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CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CVBF) has declared its 142nd consecutive quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share for the first quarter of 2025. The dividend will be paid on April 16, 2025, to shareholders of record as of April 2, 2025.

Citizens Business Bank, CVBF's primary subsidiary, stands as one of the top 10 largest bank holding companies headquartered in California, managing over $15 billion in total assets. The bank operates through more than 60 banking centers and three trust office locations across California, offering comprehensive banking, lending, and investing services.

CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CVBF) has been recognized on Forbes' 16th annual America's Best Banks list, marking its ninth appearance in the past decade. The company, which operates Citizens Business Bank, has previously ranked as the overall #1 Best Bank in America four times in the past ten years (2023, 2021, 2020, and 2016).

The bank continues to demonstrate strong financial performance, maintaining several prestigious ratings including a Five-Star Superior rating from BauerFinancial, a 'Super Premier' Performing Bank designation from The Findley Reports, and a BBB+ rating from Fitch Ratings. Forbes' ranking methodology evaluated ten metrics related to credit quality, growth, and profitability among the 100 largest publicly traded banks in the nation.

As one of the 10 largest bank holding companies in California with over $15 billion in total assets, CVBF operates more than 60 banking centers and three trust office locations across California.

CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF) reported Q4 2024 net earnings of $50.9 million ($0.36 per share), slightly down from $51.2 million in Q3 2024. For the full year 2024, net income was $200.7 million ($1.44 per share), compared to $221.4 million in 2023.

Key Q4 2024 metrics include a net interest margin of 3.18%, efficiency ratio of 47.34%, and noninterest-bearing deposits at 59% of total deposits. The company announced a 10 million share repurchase program and executed sale-leaseback transactions of two buildings, generating pre-tax gains of $16.8 million.

Notable developments include a $36 million decline in loans from Q3 2024, $3 million recapture of allowance for credit losses, and the sale of $155 million in AFS securities resulting in a pre-tax loss of $16.7 million. The company maintained strong capital ratios with TCE at 9.82% and CET1 above 16%.

CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CVBF) has declared its 141st consecutive quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share for the fourth quarter of 2024. The dividend will be paid on or about January 15, 2025 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2024. The company, which is among the 10 largest bank holding companies headquartered in California with over $15 billion in assets, operates through Citizens Business Bank with more than 60 banking centers and three trust office locations across California.

CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new share repurchase program for up to 10 million shares of the company's common stock. The 2024 Repurchase Program, which includes provisions for open market purchases and private transactions, replaces the previous 2022 program that had 4,300,059 shares remaining. The company, which holds over $15 billion in total assets, is among the 10 largest bank holding companies headquartered in California and operates Citizens Business Bank with more than 60 banking centers and 3 trust office locations across California.

Genesis Bank, through its Genesis for Good Foundation, announced its first round of grant awards to five small businesses through the Catalyst Empowerment Grant Program. The program provides grants up to $10,000 to eligible small businesses, focusing on historically marginalized and underinvested entrepreneurs across Southern California. The initiative received support from Fiserv, Inc., Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and CVB Financial Corp. Grant recipients include Gutierrez Chiropractic, Prisma Communications, San & Wolves Bakeshop, Spark Studios, and Vinos Unidos, each receiving funds for specific business expansion and improvement projects.

Genesis for Good Foundation (GFG) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco's AHEAD Program, in partnership with Citizens Business Bank. The grant will support GFG's Catalyst Empowerment Grant Program, which provides up to $10,000 to eligible small businesses in Southern California's low to moderate-income communities. The program focuses on supporting historically marginalized and underinvested entrepreneurs by providing essential resources, capacity building, networking opportunities, education, and capital. Genesis Bank, as one of only five diverse, multiracial Minority Depository Institutions among approximately 4,600 U.S. banks, collaborated with Citizens Business Bank to secure this competitive grant.

CVB Financial Corp. reported net income of $51.2 million for Q3 2024, up from $50.0 million in Q2 2024 but down from $57.9 million in Q3 2023. Diluted earnings per share were $0.37, compared to $0.36 in Q2 2024 and $0.42 in Q3 2023. Key metrics include a net interest margin of 3.05%, efficiency ratio of 46.5%, and return on average assets of 1.23%. Notable events include early redemption of $1.3 billion Bank Term Funding Program borrowings, sale of $312 million in AFS securities for an $11.6 million loss, and execution of building sale-leasebacks generating $9.1 million in gains.

CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CVBF) has announced its 140th consecutive quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share for the third quarter of 2024. The dividend will be payable on or about October 14, 2024 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2024. This decision was approved at the Company's Board of Directors meeting on September 16, 2024.

CVBF is the holding company for Citizens Business Bank, one of the 10 largest bank holding companies headquartered in California with over $15 billion in total assets. The bank offers a wide array of banking, lending, and investing services through more than 60 banking centers and three trust office locations in California.