August 21, 2008


We appreciate your trust and confidence in us and will honor that trust by protecting your personal information.

This Privacy and Security Statement (Statement) describes the standards we follow in handling information about you and your personal information. We will send you any changes to the Statement, if required by law.

Privacy Statement
This privacy notice applies only to individuals who obtain a financial product or service from Pacific Western Bank and its affiliates primarily for consumer (personal, family or household) purposes. We may revise this notice at any time, and will notify you if then required by law.

Information We Collect
We collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:
Information we receive from you on applications or other forms
Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others
Information we receive from third parties such as consumer reporting agencies

Information We May Share
We may disclose nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers as permitted by law. This may include disclosing information to third parties assisting us in servicing and processing your loan or deposit account, in response to subpoenas, to credit bureaus and others.

Safeguarding Your Information
We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to persons with a legitimate business need to know that information to offer products and services to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your information.

Updating Your Account Information
Keeping your account information accurate and up to date is very important. If you want to update your information, please call or write to us at the telephone number or address listed on your account statement.