[2] First Western, a state-chartered bank which traced its history back to 1808, had been owned by World Airways since 1968, when its assets were approximately $900 million.
[4] During the course of 1977, Lloyds Bank California developed two programs to expand its field of activities and add to the services offered to customers.
[5] The Bank opened its 100th branch office in 1979 and commenced work on a new computer and operations center, designed to accommodate 900 staff, enabling the centralization of many of its support functions.
[6] Plans to enter the growing markets of San Jose in northern California and Newport Beach in the south finally materialized in 1980.
[7] The operations center began automation, converting all systems to the IBM computer in 1981, and, by early 1982, the Bank's ATM network was doubled in capacity.