UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 19, 2012

CU BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	000-54774	90-0779788
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	Commission File Number	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
15821 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 100- Encino, CA		91436
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 257-7700

(Former name or former address, if change since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

CU Bancorp (the “Company”) is filing the slide presentation which its President and Chief Executive Officer, David I. Rainer and Chief Financial Officer, Karen Schoenbaum, will present to investors on September 20, 2012 at the FIG Partners 8^th Annual Bank CEO Forum, Atlanta, Georgia. A copy of that slide presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other documents filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set for the by specific reference in such filing.

As discussed therein, the slide presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These forward-looking statements relate to the Company’s current expectations and are subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the presentation as well as in the Company’s other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, that actual events and/or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1

Copy of slide presentation CU Bancorp will present to investors on September 20, 2012 at the FIG Partners 8^th Annual Bank CEO Forum, Atlanta, Georgia. (furnished pursuant to Regulation FD).

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CU Bancorp
Dated: September 19, 2012	By:	/s/ Anita Y. Wolman
		Anita Y. Wolman
		Executive Vice President and General Counsel

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Copy of slide presentation CU Bancorp will present to investors on September 20, 2012 at the FIG Partners 8th Annual Bank CEO Forum, Atlanta, Georgia. (furnished pursuant to Regulation FD).

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