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  <xsd:element id="banc_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesfromTransactionswithRelatedPartyNet" name="RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesfromTransactionswithRelatedPartyNet" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="banc_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember" name="RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="banc_ReversalOfAccruedLiabilities" name="ReversalOfAccruedLiabilities" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="banc_RollforwardOfLiabilityForRepresentationsAndWarrantiesTableTextBlock" name="RollforwardOfLiabilityForRepresentationsAndWarrantiesTableTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="banc_SaleOfMortgageServicingRightsMember" name="SaleOfMortgageServicingRightsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="banc_ScheduleOfIncomeLossFromServicingRightsTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfIncomeLossFromServicingRightsTableTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="banc_ScheduleofCertainLoansAcquiredinTransferNotAccountedforasDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleofCertainLoansAcquiredinTransferNotAccountedforasDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldTableTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="banc_ScheduleofLoansReceivablebyProductTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleofLoansReceivablebyProductTableTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="banc_ScheduleofOffBalanceSheetRiskCommitmentsTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleofOffBalanceSheetRiskCommitmentsTableTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="banc_SecuritiesPurchaseAgreementEquitySupportPaymentMember" name="SecuritiesPurchaseAgreementEquitySupportPaymentMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" 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" />
  <xsd:element id="banc_ServicingAssetatFairValueAmountHeldForInvestment" name="ServicingAssetatFairValueAmountHeldForInvestment" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
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