose, CA3$164M
Royal Business BankBankLos Angeles, CA13$154M
Five Star BankBankRoseville, CA10$148M+24.3%
California Bank of Commerce, National AssociationBankSan Diego, CA14$134M
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Based elsewhere, with offices in California. First 10 of 68.
LenderKindBased inOffices hereHolds, nationwide
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBankColumbus, OH856$18.8B
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBankSioux Falls, SD765$12.5B
Bank of America, National AssociationBankCharlotte, NC684$9.68B
U.S. Bank National AssociationBankCincinnati, OH562$9.38B
Citibank, National AssociationBankSioux Falls, SD271$7.99B
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBankCincinnati, OH86$7.97B
First-Citizens Bank & Trust CompanyBankRaleigh, NC55$7.34B
Bank OZKBankLittle Rock, AR4$6.94B
Pinnacle BankBankNashville, TN1$5.89B
PNC Bank, National AssociationBankWilmington, DE56$5.26B
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  • 113 of these lenders are based in California, and 68 are based elsewhere with offices here. FDIC call report,
  • These lenders: 141 banks, 5 savings institutions and 35 credit unions. FDIC call report,
  • Lenders based in California hold $13.8B of construction and land loans, down 11.3% from a year earlier among the 108 of 113 with a comparable earlier filing. FDIC call report,
  • The five largest books based here hold 53.5% of that total. FDIC call report,
  • City National Bank holds $2.8B, and Banc of California holds $1.9B. FDIC call report,
  • The median book among lenders based in California is $23.4M. FDIC call report,
  • 42 lenders based here grew this book by 10% or more in the year to June 30, 2026. FDIC call report,
  • 26 lenders based here hold $100M or more of it. FDIC call report,
  • These lenders list 5,800 offices in California. FDIC office list,
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, based in Ohio, lists the most offices here among out-of-state lenders, at 856. FDIC office list,
  • Among credit unions here, the median average loan in this category is $1.3M. NCUA 5300,
  • River City Bank grew this book the most in the year, up 247.0% to $41.8M. FDIC call report,

How this list is defined

Measure
construction and land loans held by lenders with an office in California
Period
June 30, 2026
Formula
The balance of construction and land loans on the lender's June 30, 2026 filing, for a lender with an office in California. A balance held, not loans made.
Order
Largest first by the book held at the latest filing, then name. Payment is not part of the order.
As of
June 30, 2026
Changelog
  • : First published, with the data built on this date.

Construction and land development loans finance building and site work, for homes and for commercial projects. Banks report them in one balance.

Call reports give one balance per institution, not by state, and they carry balances, not loans made. The figure shown is the whole institution's book.

Growth appears only where a book grew over the 12 months. Each lender's own page has its full record.

A lender counts here if it holds construction and land loans on its books at the latest filing and has an office in California. Lenders that merged or stopped filing are left out.

Source and date appear beside each figure. Banks report balances, not loans made. Loans made come only from HMDA and SBA files. We do not audit filings and can make errors joining them. Report a problem

Figures come from public records and show the source and date beside them. Public records can be late, incomplete or wrong. A past loan does not mean a lender will make the same kind of loan today. Confirm anything important with the lender.