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American Banker's inaugural ranking of the banks, large and small, who are earning praise from workers on benefits, opportunities and yes, the fun factor.
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Category: $3B to $10B in Assets
Los Angeles
Assets at June 30: $7.81 billion
No. of Employees: 537
Chairman and CEO: Tad Lowrey
Popular with employees: Frequent contests up the fun factor. One is tied to a local industry: employees compete to predict the year's Academy Award winners.
Fitness/wellness program: The bank offers healthy cooking demonstrations, health screenings, health risk assessments, educational seminars, group exercise classes, self-defense training, chair massages and on-site flu shots, all at no cost to employees.
Community service initiative: Employees enjoy 16 hours of paid daytime leave for volunteer work each year.