--- title: Investor CRE Lenders in California: 290 Hold These Loans url: https://lender.report/investor-cre-lenders/california/ license: https://lender.report/license/ --- Investor CRE ยท 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, Jun 30, 2026 **Based here** 204 FDIC call report, Jun 30, 2026 **Held by those based here** $98.4B FDIC call report, Jun 30, 2026 +7.2% from a year earlier, 196 of 204 lenders **Median book, based here** $112M FDIC call report, Jun 30, 2026 Cite this Source: The Lender Report, Investor CRE lenders in California, https://lender.report/investor-cre-lenders/california/, data as of June 30, 2026. ## Describe a deal in California See which of these lenders made loans like yours, at your size and in your place. No account and no form. [Show investor CRE loans in California](https://lender.report/comps/?lane=cre_investor&state=CA)[On this list? Find your page](https://lender.report/for-lenders/?from=market) | Lender | Kind | Based in | Offices here | Holds | Growth, 12 months | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [East West Bank](https://lender.report/lender/east-west-bank-ca/) | Bank | Pasadena, CA | 68 | $12.9B | +5.6% | | [City National Bank](https://lender.report/lender/city-national-bank-ca/) | Bank | Los Angeles, CA | 55 | $6.60B | +11.4% | | [Cathay Bank](https://lender.report/lender/cathay-bank-ca/) | Bank | Los Angeles, CA | 44 | $5.04B | +2.6% | | [Citizens Business Bank, National Association](https://lender.report/lender/citizens-business-bank-ca/) | Bank | Ontario, CA | 87 | $4.88B | | | [Bank of Hope](https://lender.report/lender/bank-of-hope-ca/) | Bank | Los Angeles, CA | 26 | $4.42B | +3.1% | | [Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach](https://lender.report/lender/farmers-and-merchants-bank-of-long-beach-ca/) | Bank | Long Beach, CA | 27 | $3.65B | | | [Axos Bank](https://lender.report/lender/axos-bank-ca/) | Savings | San Diego, CA | 1 | $3.02B | +23.4% | | [Banc of California](https://lender.report/lender/banc-of-california-ca/) | Bank | Los Angeles, CA | 82 | $2.65B | | | [Hanmi Bank](https://lender.report/lender/hanmi-bank-ca/) | Bank | Los Angeles, CA | 21 | $2.64B | +0.4% | | [Tri Counties Bank](https://lender.report/lender/tri-counties-bank-ca/) | Bank | Chico, CA | 77 | $2.58B | +5.6% | | [River City Bank](https://lender.report/lender/river-city-bank-ca/) | Bank | Sacramento, CA | 9 | $2.37B | +7.0% | | [Preferred Bank](https://lender.report/lender/preferred-bank-ca/) | Bank | Los Angeles, CA | 14 | $2.35B | +14.9% | | [First Technology Credit Union](https://lender.report/lender/first-technology-credit-union-ca/) | Credit union | San Jose, CA | 9 | $1.70B | +145.2% | | [Mechanics Bank](https://lender.report/lender/mechanics-bank-ca/) | Bank | Walnut Creek, CA | 132 | $1.61B | | | [Five Star Bank](https://lender.report/lender/five-star-bank-ca/) | Bank | Roseville, CA | 10 | $1.60B | +19.3% | | [Poppy Bank](https://lender.report/lender/poppy-bank-ca/) | Bank | Santa Rosa, CA | 45 | $1.53B | +0.8% | | [CTBC Bank Corp. (USA)](https://lender.report/lender/ctbc-bank-corp-usa-ca/) | Bank | Los Angeles, CA | 17 | $1.29B | +6.4% | | [Commercial Bank of California](https://lender.report/lender/commercial-bank-of-california-ca/) | Bank | Irvine, CA | 10 | $1.29B | +12.0% | | [Community West Bank](https://lender.report/lender/community-west-bank-ca/) | Bank | Fresno, CA | 42 | $1.26B | | | [California Bank of Commerce, National Association](https://lender.report/lender/california-bank-of-commerce-ca/) | Bank | San Diego, CA | 14 | $1.24B | +7.3% | FDIC call report, Jun 30, 2026 [See all 290 investor CRE lenders in California in Loan Comps](https://lender.report/comps/?lane=cre_investor&state=CA) | Lender | Kind | Based in | Offices here | Holds, nationwide | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association](https://lender.report/lender/wells-fargo-bank-sd/) | Bank | Sioux Falls, SD | 765 | $64.8B | | [JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association](https://lender.report/lender/jpmorgan-chase-bank-oh/) | Bank | Columbus, OH | 856 | $39.4B | | [Bank of America, National Association](https://lender.report/lender/bank-of-america-nc/) | Bank | Charlotte, NC | 684 | $37.1B | | [U.S. Bank National Association](https://lender.report/lender/u-s-bank-oh/) | Bank | Cincinnati, OH | 562 | $17.9B | | [Pinnacle Bank](https://lender.report/lender/pinnacle-bank-tn/) | Bank | Nashville, TN | 1 | $16.6B | | [PNC Bank, National Association](https://lender.report/lender/pnc-bank-de/) | Bank | Wilmington, DE | 56 | $16.5B | | [BMO Bank National Association](https://lender.report/lender/bmo-bank-il/) | Bank | Chicago, IL | 226 | $13.0B | | [First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company](https://lender.report/lender/first-citizens-bank-and-trust-nc/) | Bank | Raleigh, NC | 55 | $11.7B | | [Valley National Bank](https://lender.report/lender/valley-national-bank-nj/) | Bank | Passaic, NJ | 3 | $11.1B | | [Citizens Bank, National Association](https://lender.report/lender/citizens-bank-ri/) | Bank | Providence, RI | 8 | $10.2B | FDIC call report, Jun 30, 2026 - 204 of these lenders are based in California, and 86 are based elsewhere with offices here. FDIC call report, Jun 30, 2026 - These lenders: 159 banks, 9 savings institutions and 122 credit unions. FDIC call report, Jun 30, 2026 - 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, Jun 30, 2026 - The five largest books based here hold 34.4% of that total. FDIC call report, Jun 30, 2026 - East West Bank holds $12.9B, and City National Bank holds $6.6B. FDIC call report, Jun 30, 2026 - The median book among lenders based in California is $112.4M. FDIC call report, Jun 30, 2026 - 61 lenders based here grew this book by 10% or more in the year to June 30, 2026. FDIC call report, Jun 30, 2026 - 105 lenders based here hold $100M or more of it. FDIC call report, Jun 30, 2026 - These lenders list 6,664 offices in California. FDIC office list, Oct 28, 2026 - JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, based in Ohio, lists the most offices here among out-of-state lenders, at 856. FDIC office list, Oct 28, 2026 - Among credit unions here, the median average loan in this category is $1.2M. NCUA 5300, Jun 30, 2026 - Frontwave Credit Union grew this book the most in the year, up 321.0% to $187.8M. FDIC call report, Jun 30, 2026 ## 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 **Source** [FDIC call report](https://api.fdic.gov/banks/financials) **Changelog** November 12, 2026: 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](https://lender.report/report/) 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.