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Banks in California

Deposit market share, branch network and structure changes for California, from official FDIC data.

Active branches
5,543
Deposits (2026)
$1.9T
Closings on record
1,555
Openings on record
364

Largest retail branch networks in California (2026)

BankDepositsShareYoYBranches
Bank of America$452.5B24.2%+7.2%684
Wells Fargo$304.4B16.3%+1.6%768
Chase Bank$297.7B15.9%+3.7%858
U.S. Bank$115.1B6.2%+0.7%564
Citibank$67.9B3.6%-5.7%271
City National Bank$59.2B3.2%+3.8%55
First Citizens Bank$53.9B2.9%+9.5%54
East West Bank$51.6B2.8%+8.0%68
BMO Bank$33.2B1.8%-6.3%226
Banc of California$20.9B1.1%-4.2%83
Western Alliance Bank$20.6B1.1%+21.2%11
HSBC Bank USA$19.6B1%+25.9%6
Fifth Third Bank$19.6B1%—86
Citizens Business Bank$16.4B0.9%+36.3%87
Zions Bancorporation$15.9B0.9%+2.6%78
Mechanics Bank$15.9B0.9%+13.8%132
Cathay Bank$15.5B0.8%+4.8%44
Columbia Bank$14.4B0.8%+101.9%105
Bank of Hope$9.3B0.5%-5.8%26
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach$8.8B0.5%+0.9%27
Citizens Bank$8.6B0.5%+131.1%8
Tri Counties Bank$8.4B0.4%-0.1%77
PNC Bank$7.7B0.4%-0.7%56

Includes institutions reporting at least five active branches in California. Deposit share is calculated against all deposits assigned to California offices, so the shares shown do not sum to 100%.

All institutions by deposits assigned to California offices

BankDepositsShareYoYBranches
Bank of America$452.5B24.2%+7.2%684
Wells Fargo$304.4B16.3%+1.6%768
Chase Bank$297.7B15.9%+3.7%858
U.S. Bank$115.1B6.2%+0.7%564
Citibank$67.9B3.6%-5.7%271
City National Bank$59.2B3.2%+3.8%55
First Citizens Bank$53.9B2.9%+9.5%54
East West Bank$51.6B2.8%+8.0%68
BMO Bank$33.2B1.8%-6.3%226
Axos Bank$23.1B1.2%+20.3%1
Banc of California$20.9B1.1%-4.2%83
Western Alliance Bank$20.6B1.1%+21.2%11
HSBC Bank USA$19.6B1%+25.9%6
Fifth Third Bank$19.6B1%—86
Citizens Business Bank$16.4B0.9%+36.3%87
Zions Bancorporation$15.9B0.9%+2.6%78
Mechanics Bank$15.9B0.9%+13.8%132
Cathay Bank$15.5B0.8%+4.8%44
Columbia Bank$14.4B0.8%+101.9%105
Bank of America California$12.3B0.7%-2.3%1
Bank of Hope$9.3B0.5%-5.8%26
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach$8.8B0.5%+0.9%27
Citizens Bank$8.6B0.5%+131.1%8
Tri Counties Bank$8.4B0.4%-0.1%77
PNC Bank$7.7B0.4%-0.7%56

Deposit location reflects the office to which deposits are reported and may not represent the residence of depositors. Banks that book nationwide deposits at a single office (for example brokerage or direct banks) can rank far above their local branch presence.

Closings (most recent 200 of 1,555)

Transcribed from FDIC BankFind Suite structure-change records, active-location records and the annual Summary of Deposits (June 30 reporting date). Market share is each bank's share of all deposits assigned to FDIC-insured offices in the state.