June 19, 2017
Erin E. Martin, Esq.
Special Counsel
Office of Financial Services
Division of Corporate Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Chino Commercial Bancorp |
| Offering Statement on Form 1-A | |
| Filed April 14, 2017 | |
| File No. 024-10693 |
Dear Ms. Martin:
Pursuant to Rule 252 of Regulation A, Chino Commercial Bancorp (the “Company”) hereby requests that the above-referenced Offering Statement on Form 1-A be qualified on June 21, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
We have confirmed with the State of California that it is prepared to qualify the offering.
In connection with the foregoing request for accelerated qualification, the Company hereby acknowledges the following:
| · | should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, qualify the filing, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
| · | the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in qualifying the filing, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
| · | the Company may not assert staff comments and/or qualification as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
Erin E. Martin, Esq.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
June 19, 2017
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Should you have any questions concerning this request, please contact Nikki Wolontis at (818) 631-2224 or by email at nikkiwo@nikkiwo.com. In addition, please notify Ms. Wolontis when this request for acceleration has been granted. Thank you once again for your cooperation and assistance.
Sincerely,
/s/ Dann H. Bowman Dann H. Bowman President and |
cc: Nikki Wolontis, Esq.