BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

3 MacArthur Place

Santa Ana, California 92707

(855) 361-2262

October 19, 2023

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Finance

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549-3628

Attention:	James Lopez
	Robert Arzonetti
	Robert Klein
	Cara Lubit

Re:	Banc of California, Inc. (the “Company”)
	Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-274245)
	Request for Acceleration of Effective Date

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-274245) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 4:00 p.m., New York time, on October 20, 2023, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Sven Mickisch of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP at (212) 735-3554 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.

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Very truly yours,
BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
By:	/s/ Jared Wolff
	Name:	Jared Wolff
	Title:	Chairman, President and Chief Executive
		Officer

CC:	Ido Dotan, Banc of California, Inc.
	Sven Mickisch, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
	Matthew Nemeroff, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP