Barbara S. Polsky

Barbara S. Polsky was appointed as a director of the Company and of the Bank effective May 22, 2019. Ms. Polsky is a partner at the law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP in Los Angeles. Ms. Polsky has extensive experience representing numerous domestic and foreign banks, financial holding companies, savings associations, mortgage, other specialty finance and financial technology companies in a wide range of lending and securities transactions, mergers and acquisitions, governance and regulatory and compliance matters. Previously, Ms. Polsky served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of City National Corporation and City National Bank and Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Aames Financial Corporation and Aames Home Loan. Ms. Polsky frequently lectures at investment banking and commercial banking seminars on mergers and acquisitions, bank capital augmentation and compliance matters. She also serves as a director of ConnexPay LLC. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, and earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan.