Press Releases

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Early Giving is Underway for 2026 CV Giving Day: Make an Impact before March 3

California Bank & Trust Returns as Sponsor of Fashion Week El Paseo and Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival

Nominations are now open for the 2026 California Bank & Trust Top Small Businesses in Sacramento Awards

California Bank & Trust Announces Winners of the 2025 CB&T Top Small Businesses in San Francisco Awards 

California Bank & Trust Growth Academy Returns in 2026, Advancing Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs 

California Bank & Trust Announces Early Giving Is Now Open for 2026 CV Giving Day

California Bank & Trust Named a Sacramento Favorites Winner

Inaugural Drive the Dream Golf Tournament Raises $75,000 Benefitting the San Diego FC Right to Dream Scholarship Fund

California Bank & Trust and San Diego Foundation Unite to Maximize Community Impact in San Diego this Giving Tuesday 

California Bank & Trust and Desert Community Foundation Team Up for the Return of CV Giving Day in 2026

Giving Season Campaign Will Help More San Diegans with Urgent and Long-Term Needs 

California Bank & Trust Named "Best Bank" in Orange County for the 12th Consecutive Year 

California Bank & Trust Recognized in the San Diego Business Journal's Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards 

California Bank & Trust Introduces 'Saves for Savings' with the Coachella Valley Firebirds 

California Bank & Trust Celebrates Coachella Valley's Most Inspiring Young Leaders Through Sponsorship of Palm Springs Life's 40 Under 40 Awards 

Nominations Are Open for the Inaugural 2025 California Bank & Trust Top Small Businesses in San Francisco Awards 

California Bank & Trust Named Best Bank for 15th Consecutive Year in the San Diego's Best Union-Tribune Readers Poll

California Bank & Trust Sponsors Opening Night of Del Mar Wine & Food Festival 

California Bank & Trust Expands Entertainment  Finance Team Into Nashville Market 

California Bank & Trust Named Among 2025 "Companies that Care" by the San Diego Business Journal

California Bank & Trust launches San Diego Football Club Young Savers account offer

California Bank & raises nearly $95,000 for its communities 

California Bank & Trust named one of the nation's Best & Brightest in Wellness for 2025

California Bank & Trust Empowers Small Businesses Through SBA 7(A) Loans

California Bank & Trust Announces 2025 Top Small Businesses in Sacramento Award Winners 

California Bank & Trust Presents San Diego FC Summer Kickoff Match 

California Bank & Trust, A Division of Zions Bancorporation, Receives 13 Coalition Greenwich Best Bank Awards For 2025

California Bank & Trust Announces Sponsorship as Official Bank of Coachella Valley Firebirds 

Small-Business Owners and Entrepreneurs Are Invited to Join California Bank & Trust For A Webinar on SBA Financing Options

California Bank & Trust to Host “Creating Wealth Through Homeownership” Event in Lancaster with New Economics for Women and Antelope Valley Partners for Health

California Bank & Trust Expands Presence in the Coachella Valley Following Acquisition of FirstBank's California Operations

Nominations are open for the 2025 California Bank & Trust Top Small Businesses in Sacramento Awards

California Bank & Trust Announces Sponsorships of Fashion Week El Paseo and Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival

California Bank & Trust Recognized as a National Best and Brightest in Wellness Winner 

California Bank & Trust Becomes Founding Sponsor and Official Bank of San Diego Football Club

Women Entrepreneurs Are Encouraged to Apply for The California Bank & Trust Growth Academy

California Bank & Trust and Coastal Payroll Team Up to Deliver Simplified Human Capital Solutions for Enhanced Business Efficiency

California Bank & Trust Donates $100,000 for Los Angeles Wildfire Relief

California Bank & Trust's "In Your Corner" Magazine Wins 2024 dotCOMM Award

California Bank & Trust Recognized as Best Bank for 14th Consecutive Year in San Diego's Best Union-Tribune Readers Poll

California Bank & Trust to Acquire FirstBank Coachella Valley, CA Branches

California Bank & Trust Announces 2024 Sacramento Small Business Award Winners

California Bank & Trust Expands San Francisco Corporate Banking Team with Two Key Hires

California Bank & Trust Earns Top Honors For Its ‘In Your Corner’ Magazine With A Platinum Award In The Hermes Creative Awards

California Bank & Trust President and CEO Eric Ellingsen Named CEO of the Year by The San Diego Business Journal

California Bank & Trust Raises Nearly $95,000 for California Non-Profits in Annual Giving Campaign 

California Bank & Trust Held Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New Mountain View Branch

Nominations are open for the 2024 California Bank & Trust Top Small Businesses in Sacramento Awards

California Bank and Trust, a Division of Zions Bancorporation, Ranks Third Among U.S. Banks in 2024 Greenwich Excellence Awards

California Bank & Trust Employees Volunteer with American Red Cross for a Sound of the Alarm Event

California Bank & Trust Strengthens its Commercial and Industrial Banking Team in San Diego with the Addition of Veteran Bankers 

California Bank & Trust Named a Sacramento Favorites Winner

California Bank & Trust Acknowledged in the Orange County Business Journal's Companies that Care Awards

In Celebration of International Women's Day, Female Entrepenuers are Encouraged to Apply for the California Bank & Trust Growth Academy 

San Jose Resident Surprised with $10,000 Check 
California Bank & Trust Employees Volunteer Time to Nonprofits Throughout California in Third Annual Give Week
California Bank & Trust Recognized as a 2023 National Best and Brightest in Wellness Winner
California Bank & Trust Celebrates a Decade of Excellence
California Bank & Trust Named Finalist in San Diego Business Journal's Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards 
In Honor of National Women's Small Business Month | California Bank & Trust and Non-Profits Team Up to Host Free Webinar

California Bank & Trust Donates $15,000 to Feeding San Diego As Part Of Annual San Diego Gives Campaign
California Bank & Trust's "In Your Corner Magazine" Wins 2023 dotCOMM Award
California Bank & Trust Recognized as Best Bank for 13th Consecutive Year in San Diego's Best Union-Tribune
California Bank & Trust Senior Vice President Wayne Ward named a 2023 Leader of Influence in Banking by the Los Angeles Business JournalREADERS POLL 
California Bank & Trust named finalist for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award California Bank & Trust’s “In Your Corner” Magazine Wins 2023 AVA Digital Platinum Awardfrom the San Fernando Valley Business Journal

California Bank & Trust Raises Nearly $120,000 for California Non-Profit in Annual Giving Campaign

California Bank & Trust Celebrates Nearly 40 Years of Serving Hillcrest Community with Mural Installation at its Local Branch

'In Your Corner Magazine,' a Publication from California Bank & Trust, Wins the 2023 Award of Excellence from the 29th Annual Communicator Awards

California Bank & Trust, as a division of Zions Bancorporation, is the Most Awarded Business Bank in the United States

California Bank & Trust Supports PCR SBDC To Provide Business and Economic Development Assistance to Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

California Bank & Trust Senior Vice President Adrian Papa Named A 2023 Asian Pacific Islander Leader of Influence by the San Diego Business Journal

California Bank & Trust Wins Platinum Award from Hermes Creative Awards for In Your Corner Magazine

California Bank & Trust Executive Vice President Ursula St. Geme Named a 2023 Woman of Influence in Finance by the Los Angeles Business Journal

California Bank & Trust Expands Commercial Banking Team to Serve Booming Sacramento Market

California Bank & Trust Again Voted Orange County’s Best Bank

Banking Industry Veteran Steven Stuckey Joins California Bank & Trust as Executive Vice President, San Diego Market President

California Bank & Trust Donates $10,000 to Feeding San Diego as Part of the Annual San Diego Gives Campaign

California Bank & Trust Employee Resource Groups Fight for Hunger Relief in Recent Food Drive

California Bank & Trust wins dotCOMM Award for 'In Your Corner' magazine

California Bank & Trust Recognized as Best Bank for 12th Straight Year in San Diego Union-Tribune Readers Poll

California Bank & Trust Raises Nearly $80,000 to Benefit California Non-profits in Annual Giving Campaign

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Reports Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

California Bank & Trust Initiates State-wide “Give Day” During Inaugural Four-day Virtual Conference

California Bank & Trust Appoints Daisy Stall as Executive Vice President, Entertainment Finance Director

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Reports Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Results

California Bank & Trust Promotes Eric Ellingsen to CEO

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results

California Bank & Trust wins “Best Bank” titles in San Diego and Orange County

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Reports Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results

California Bank & Trust Processes More Than 8,400 PPP Loan Applications

Zions Bancorporation Delivers Paycheck Protection Program Loan Approvals for More than 40,000 Small Businesses

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Reports First Quarter 2020 Financial Results