Sierra Bancorp is a bank holding company for Bank of the Sierra (the Bank). The Bank is a California state-chartered bank, which offers a range of retail and commercial banking services via branch offices located throughout California’s South San Joaquin Valley, the Central Coast, Ventura County, and neighboring communities. It provides multiple account access options to meet both new and existing customer needs: an online account opening platform; online banking with bill-pay and mobile banking capabilities; online lending solutions for consumers and small businesses; a customer service center, and an automated telephone banking system. Its lending activities cover real estate, commercial (including small business), mortgage warehouse, agricultural, and consumer loans. It offers a range of deposit products and services for individuals and businesses, including checking accounts, savings accounts, money market demand accounts, time deposits, retirement accounts, and sweep accounts.