About Us

The California Independent Bankers represents more than 160 community banks in California. CIB offers independent banks in the west and across the country access to the quality education, products and services and advocacy that better our industry and communities. The CIB exclusively represents community banks and is a not-for-profit trade association politically active in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. CIB is the affiliate of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), which has more than 5,000 independent bank members nationwide.

CIB and ICBA have One Mission. Community Banks.

CIB/ICBA are committed to your success, and we serve you by:

• Representing your bank and all community banks before the state legislature, Congress, the regulators and the Administration;
• Providing you with tools and resources to help grow your bank and remain competitive;
• Providing you with increased peer networking opportunities and timely information that will help give your community bank a competitive edge bank and;
• Providing education and community bank products and services as vital resources to help you meet the challenges of new technologies, customer demands and regulations.