REGULATORY CAPITAL MATTERS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Banc of California, NA
Total risk-based capital
Amount	$ 1,099,966	$ 1,131,057
Ratio	15.94%	16.56%
Minimum Capital Requirement, Amount	$ 552,068	$ 546,359
Minimum Capital Requirement, Ratio	8.00%	8.00%
Minimum Required to Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 690,085	$ 682,949
Minimum Required to Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	10.00%	10.00%
Tier 1 risk-based capital
Amount	$ 1,037,936	$ 1,078,008
Ratio	15.04%	15.78%
Minimum Capital Requirement, Amount	$ 414,051	$ 409,769
Minimum Capital Requirement, Ratio	6.00%	6.00%
Minimum Required to Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 552,068	$ 546,359
Minimum Required to Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	8.00%	8.00%
Common equity tier 1 capital
Amount	$ 1,037,936	$ 1,078,008
Ratio	15.04%	15.78%
Minimum Capital Requirement, Amount	$ 310,538	$ 307,327
Minimum Capital Requirement, Ratio	4.50%	4.50%
Minimum Required to Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 448,555	$ 443,917
Minimum Required to Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	6.50%	6.50%
Tier 1 leverage
Amount	$ 1,037,936	$ 1,078,008
Ratio	10.29%	10.67%
Minimum Capital Requirement, Amount	$ 403,522	$ 404,060
Minimum Capital Requirement, Ratio	4.00%	4.00%
Minimum Required to Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount	$ 504,402	$ 505,074
Minimum Required to Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio	5.00%	5.00%
Banc of California, Inc.
Total risk-based capital
Amount	$ 970,217	$ 1,002,200
Ratio	14.05%	14.56%
Minimum Capital Requirement, Amount	$ 552,550	$ 550,499
Minimum Capital Requirement, Ratio	8.00%	8.00%
Tier 1 risk-based capital
Amount	$ 908,187	$ 949,151
Ratio	13.15%	13.79%
Minimum Capital Requirement, Amount	$ 414,412	$ 412,874
Minimum Capital Requirement, Ratio	6.00%	6.00%
Common equity tier 1 capital
Amount	$ 677,059	$ 682,539
Ratio	9.80%	9.92%
Minimum Capital Requirement, Amount	$ 310,809	$ 309,656
Minimum Capital Requirement, Ratio	4.50%	4.50%
Tier 1 leverage
Amount	$ 908,187	$ 949,151
Ratio	8.99%	9.39%
Minimum Capital Requirement, Amount	$ 404,082	$ 404,339
Minimum Capital Requirement, Ratio	4.00%	4.00%

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