Beach Cities Commercial Bank Appoints Stephanie Bitters as Senior Vice President, Specialty Lending Manager

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beach Cities Commercial Bank (OTCQB: BCCB) today announced the appointment of Stephanie Bitters as Senior Vice President, Specialty Lending Manager, effective March 2, 2026.

The announcement was made by Thomas J. Inserra, Chief Executive Officer. Commenting on the appointment, Matt Blackmer, Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer, said, “Stephanie brings deep expertise in SBA and government lending, and we are thrilled to welcome her to our lending team.”

Ms. Bitters most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at VelocitySBA, where she directed the company’s SBA lending operations and provided strategic oversight of loan support, credit analysis, and servicing. She also served as SBA Audit Project Manager with Williams Adley, working directly with the SBA’s Office of Credit Risk Management.

She previously served as Executive Vice President and Director of SBA Lending at Umpqua Bank, where she led operational and credit functions for the bank’s $1 billion SBA portfolio.

In her new role, Ms. Bitters will lead the Bank’s specialty lending initiatives and support the continued growth of Beach Cities Commercial Bank’s SBA lending platform.

Ms. Bitters is a veteran banking executive with more than 40 years of experience in SBA lending, credit administration, and financial operations. Her expertise spans the full SBA lending lifecycle, including loan origination, underwriting, closing, servicing, credit risk management, and regulatory compliance.

Corporate Overview

Headquartered in Irvine, California, Beach Cities Commercial Bank is a community-based financial institution that provides a comprehensive range of commercial banking products and services to the communities it serves. The Bank is a full-service commercial bank offering business banking services throughout Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and Riverside Counties. Products and services include account analysis, commercial checking accounts, money market and savings accounts, IOLTA, online and mobile banking, treasury management, Zelle®, business lines of credit, business term loans, equipment financing, commercial real estate financing, bridge financing, SBA loans and lines, California state loan guarantee loans, construction loans, and other deposit and loan products.

The Bank’s headquarters is located at 100 Progress, Suite 150, Irvine, California 92618, with branch offices in Irvine and Encinitas, California. Additional information is available at www.beachcitiescb.com.