Awards and Accolades

CB&T Voted Best Bank in San Diego Two Years in a Row

California Bank & Trust was recently voted San Diego’s Best Bank two years in a row in the San Diego Union-Tribune’s readers’ poll.  As the largest community bank headquartered in San Diego, CB&T takes great pride in complimenting the bank’s strong market presence with this noteworthy community recognition.   The San Diego’s Best contest includes over 150 categories and is based on the total number of votes received during a three week voting period.  This external recognition solidifies the bank’s internal core value of delivering first-class service second to none. “Our associates set us apart from the competition,” said Tory Nixon, EVP/San Diego Division President. “Their commitment to making connections and building relationships with our customers is why we have earned this award.”

You Know Excellence When You See It

Greenwich Associates, a leading global financial services research and consulting firm, has awarded California Bank & Trust, as part of Zions Bancorporation, 13 Excellence Awards for small business and middle market banking.

Consistently recognized with "Outstanding" CRA rating by the FDIC

Recognizing our activities in meeting the credit and deposit needs of our communities, California Bank & Trust has been consistently rated by the FDIC as “Outstanding” for Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) activities since 2001.
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A leader in Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 and 7(a) Lending

California Bank & Trust is one of the state's top ten SBA 7(a) bank lenders and, as a subsidiary of Zions Bancorporation, CB&T is ranked as the nation's #1 SBA 504 lender.*

Designated as a “Best Workplace for Commuters” by the EPA

California Bank & Trust is proud of its designation as one of the “Best Workplaces for Commuters” by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The term Best Workplaces for Commuters is reserved specifically for those employers that meet the National Standard of Excellence for commuter benefits and rank among the top one percent of all employers in the provision of commuter benefit programs.