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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A
                 Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999  Commission File No. 0-10232

                             FIRST REGIONAL BANCORP
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                                      
California                                               95-3582843
(State or other jurisdiction                             (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                        Identification Number)

1801 Century Park East
Los Angeles, California                                  90067
 (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:              (310) 552-1776



     Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None

     Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

     Common Stock, no par value
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     (Title of class)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X    No
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     Aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates as of March
21, 2000: $9,534,669

     Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at March 21, 2000:  2,810,997.

     Documents incorporated by reference and parts of Form 10-K into which
incorporated:

Portions of Proxy Statement for 2000 Annual Meeting of Share-   PART III
holders (to be filed within 120 days of fiscal year end)
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Years Ended December 31,     PART IV
1982, 1987, 1988, 1991, and 1993
Registration Statement on Form 10 as Filed with the Commission  PART IV
in March, 1982
Registration Statement on Form S-14 Filed with the Commission   PART IV
on December 2, 1981 (File Number 2-75140)


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                                  SIGNATURES
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     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                            First Regional Bancorp


                            By: /s/ Jack A. Sweeney
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                                Jack A. Sweeney, Chairman of the Board
                                Chief Executive Officer

                            Date:  March 23, 2000

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                   Title                      Date

/s/ Jack A. Sweeney         Director, Chairman         March 23, 2000
- -----------------------     of the Board and Chief
Jack A. Sweeney             Executive Officer

/s/ Lawrence J. Sherman     Director, Vice Chairman    March 23, 2000
- ------------------------    of the Board
Lawrence J. Sherman

/s/ H. Anthony Gartshore    Director and President     March 23, 2000
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H. Anthony Gartshore

/s/ Thomas McCullough       Director, Chief            March 23, 2000
- ------------------------    Financial Officer and
Thomas E. McCullough        Chief Accounting
                            Officer

/s/ Gary Horgan             Director                   March 23, 2000
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Gary Horgan

/s/ Fred M. Edwards         Director                   March 23, 2000
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Fred M. Edwards



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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
 First Regional Bancorp and Subsidiary
Century City, California:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of First Regional
Bancorp and subsidiary (the "Company") as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the
related consolidated statements of earnings, changes in shareholders' equity,
and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
1999.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America.  Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of First Regional Bancorp and its
subsidiary as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of their earnings
and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December
31, 1999, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Deloitte & Touche LLP

January 28, 2000