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  <xsd:element id="banc_PaymentstoAcquireFederalHomeLoanBankStockandOtherBankStocks" name="PaymentstoAcquireFederalHomeLoanBankStockandOtherBankStocks" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="banc_ScheduleofOffBalanceSheetRiskCommitmentsTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleofOffBalanceSheetRiskCommitmentsTableTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="banc_ServicingAssetatAmortizedCostPrepaymentSpeedCalculationPercentage" name="ServicingAssetatAmortizedCostPrepaymentSpeedCalculationPercentage" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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</xsd:schema>
