Investor CRE · CA

Investor CRE lenders in California

290 lenders with an office in California hold non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans on their books. East West Bank, based in California, holds the largest book among those based here, at $12.9B.

Evidence
Lender holds non-owner-occupied commercial real estate 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
290
FDIC call report,
Based here
204
FDIC call report,
Held by those based here
$98.4B
FDIC call report,
+7.2% from a year earlier, 196 of 204 lenders
Median book, based here
$112M
FDIC call report,

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Source: The Lender Report, Investor CRE lenders in California, https://lender.report/investor-cre-lenders/california/, data as of June 30, 2026.

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Lenders based in California, by book held. First 20 of 204.
LenderKindBased inOffices hereHoldsGrowth, 12 months
East West BankBankPasadena, CA68$12.9B+5.6%
City National BankBankLos Angeles, CA55$6.60B+11.4%
Cathay BankBankLos Angeles, CA44$5.04B+2.6%
Citizens Business Bank, National AssociationBankOntario, CA87$4.88B
Bank of HopeBankLos Angeles, CA26$4.42B+3.1%
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long BeachBankLong Beach, CA27$3.65B
Axos BankSavingsSan Diego, CA1$3.02B+23.4%
Banc of CaliforniaBankLos Angeles, CA82$2.65B
Hanmi BankBankLos Angeles, CA21$2.64B+0.4%
Tri Counties BankBankChico, CA77$2.58B+5.6%
River City BankBankSacramento, CA9$2.37B+7.0%
Preferred BankBankLos Angeles, CA14$2.35B+14.9%
First Technology Credit UnionCredit unionSan Jose, CA9$1.70B+145.2%
Mechanics BankBankWalnut Creek, CA132$1.61B
Five Star BankBankRoseville, CA10$1.60B+19.3%
Poppy BankBankSanta Rosa, CA45$1.53B+0.8%
CTBC Bank Corp. (USA)BankLos Angeles, CA17$1.29B+6.4%
Commercial Bank of CaliforniaBankIrvine, CA10$1.29B+12.0%
Community West BankBankFresno, CA42$1.26B
California Bank of Commerce, National AssociationBankSan Diego, CA14$1.24B+7.3%
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Based elsewhere, with offices in California. First 10 of 86.
LenderKindBased inOffices hereHolds, nationwide
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBankSioux Falls, SD765$64.8B
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBankColumbus, OH856$39.4B
Bank of America, National AssociationBankCharlotte, NC684$37.1B
U.S. Bank National AssociationBankCincinnati, OH562$17.9B
Pinnacle BankBankNashville, TN1$16.6B
PNC Bank, National AssociationBankWilmington, DE56$16.5B
BMO Bank National AssociationBankChicago, IL226$13.0B
First-Citizens Bank & Trust CompanyBankRaleigh, NC55$11.7B
Valley National BankBankPassaic, NJ3$11.1B
Citizens Bank, National AssociationBankProvidence, RI8$10.2B
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  • 204 of these lenders are based in California, and 86 are based elsewhere with offices here. FDIC call report,
  • These lenders: 159 banks, 9 savings institutions and 122 credit unions. FDIC call report,
  • Lenders based in California hold $98.4B of non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans, up 7.2% from a year earlier among the 196 of 204 with a comparable earlier filing. FDIC call report,
  • The five largest books based here hold 34.4% of that total. FDIC call report,
  • East West Bank holds $12.9B, and City National Bank holds $6.6B. FDIC call report,
  • The median book among lenders based in California is $112.4M. FDIC call report,
  • 61 lenders based here grew this book by 10% or more in the year to June 30, 2026. FDIC call report,
  • 105 lenders based here hold $100M or more of it. FDIC call report,
  • These lenders list 6,664 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 $1.2M. NCUA 5300,
  • Frontwave Credit Union grew this book the most in the year, up 321.0% to $187.8M. FDIC call report,

How this list is defined

Measure
non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans held by lenders with an office in California
Period
June 30, 2026
Formula
The balance of non-owner-occupied commercial real estate 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.

Non-owner-occupied commercial real estate is property the borrower rents to others: office, retail, industrial and the like. Call reports do not say which.

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 non-owner-occupied commercial real estate 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.