UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   Form 10-Q

  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
  ACT OF 1934

  For the quarter ended June 30, 1997

                                 IMPERIAL BANCORP

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           California                               95-2575576
 (State or other jurisdiction       (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
of incorporation or organization)         
                   

  9920 South La Cienega Boulevard
      Inglewood, California                           90301
(Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 417-5600

Commission file number: 0-7722

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

COMMON STOCK:  Number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding as of June 30, 1997:
               25,869,753 shares.

DEBT SECURITIES: Floating Rate Notes Due 1999 and Fixed Rate Debentures Due
                 1999. As of June 30, 1997, $3,373,000 in principal amount of
                 such Notes and $1,082,000 in principal amount of such
                 Debentures were outstanding.

The Registrant 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 and has
        been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

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IMPERIAL BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997

          Except for the historical information contained herein, the following
          discussion includes forward looking information that involves risks
          and uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differ
          materially from those discussed herein.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

          The following discussion is intended to provide information to
          facilitate the understanding and assessment of significant changes in
          trends related to the financial condition of Imperial Bancorp (the
          "Company") and its results of operations for the three and six months
          ended June 30, 1997.

   PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

          Net income for the second quarter decreased to $11.0 million, or $0.40
          per share, from $28.7 million, or $1.10 per share, earned in the
          second quarter of 1996. Income as measured by return on average total
          assets was 1.24% for the three months ended June 30, 1997, as compared
          to 4.29% for the three months ended June 30, 1996. Return on average
          stockholders' equity was 14.3% for the quarter ended June 30, 1997, a
          decrease from the 45.12% return on average stockholders' equity for
          the same period of 1996.  For the six months ended June 30, 1997, net
          income totaled $18.9 million as compared to $35.4 million for the same
          period of 1996.  Return on average assets and stockholders' equity for
          the first half of 1997 was 1.12% and 12.64%, respectively, as compared
          to 2.72% and 29.16%, respectively, from the same period of 1996

          Earnings for the second quarter of 1996 were significantly impacted by
          gains realized from the sale of a portion of the Company's investment
          in Imperial Credit Industries, Inc. ("ICII") (NASDAQ-NMS-ICII). In
          April 1996, the Company sold 1.5 million shares of ICII as a part of
          an offering which included the sale of approximately 2.2 million new
          ICII shares by ICII to the public. An additional 0.5 million shares
          were sold by ICII to the public in May 1996. The Company recorded a
          $25.6 million pre-tax gain on the sale of its ICII shares. After the
          sales of ICII shares, the book value of ICII common stock approximated
          $8.72 per share. As a result, the Company recorded a $10.8 million
          pre-tax gain which approximated the excess of ICII's book value per
          share over the book value of the Company's remaining investment in
          ICII. In addition, the Company realized a significant increase in
          equity in the net earnings of ICII for the second quarter 1996. In
          June 1996, ICII completed an offering in which they sold approximately
          2.0 million shares of its subsidiary Southern Pacific Funding
          Corporation (NYSE-SFC) to the public. In addition to the SFC shares
          sold by ICII, 5.0 million new SFC shares were issued and sold to the
          public. The Company's share of the pre-tax gains realized by ICII as a
          result of this transaction approximated $8.6 million and is included
          in "Equity in net earnings of Imperial Credit Industries, Inc."
          Partially offsetting these gains was an after tax loss from
          discontinued operations of $6.1 million, or $0.24 per share for the
          quarter ended June 30, 1996.

          Earnings, excluding the 1996 second quarter gains associated with the
          Company's investment in ICII and the losses associated with the
          discontinued operations for all periods presented ("core earnings"),
          for the second quarter of 1997 increased to $11.1 million, or $0.41
          per share from $8.8 million, or $0.34 per share for the same period in
          1996. For the six months ended June 30, 1997, core earnings totaled
          $19.1 million, or $0.71 per share compared to $15.5 million, or $0.60
          per share for the corresponding period one year ago. From its core
          operations, the Company's return on average total assets approximated
          1.26% and 1.14% for the second quarter and first half of 1997,
          respectively, compared to 1.32% and 1.19% for the second quarter and
          first half of 1996, respectively. Core return on average stockholders'
          equity for the second quarter and first half of 1997 was 14.47% and
          12.78%, respectively, compared to 13.91% and 12.76%, respectively, for
          the comparable periods last year. The increase in core earnings for
          the second quarter and first half of 1997 was primarily attributable
          to the 27% and 25% growth, respectively, in average loans from the
          same periods of 1996 which resulted in 

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          increased net interest income. Net interest income amounted to $47.8
          million and $88.0 million for the quarter and six months ended June
          30, 1997, respectively, as compared to $34.9 million and $67.1 million
          for the same periods of 1996.

          Noninterest income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997
          totaled $16.0 million and $32.1 million, respectively, compared to
          $59.6 million and $71.9 million for the quarter and six months ended
          June 30, 1996, respectively.  Excluding nonrecurring income from ICII,
          noninterest income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 1996
          totaled $14.7 million and $27.0 million, respectively, an improvement
          of $1.3 million and $5.1 million, respectively.  The improvement was
          primarily due to higher fees generated from item processing services,
          gains associated with the execution and sale of stock warrants, and
          international related services.

          Noninterest expenses for the quarter and six months ended June 30,
          1997 totaled $40.8 and $80.5 million, respectively, compared to $33.0
          million and $63.2 million for the quarter and six months ended June
          30, 1996.  The rise in noninterest expenses for the quarter and six
          months ended June 30, 1997 was primarily due to $7.4 million and $11.6
          million increases, respectively, in employment expenses over the same
          periods of 1996 as the Company continues to focus on an investment in
          people to enhance its presence in various industry segments and expand
          into new high growth regions.  Also contributing to higher noninterest
          expenses were increased customer service related expenses resulting
          from a significant increase in deposits generated from the real estate
          related services industry.  This expense increased $1.5 million and
          $2.6 million, respectively, for the quarter and six months ended June
          30, 1997, compared to the same periods one year ago.  Offsetting the
          increase in personnel costs and customer service related expenses was
          a reduction in real estate owned ("REO") expense and charitable
          contributions.  REO (income) expenses declined $0.6 million and $1.1
          million, respectively, for the second quarter and first half of 1997
          due to a significant drop in the level of REO from June 30, 1996 and a
          $0.4 million gain realized on the sale of a REO property in the second
          quarter of 1997.

          At June 30, 1997, the Company's total assets were $4.1 billion, total
          loans were $2.4 billion and stockholders' equity and allowance for
          loan losses totaled $354 million. This compares to total assets of
          $3.4 billion, total loans of $2.1 billion and stockholders' equity and
          allowance for loan losses of $322 million at December 31, 1996.

          Total deposits at June 30, 1997, amounted to $3.5 billion which
          included $1.9 billion, or 53%, of noninterest bearing demand deposits.
          This compares favorably to total deposits of $3.0 billion at December
          31, 1996 which included $1.5 billion, or 50%, of noninterest bearing
          demand deposits.  The Company's average demand deposits and average
          stockholders' equity funded 48% of average total assets for the six
          months ended June 30, 1997, equal to 48% for the same period last
          year.

          At June 30, 1997, the allowance for loan losses amounted to $42.6
          million or 1.8% of total loans as compared to $36.1 million or 1.8% of
          total loans at December 31, 1996 and $38.5 million or 2.1% of total
          loans at June 30, 1996. The provision for loan losses from continuing
          operations for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 totaled $4.4 million as
          compared to $3.4 million reported for the quarter ended June 30, 1996.
          For the first half of 1997, the provision for loan losses from
          continuing operations totaled $7.7 million as compared to $6.0 million
          reported for the first half of 1996.  The increase in the provision is
          due primarily to the $507 million increase over the past twelve months
          in the Company's loan portfolio.

          The Company continued to experience improved credit quality for the
          quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997.  Net charge-offs for the
          quarter and first half totaled $0.5 million and $1.3 million,
          respectively,  as compared to $4.0 million and $4.9 million,
          respectively, for the same periods of 1996.  Additionally, nonaccrual
          loans of $7.9 million at June 30, 1997 decreased $12.5 million from
          December 31, 1996 and $12.9 million from June 30, 1996.  The allowance
          for loan losses coverage of nonaccrual loans at June 30, 1997
          approximated 538 percent, up from 177 percent at December 31, 1996 and
          up from 185 percent at June 30, 1996.  Restructured loans at June 30,
          1997 totaled $24.1 million, down $4.5 million from December 31, 1996
          and $20.8 million from June 30, 1996.  All restructured loans at June
          30, 1997 were performing in accordance with their modified terms.  At
          quarter-end 1997, REO, net of the valuation allowance, was $3.0
          million, up from $2.1 million at December 31, 1996 and down from $7.9
          million at June 30, 1996.

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          Imperial Bank is classified "Well Capitalized" with leverage, Tier I
          and total capital ratios at June 30, 1997, of 8.2%, 9.0% and 10.2%,
          respectively, as compared to 9.2%, 10.1% and 11.4%, respectively, the
          year earlier.

          Imperial Bancorp is classified "Well Capitalized" with leverage, Tier
          I and total capital ratios at June 30, 1997 of 10.7%, 12.0% and 13.4%,
          respectively, as compared to 9.6%, 10.6% and 12.0%, respectively, the
          year earlier. These increases are mainly due to the issuance of $75
          million of capital securities by a subsidiary of the Company in April
          1997. Under the capital guidelines of the Federal Reserve, the capital
          securities qualify as Tier I Capital.

   SPIN-OFF

          On February 20, 1997, the Company's Board of Directors approved a plan
          to spin off to stockholders in a tax-free distribution a portion of
          its specialty lending and finance businesses that focus on the
          entertainment industry, as well as certain other operations. These
          businesses and assets will be transferred to Imperial Financial Group,
          Inc. ("IFG"), a newly formed Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
          subsidiary of the Bank.

          The Bank will contribute to IFG (i) the assets and liabilities
          relating to The Lewis Horwitz Organization, a division of the Bank
          that specializes in motion picture and television finance, (ii) all of
          the common stock of Imperial Trust Company, a California licensed
          trust company that offers trust and investment management services,
          (iii) all of the common stock of a newly formed thrift and loan
          company that will hold the assets and liabilities relating to the
          Bank's Small Business Administration lending group, a division of the
          Bank that provides loans to small businesses, a portion of which is
          guaranteed as to repayment by the U.S. Government, and (iv) the common
          stock owned by the Bank (representing approximately 24% of all
          outstanding common stock as of June 30, 1997) in ICII, a publicly
          traded, diversified specialty finance company.

          The spin-off is subject to receipt of a private letter ruling from the
          Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the transaction will not
          be taxable to the Company's stockholders or the Company or the Bank as
          well as any necessary approval from the Company's regulators. It is
          anticipated that the separation will occur in late 1997 or early 1998.
          On April 17, 1997, tax legislation was introduced in Congress relating
          to the tax-free nature of certain spin off transactions.  The proposed
          legislation has since been revised and will not, in its current form,
          impede the Company's ability to effect the spin off on a basis that is
          not taxable to the Company, its stockholders or the Bank.

          Total assets of the entities comprising IFG approximated $200 million
          at June 30, 1997. Revenues of IFG, including interest income and
          noninterest income would have approximated $21 million for the six
          months ended June 30, 1997.

   CAPITAL SECURITIES

          On April 23, 1997, Imperial Capital Trust I (the "Trust"), a statutory
          business trust and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, issued in a
          private placement transaction $75 million of 9.98% capital securities
          at a 2% discount, which represent preferred undivided beneficial
          interests in the assets of the Trust. On July 24, 1997 the Trust
          exchanged the privately placed capital securities for an equal amount
          of 9.98% capital securities with the same characteristics as the
          privately placed capital securities that was registered under the
          Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Capital Securities"). The
          Company is the owner of all the beneficial interests represented by
          the common securities of the Trust (the "Common Securities," and
          together with the Capital Securities, the "Trust Securities"). The
          Trust exists for the sole purpose of issuing the Trust Securities and
          investing the proceeds thereof in 9.98% Junior Subordinated Deferrable
          Interest Debentures (the "Junior Subordinated Debentures") issued by
          the Company and engaging in certain other limited activities. The
          Junior Subordinated Debentures held by the Trust will mature on
          December 31, 2026.

          Holders of the Capital Securities are entitled to receive cumulative
          cash distributions, accruing from April 23, 1997, the date of original
          issuance, and payable semi-annually in arrears on June 30 and December
          31 of each year, commencing June 30, 1997, at an annual rate of 9.98%
          of the liquidation amount of $1,000 per Trust Security. The Company
          has the right under certain circumstances to defer payments of
          interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures at any time and from
          time to time for a period not exceeding 10 consecutive semi-annual
          periods with respect to each deferral period, provided that no
          deferral period may end on a day other than an interest payment date
          or extend beyond the stated maturity date of the Junior Subordinated
          Debentures. If and for so long as interest payments on

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          the Junior Subordinated Debentures are so deferred, cash distributions
          on the Trust Securities will also be deferred and the Company will not
          be permitted, subject to certain exceptions, to declare or pay any
          cash distributions with respect to the Company's capital stock (which
          includes common and preferred stock) or to make any payment with
          respect to debt securities of the Company that rank equal with or
          junior to the Junior Subordinated Debentures.

          The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the
          Junior Subordinated Debentures for general corporate purposes, which
          includes additional investments in the Bank and/or acquisition
          opportunities. The Capital Securities are eligible to qualify as Tier
          I Capital under the capital guidelines of the Federal Reserve.

   EARNINGS PERFORMANCE

          Net Interest Income

          The Company's operating results depend primarily on net interest
          income. A primary factor affecting the level of net interest income is
          the Company's interest rate margin between the yield earned on
          interest-earning assets and the rate paid on interest-bearing
          liabilities as well as the difference between the relative amounts of
          average interest-earning assets and average interest-bearing
          liabilities. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997, net
          interest income increased to $47.8 million and $88.0 million,
          respectively, from $34.9 million and $67.1 million, respectively, for
          the same periods of 1996.



 
 
                          Three Months Ended                Six Months Ended
                               June 30,                         June 30,
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Interest income........              $68,495     $50,326            $127,228     $98,416
Interest expense.......               20,656      15,437              39,228      31,306
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 Net interest income                 $47,839     $34,889            $ 88,000     $67,110
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Net interest margin                    6.1  %      6.0  %              5.9  %      5.9  %
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          The Company's net interest margin increased to 6.1% for the second
          quarter of 1997 from 6.0% for the same period of 1996. For the first
          half of 1997, net interest margin was 5.9%, equal to 5.9% for the
          first six months of 1996. Given current economic conditions and the
          asset sensitive nature of the Company's balance sheet, the Company
          expects a relatively stable net interest margin over the near term.
          The increased net interest income primarily resulted from the $475
          million and $440 million growth in average loans for the second
          quarter and first half of 1997, respectively, from the second quarter
          and first half of 1996. Due primarily to the improving California
          economy, the Company expects its loan portfolio to continue its growth
          throughout the remainder of the year. As illustrated by the Analysis
          of Changes in Net Interest Margin (see page 22), the growth in the
          Company's loan portfolio had a significant impact on net interest
          income for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997.

          Average demand deposit levels for the quarter ended June 30, 1997
          increased approximately $360 million from the second quarter of 1996
          due to the rise in deposits from the real estate related services
          industry. During the second quarter of 1997 the Company's average
          level of money market accounts grew 48% to $681 million from $459
          million one year ago. This increase is primarily due to the bankruptcy
          deposit portfolio purchased from Comerica Bank in June 1997. In
          contrast, average time certificates of deposits for the second quarter
          of 1997 grew only $90 million to $916 million from $826 million one
          year ago. Despite the increase in rates for the Company's interest-
          bearing deposits, the above shift of deposits from time certificates
          of deposits to lower yielding money market accounts allowed the
          Company's overall funding costs to remain relatively stable.

          In conformity with banking industry practice, payments for accounting,
          courier and other deposit related services provided to the Company's
          real estate related customers are recorded as noninterest expense. If
          these deposits were treated as interest-bearing and the payments
          reclassified as interest expense, the Company's reported net interest
          income and noninterest expense would have been reduced by $7.9 million
          and $5.2 million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 1997
          and 1996. The net interest margin for each period would have been 5.4%
          and 5.4%, respectively.

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          NONINTEREST INCOME: Noninterest income amounted to $16.0 million for
          the second quarter of 1997 as compared to $59.6 million for the same
          period of 1996. For the six months ended June 30, 1997, noninterest
          income totaled $32.1 million as compared to $71.9 million in the prior
          year. The table below shows the major components of noninterest
          income.



 
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                                                June 30,                       June 30,
(In Thousands)                                    1997            1996           1997           1996
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Service charges on deposit accounts.....              $ 1,314    $ 1,236            $ 2,717    $ 2,494
Trust fees..............................                1,740      2,163              3,717      4,271
Gain on origination and sale of loans...                1,505      1,368              2,019      1,673
Equity in net earnings of Imperial                      3,544     10,651              5,005     13,511
 Credit Industries, Inc.................
Gain on sale of Imperial Credit                            --     36,411                 --     36,411
 Industries, Inc. common stock..........
Other service charges and fees..........                2,675      1,058              4,953      1,803
Merchant and credit card fees...........                  798        597              1,497      1,036
Gain on exercise and sale of stock                        809        401              2,543        869
 warrants...............................
International fees......................                1,920      1,147              3,598      2,194
Gain on trading account securities......                1,189        657              2,248      1,806
Appreciation of donated Imperial Credit                    --      2,726              2,816      3,505
 Industries, Inc. common stock..........
Other income............................                  465      1,225                975      2,358
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Total                                                 $15,959    $59,640            $32,088    $71,931
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          Noninterest income reported for the second quarter of 1996 was
          significantly impacted by gains realized from the sale of a portion of
          the Company's investment in ICII. In April 1996, the Company sold 1.5
          million shares of ICII as a part of an offering which included the
          sale of approximately 2.2 million new ICII shares by ICII to the
          public. An additional 0.5 million shares were sold by ICII to the
          public in May 1996. The Company recorded a $25.6 million pre-tax gain
          on the sale of its ICII shares. After the sales of ICII shares, the
          book value of ICII common stock approximated $8.72 per share. As such,
          the Company recorded a $10.8 million pre-tax gain which approximated
          the excess of ICII's book value per share over the book value of the
          Company's remaining investment in ICII. The total gains of $36.4
          million related to these transactions are reflected in the
          consolidated Statement of Income as "Gain on sale of Imperial Credit
          Industries, Inc. common stock."

          Also in the second quarter of 1996, the Company realized a significant
          increase in equity in the net earnings of ICII. In June 1996, ICII
          sold approximately 2.0 million shares of its subsidiary Southern
          Pacific Funding Corporation (NYSE-SFC) in connection with SFC's
          initial public offering of 5.0 million shares. ICII's sale of its SFC
          stock resulted in a pre-tax gain to ICII of $62.0 million. The
          Company's net equity in this gain realized by ICII approximated $8.9
          million pre-tax and is included in the consolidated Statement of
          Income as "Equity in the net earnings of Imperial Credit Industries,
          Inc."

          Excluding the 1996 second quarter gains associated with the Company's
          investment in ICII, noninterest income for the second quarter and
          first six months of 1997 improved $1.3 million and $5.1 million,
          respectively, from the same periods of 1996. The improvement for the
          second quarter and six month period ended June 30, 1997 was mainly
          attributable to other service charges which increased $1.6 million and
          $3.2 million, respectively, as a result of the Bank entering into
          several new item processing agreements with other institutions since
          the first quarter of 1996 and growth in commitment fees.

          The Company recorded improvements in other fee income businesses.
          International fees increased $0.8 million and $1.4 million,
          respectively, for the second quarter and six months of 1997 compared
          to the same periods of 1996.  In addition, merchant and credit card
          fees generated an additional $0.2 million and $0.5 million,
          respectively, to noninterest income for the quarter and six months
          ended June 30, 1997.  The Company recorded higher gains from the
          origination and sales of SBA loans as loan volumes have increased over
          the prior year. The gains on sales of SBA loans increased $0.1 million
          and $0.3 million, respectively, for the quarter and six months ended
          June 30, 1997.

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          Another factor that contributed to higher noninterest income for the
          second quarter and six months ending June 30, 1997 was an increase of
          $0.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively, in the exercise and sale
          of stock warrants from the comparable periods one year ago.  These
          stock warrants are received in conjunction with loans funded in the
          Bank's Special Markets Lending Division.  This improvement is mainly
          due to an increase in loan activity of the Special Market Lending
          Division.

          Offsetting these improvements to noninterest income for the quarter
          and six months ending June 30, 1997 was a reduction in the
          appreciation of donated stock.  The appreciation represents the
          difference between the market value and the book value of the ICII
          shares on the date the shares were donated.  In addition, trust
          revenues decreased $0.4 million and $0.6 million for the second
          quarter and six months ending June 30, 1997, respectively, as the
          number of nonrenewable matured accounts increased from the comparable
          periods last year.

          Noninterest Expense: Noninterest expense totaled $40.8 million for the
          quarter ended June 30, 1997 as compared to $33.0 million for the same
          period in the prior year. For the six months ended June 30, 1997,
          noninterest expense was $80.5 million as compared to $63.2 million in
          the first half of 1996. The table below shows the major components of
          noninterest expense.



 
 
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                                                June 30,                        June 30,
(In Thousands)                                    1997             1996           1997            1996
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Salary and employee benefits............              $21,839     $14,426            $41,510     $29,924
Net occupancy expense...................                2,309       2,233              4,521       4,465
Furniture and equipment.................                1,607       1,283              2,988       2,419
Data processing.........................                1,884       1,561              3,759       3,057
Customer services.......................                4,273       2,794              7,879       5,231
Net real estate owned (income) expense..                 (310)        298               (158)        948
Professional and consulting.............                2,468       1,830              4,296       3,452
Business development....................                1,753         739              2,650       1,729
Charitable donations....................                   51       3,627              3,727       4,668
Other expense...........................                4,919       4,196              9,335       7,257
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Total                                                 $40,793     $32,987            $80,507     $63,150
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          For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997, the rise in
          noninterest expense was primarily due to $7.4 million and $11.6
          million increases, respectively, in salary and benefit costs over the
          same periods of 1996. Consistent with the prior year, the Company
          continues to focus on an investment in people as the Company continues
          to enhance its existing presence in various industry segments as well
          as expand into new high growth regions. A new loan production office
          in Bellevue, Washington, was opened in the second quarter of 1997.

          Customer service costs paid on behalf of the Company's real estate
          service industry customers increased in the second quarter and first
          half of 1997 to $4.3 million and $7.9 million, respectively, from the
          same periods of 1996.  These services which include accounting,
          courier and other deposit related services rose primarily due to $360
          million and $314 million increases in average demand deposit levels
          during the second quarter and first half of 1997, respectively, as
          compared to the prior year comparable periods, as these costs are a
          function of deposit volume and interest rates.

          The Company incurred higher business development expenses during the
          second quarter and first half of 1997 as compared to the same periods
          last year.  Advertising expenses, business publication and marketing
          related  costs rose as the Company expanded into new markets.

          Partially offsetting the increase in noninterest expense were the
          decreases in charitable donations of $3.6 million and $0.9 million,
          respectively, for the quarter and six month period ended June 30,
          1997, and in REO expenses of $0.6 million and $1.1 million,
          respectively, for the comparable periods.

          Income Taxes: The Company recorded income tax expense of $7.5 million
          and $12.7 million, respectively, for the quarter and six months ended
          June 30, 1997 representing effective tax rates of approximately 40.3%
          and 40.0%, respectively. For the same periods of 1996, the Company's
          income
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          tax expense and effective tax rates approximated $23.4 million and
          40.2%, respectively, and $28.4 million and 40.7%, respectively. At
          June 30, 1997, the Company had a net deferred tax liability of $1.4
          million, as compared to a net deferred tax liability of $1.5 million
          at December 31, 1996.

          Discontinued Operation: In the second quarter of 1996, management of
          the Company decided to discontinue the precious metals business which
          had been engaged in trading and leasing of precious metals in addition
          to making loans secured by precious metals since 1993. The decision to
          exit this line of business was made due to operational losses for
          which the Company provided approximately $9.8 million, net of tax, for
          the year ended December 31, 1996. As of June 30, 1997, the activities
          of the precious metals business were substantially completed.

   ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

          Liquidity:

          For the Company, as with most commercial banking institutions,
          liquidity is the ability to roll over substantial amounts of maturing
          liabilities and to acquire new liabilities at levels consistent with
          management's financial targets. The key to this on-going replacement
          activity is the Company's reputation in the domestic money markets,
          which is based upon its financial condition and its capital base.

          The overall liquidity position of the Company has been enhanced by a
          sizable base of demand deposits resulting from the Company's long
          standing relationships with the real estate services industry which
          have provided a relatively stable and low cost funding base. Demand
          deposits averaged $1.4 billion for the three months ended June 30,
          1997 as compared to $1.0 billion for the same period of 1996. The
          Company's average demand deposits and average stockholders' equity
          funded 48% of average total assets for the quarter ended June 30,
          1997, equal to 48% for the same period last year.

          These funding sources are augmented by payments of principal and
          interest on loans and the routine liquidation of securities from the
          trading and available for sale portfolios and Federal funds sold and
          securities purchased under resale agreements. During the first half of
          1997, the Company experienced a net cash outflow from its investing
          activities of $707 million. This net outflow in investing activities
          resulted primarily from the growth in the Company's loan portfolio, a
          net outflow of $289 million and the purchase of securities available
          for sale, a net outflow of $236 million.  The outflow in investing
          activities was offset by the $750 million net cash provided by the
          Company's financing activities consisting mainly of deposit inflows
          including $617 million in demand deposits, savings and money market
          accounts, $77 million net cash provided by short-term borrowings, and
          $73 million net cash provided by the issuance of Capital Securities.
          These inflows were partially offset by $19 million of net outflows
          attributable to time deposits.

          Interest Rate Sensitivity Management: The primary objectives of the
          asset liability management process are to provide a relatively stable
          net interest margin and manage balance sheet risks. These risks
          include liquidity risk, capital adequacy and overall interest rate
          risk inherent in the Company's balance sheet. In order to manage its
          interest rate sensitivity, the Company has adopted policies which
          attempt to manage the change in pre-tax net interest income assuming
          various interest rate scenarios. This is accomplished by adjusting the
          repricing characteristics of the Company's assets and liabilities as
          interest rates change. The Company's Asset Liability Committee
          ("ALCO") chooses strategies in conformance with its policies to
          achieve an appropriate trade off between interest rate sensitivity and
          the volatility of pre-tax net interest income and net interest margin.

          Each month the Company assesses its overall exposure to potential
          changes in interest rates and the impact such changes may have on pre-
          tax net interest income and net interest margin by simulating various
          interest rate scenarios over future time periods. Through the use of
          these simulations, the Company can approximate the impact of these
          projected rate changes on its entire on and off-balance sheet position
          or any particular segment of the balance sheet.

          Cumulative interest sensitivity gap represents the difference between
          interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities maturing or
          repricing, whichever is earlier, at a given point in time. At June 30,
          1997 the Company maintained a positive one year gap of approximately
          $742 million as its interest rate sensitive assets exceeded its
          interest rate sensitive liabilities. This positive cumulative gap
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          indicates that the Company is asset sensitive and positioned for
          increased net interest income during a period of rising interest rates
          but also exposed to an adverse impact on net interest income in a
          falling rate environment. At June 30, 1996, the Company maintained a
          positive one year gap of approximately $610 million.
   
          The Company has developed strategies to protect both net interest
          income and net interest margin from significant movements in interest
          rates both up and down. These strategies involve purchasing interest
          rate floors and caps with strike prices which generally adjust
          quarterly and are approximately 200 basis points below or above
          (depending on the instrument) current market rates at the time the
          floors and caps are purchased. Based on this strategy and the general
          asset sensitive nature of the balance sheet, the Company purchased
          $2.0 billion of exchange traded interest rate floors in the first,
          second, and third quarters of 1996 to protect against a drop in
          interest rates.  $500 million of these interest rate floors matured in
          the second quarter of 1997.  The remaining floors mature at the rate
          of $500 million per quarter beginning in the third quarter of 1997.
          The floor maturing in the third quarter of 1997 provides protection to
          the Company in the event that the three month LIBOR drops below the
          strike price of 4.0% associated with the floor while the remaining
          floors have a strike price of 4.25%. The unrealized gain of the
          remaining floors approximated $1,900 at June 30, 1997. In the fourth
          quarter of 1996, the Company purchased an additional $2.0 billion of
          exchange traded interest rate floors. The floors mature at the rate of
          $1.0 billion per quarter beginning in the second quarter of 1998. The
          floors provide the Company protection in the event that the three
          month LIBOR drops below the strike price of 4.0%. The unrealized gain
          of these floors approximated $2,500 at June 30, 1997.  In the second
          quarter of 1997, the Company purchased an additional $1.0 billion of
          exchange traded interest rate floors that mature in the fourth quarter
          of 1998.  The floors provide the Company protection in the event that
          the three month LIBOR drops below the strike price of 5.0%.  The
          unrealized gain of these floors approximated $100,000 at June 30,
          1997.

          In January 1996, the Company purchased exchange traded interest rate
          caps with a notional value outstanding of $500 million that matured,
          unexercised during the second quarter of 1997. In the fourth quarter
          of 1996, the Company purchased an additional $1.0 billion of exchange
          traded caps. The caps mature at the rate of $500 million per quarter
          beginning in the third quarter of 1997 and provide the Company
          protection in the event that the three month LIBOR increases above the
          7.5% strike price. The unrealized gain of these caps at June 30, 1997
          approximated $1,300.  The unamortized premiums paid for floors and
          caps described above approximated $359,000 at June 30, 1997.

          In the first quarter of 1997, the Company sold $27 million of ten year
          certificates of deposit with a fixed rate of 7.15%. These long term
          certificates of deposit are callable by the Company after one year and
          semi-annually after that. To minimize the interest rate risk of paying
          out a fixed rate for 10 years, the Company executed an interest rate
          swap transaction with a notional value of $27 million in the first
          quarter of 1997. The interest rate swap requires the Company to pay a
          rate of three month LIBOR minus 10 basis points, quarterly for ten
          years. Simultaneously, the Company will receive quarterly interest
          payments at a fixed rate of 7.15% for ten years.

          In April 1997, in conjunction with the issuance of $75 million of
          capital securities, the Company entered into three fixed for floating
          interest rate swaps with a total notional value of $75 million in
          order to convert the capital securities issuance to a floating rate.
          The swaps require the Company to pay three month LIBOR and receive
          7.18% on $25 million, 7.186% on $25 million and 7.187% on the
          remaining $25 million. The maturity and fixed payment dates on the
          swaps coincide with the call date and payment dates of the Capital
          Securities.

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   ASSET QUALITY

          Nonaccrual loans, restructured loans and real estate and other assets
          owned:

          Nonaccrual loans, which includes loans 90 days or more past due,
          totaled $7.9 million at June 30, 1997 as compared to $20.4 million at
          year end 1996 and $20.9 million at June 30, 1996. The Company expects
          credit quality to remain relatively stable for the balance of the
          year. The decrease from year end 1996 was mainly due to charge-offs of
          loans on nonaccrual status at year end 1996 approximating $3.5
          million, loans being returned to current or paid off of $5.4 million,
          the selling of $5.9 million of nonaccrual loans, payments received of
          $0.9 million on nonaccrual loans, and the transfer of $1.3 million of
          nonaccrual loans to REO. Partially offsetting these decreases were
          $4.5 million of loans being placed on nonaccrual. The decrease from
          June 30, 1996 resulted from charge-offs of loans on nonaccrual status
          approximating $8.4 million, loans returned to current or paid off
          approximating $27.3 million, the selling of $5.9 million of nonaccrual
          loans, payments received for nonaccrual loans approximating $1.4
          million, and the transfer of $1.4 million of nonaccrual loans to REO.
          Partially offsetting these decreases were loans approximating $31.4
          million placed on nonaccrual during the twelve month period.
          Consistent with prior reporting periods, there were no loans past due
          90 days or more which were still accruing interest and all interest
          associated with nonaccrual loans had been reversed. It has been the
          Company's policy to recognize interest on nonaccrual loans only when
          collected.

          Troubled debt restructured loans totaled $24.1 million at June 30,
          1997 as compared to $28.7 million at prior year end and $45.0 million
          at June 30, 1996. The decrease in restructured loans from the second
          quarter of 1996 resulted in part from a $13.9 million loan that was
          restructured in the fourth quarter of 1995 and performed in accordance
          with its modified terms during 1996 and a $2.6 million loan that was
          restructured in the first quarter of 1996 and performed in accordance
          with its modified terms for one year. As a result, these loans were no
          longer classified as restructured at June 30, 1997. The decrease in
          restructured loans from year end 1996 was mainly due to the same $2.6
          million loan that was restructured in the first quarter of 1996,
          performed in accordance with its modified terms for one year, and was
          no longer classified as restructured at June 30, 1997.

          Real estate and other assets owned of $3.0 million, net of a $0.8
          million valuation allowance, at June 30, 1997 increased $0.9 million
          from year end 1996 and decreased $5.0 million from June 30, 1996. The
          significant decline from the second quarter of 1996 is attributable to
          the Company's successful disposition of nine REO properties since June
          30, 1996.  The increase from year end 1996 was due to the Company
          taking title to the distribution rights of a film whose borrower
          defaulted on its loan.

          Detailed information regarding nonaccrual loans, restructured loans,
          and real estate and other assets owned is presented below.



 
 
                                           June 30,    March 31,    Dec. 31,    Sept. 30,    June 30,
(In Thousands)                               1997         1997        1996         1996        1996
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Nonaccrual loans:
 Commercial.............................    $ 5,782      $ 8,515     $ 9,382      $11,782     $10,419
 Real estate............................      2,136        8,479      10,760       10,526      10,434
 Consumer...............................         --           --         248           --          --
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   Total nonaccrual loans                   $ 7,918      $16,994     $20,390      $22,308     $20,853
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Restructured loans                          $24,144      $25,395     $28,681      $44,764     $44,962
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Real estate and other assets owned:
 Real estate and other assets owned,        $ 3,817      $ 2,973     $ 2,895      $ 2,986     $ 8,306
  gross.................................
 Less valuation allowance...............     (833  )      (769  )     (769  )      (307  )     (366  )
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   Real estate and other assets owned,      $ 2,984      $ 2,204     $ 2,126      $ 2,679     $ 7,940
    net
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     Total                                  $35,046      $44,593     $51,197      $69,751     $73,755
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          The following table contains information for loans deemed impaired:



                                              Net        Specific         Net
                                           Carrying     Allowance       Balance
(In Thousands)                               Value
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June 30, 1997
                                                             
 Loans with specific allowances.........    $101,342       (12,600)       $ 88,742
 Loans without specific allowances......       2,790            --           2,790
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 Total                                      $104,132       (12,600)       $ 91,532
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December 31, 1996
 Loans with specific allowances.........    $102,116       (14,993)       $ 87,123
 Loans without specific allowances......      15,484            --          15,484
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 Total                                      $117,600       (14,993)       $102,607
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Impaired loans were classified as follows:
 
   (In Thousands)                                         June 30,    December 31,
                                                              1997            1996
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Current.................................                 $  97,738        $ 97,210
Nonaccrual..............................                     6,394          20,390
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 Total                                                   $ 104,132        $117,600
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          ALLOWANCE AND PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES:

          The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered
          appropriate by management and is based on an ongoing assessment of the
          risks inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses is
          increased by the provision for loan losses which is charged against
          current period operating results, and is decreased by the amount of
          net charge-offs during the period. The Company's determination of the
          level of the allowance for loan losses, and correspondingly, the
          provision for loan losses rests upon various judgments and
          assumptions, including general economic conditions (especially in
          California), loan growth, loan portfolio composition and
          concentrations, prior loan loss experience, collateral value,
          identification of problem and potential problem loans and other
          relevant data to identify the risks in the loan portfolio. While
          management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate at
          June 30, 1997, future additions to the allowance will be subject to
          continuing evaluation of inherent risk in the loan portfolio.

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          At June 30, 1997, the allowance for loan losses amounted to $42.6
          million, or 1.8% of total loans, as compared to $36.1 million, or 1.8%
          of total loans, at December 31, 1996 and $38.5 million, or 2.1% of
          total loans, at June 30, 1996. The following table summarizes changes
          in the allowance for loan losses:



 
Six months ended June 30, (In Thousands)        1997               1996
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Balance, beginning of year                  $   36,051         $   37,402
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Loans charged off:
 Commercial.............................        (2,394)            (4,651)
 Real estate............................        (1,115)            (1,451)
 Consumer...............................            (2)               (13)
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   Total loans charged off                  $   (3,511)        $   (6,115)
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Recoveries of loans previously charged
 off:
 Commercial.............................           545              1,154
 Real estate............................         1,696                 11
 Consumer...............................            13                 13
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   Total loan recoveries                     $   2,254         $    1,178
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Net loans charged off...................        (1,257)            (4,937)
Provision for loan losses...............         7,717              6,026
Provision for loan losses of                        56                 26
 discontinued operation.................
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Balance, end of period                      $   42,567         $   38,517
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Loans outstanding, end of period            $2,356,263         $1,849,653
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Average loans outstanding                   $2,194,731         $1,754,963
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Ratio of net charge-offs to average               0.11%/1/           0.56%/1/
 loans..................................
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to             1.94               2.19
 average loans..........................
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to             1.81               2.08
 loans outstanding at June 30...........
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to              538                185
 nonaccrual loans.......................
Ratio of provision for loan losses to              618                123
 net charge-offs........................
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/1/ Annualized


          The provision for loan losses totaled $4.4 million and $7.7 million,
          respectively, for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 1997 as
          compared to $3.4 million and $6.0 million, respectively, for the same
          periods of 1996. The increase in the provision for loan losses was
          related to the strong growth in the Company's loan portfolio. Net
          charge-offs totaled $0.5 million and $1.3 million, respectively, for
          the three and six months ended June 30, 1997 as compared to $4.0
          million and $4.9 million, respectively, in the same periods of 1996.
          As a percentage of average loans outstanding, annualized net charge-
          offs were 0.10% and 0.11%, respectively, for the three and six months
          ended June 30, 1997 and 0.90% and 0.56% for the corresponding periods
          one year ago.

   CAPITAL

          Retained earnings from operations has been the primary source of new
          capital for the Company, with the exception of its long term debt
          offering in 1979, the issuance of the privately placed capital
          securities in April 1997 (see page 4), and on a smaller scale, the
          exercise of employee stock options. At June 30, 1997, shareholders'
          equity totaled $311 million as compared to $286 million at December
          31, 1996. In the first half of 1997, the Company recorded an
          additional $0.7 million of shareholders' equity from the exercise of
          employee stock options. The Company generally receives a tax deduction
          upon the exercise of nonqualified stock options for the difference
          between the option price and the market value of the shares issued.
          The tax benefit associated with shares exercised, which is recorded as
          a component of stockholders' equity, approximated $4.5 million in the
          first half of 1997.

          On January 24, 1997, the Company declared a 10% stock dividend,
          payable on February 24, 1997 to shareholders of record on February 17,
          1997.

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          Management is committed to maintaining capital at a sufficient level
          to assure shareholders, customers and regulators that the Company and
          the Bank are financially sound. Risk-adjusted capital guidelines,
          issued by bank regulatory agencies, assign risk weightings to assets
          both on and off-balance sheet and place increased emphasis on common
          equity. Under Prompt Corrective Action, institutions whose Tier I and
          total capital ratios meet or exceed 6% and 10%, respectively, are
          deemed to be "well capitalized". Tier I capital basically consists of
          common stockholders' equity and noncumulative perpetual preferred
          stock and minority interest of consolidated subsidiaries minus
          intangible assets. Based on the guidelines, the Company's Tier I and
          total capital ratios at June 30, 1997 were 12.0% and 13.4%,
          respectively, as compared to 10.6% and 12.0%, respectively, the year
          earlier. The increase in capital ratios is mainly due to the issuance
          of $75 million of capital securities by a subsidiary of the Company in
          the capital securities qualify as Tier I Capital. The Bank's Tier I
          and total capital ratios at June 30, 1997 were 9.0% and 10.2%,
          respectively, as compared to 10.1% and 11.4%, respectively, at June
          30, 1996. The decrease in capital ratios from the prior year is
          primarily due to a 29% increase in total risk- weighted assets.

          Capital Ratios for Imperial Bank(1)


 
June 30, (In Thousands)                        1997           1996
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Tier I:
 Common stockholders' equity and            $  284,015     $  248,890
  preferred stock(2)....................
 Disallowed assets......................        (1,205)        (1,514)
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   Tier I capital                           $  282,810     $  247,376
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Tier II:
 Allowance for loan losses allowable in         39,432         30,646
  Tier II...............................
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   Total risk-based capital                 $  322,242     $  278,022
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Risk-weighted balance sheet assets          $2,668,738     $2,092,578
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Risk-weighted off-balance sheet items:
 Commitments to make or purchase loans..       345,151        260,790
 Standby letters of credit..............       132,979         82,437
 Other..................................         7,658         15,870
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   Total risk-weighted off-balance          $  485,788     $  359,097
    sheet items
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Allowance for loan losses not included          (2,939)        (7,871)
 in Tier II.............................
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   Total risk-weighted assets               $3,151,587     $2,443,804
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Risk-based capital ratios:
 Tier I capital.........................           9.0%          10.1%
 Total capital..........................          10.2           11.4
 Leverage ratio.........................           8.2            9.2
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(1) As reported on the June 30, 1997 and 1996 FDIC Call Reports.
(2) Excludes unrealized gain on securities available for sale.

          In addition to the risk-weighted ratios, all banks are required to
          maintain leverage ratios, to be determined on an individual basis, but
          not below a minimum of 3%. The ratio is defined as Tier I capital to
          average total assets for the most recent quarter. The Company's
          leverage ratio was 10.7% at June 30, 1997 as compared to 9.6% at June
          30, 1996.The Bank's leverage ratio was 8.2% at June 30, 1997 as
          compared to 9.2% at June 30, 1996, well in excess of its regulatory
          requirement of 6.5%.

          In conjunction with the spin-off of IFG, all or a portion of the net
          proceeds from the Company's sale of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
          will be contributed into the Bank's capital to ensure that the Bank's
          risk-based capital ratios continue to meet the well capitalized
          criteria.

   NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

          FAS 125 - Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets
          and Extinguishments of Liabilities

          In June 1996, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
          Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 125, "Accounting for
          Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of
          Liabilities," ("FAS 125") which establishes accounting for transfers
          and servicing of financial assets and extinguishment of liabilities.
          This statement specifies the following: when financial assets and
          liabilities are to be removed from an entity's financial statements;
          the accounting for servicing assets and liabilities; and the
          accounting for assets that can be contractually prepaid in such a way
          that the holder would not recover substantially all of its recorded
          investment. Under FAS 125, an entity recognizes only assets it
          controls and liabilities it has incurred, discontinues recognition of
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          surrendered, and discontinues recognition of liabilities only when
          they have been extinguished. FAS 125 requires that the selling entity
          continue to carry retained interests relating to assets it no longer
          recognizes. Such retained interests are based on the relative fair
          values of the retained interests of the subject assets at the date of
          transfer. Transfers not meeting the criteria for sale recognition are
          accounted for as a secured borrowing with a pledge of collateral.
          Under FAS 125, certain collateralized borrowings may result in assets
          no longer being recognized if the assets are provided as collateral
          and the secured party takes control of the collateral. This
          determination is based upon whether: (1) the secured party is
          permitted to repledge or sell the collateral and (2) the debtor does
          not have the right to redeem the collateral on short notice.
          Extinguishments of liabilities are recognized only when the debtor
          pays the creditor and is relieved of its obligation for the liability,
          or when the debtor is legally released from being the primary obligor
          under the liability, either judicially or by the creditor. FAS 125
          requires an entity to recognize its obligation to service financial
          assets that are retained in a transfer of assets in the form of a
          servicing asset or liability. The servicing asset is to be amortized
          in proportion to, and over the period of, net servicing income.
          Servicing assets and liabilities are to be assessed for impairment
          based on their fair value. FAS 125 modifies the accounting for
          interest-only strips or retained interests in securitizations, such as
          capitalized servicing fees receivable, that can be contractually
          prepaid or otherwise settled in such a way that the holder would not
          recover substantially all of its recorded investment. In this case, it
          requires that they be classified as available for sale or as trading
          securities. Interest-only strips and retained interests are to be
          recorded at market value. Changes in market value are included in
          operations, if classified as trading securities, or in stockholders'
          equity as unrealized holding gains or losses, net of the related tax
          effect, if classified as available for sale. During 1996, the FASB
          issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 127, "Deferral
          of the Effective Date of Certain Provisions of FASB Statement No 125"
          ("FAS 127"). FAS 127 defers for one year the effective date (a) of
          paragraph 15 of FAS 125 and (b) for repurchase agreement, dollar-roll,
          securities lending, and similar transactions, of paragraphs 9 - 12 and
          237 (b) of FAS 125. FAS 127 provides additional guidance on the types
          of transactions for which the effective date of FAS 125 has been
          deferred. It is required that if it is not possible to determine
          whether a transfer occurring during calendar-year 1997 is part of a
          repurchase agreement, dollar-roll, securities lending or similar
          transaction, then paragraphs 9 - 12 of FAS 125 should be applied to
          that transfer. The Company adopted the applicable provisions of FAS
          125 effective January 1, 1997.

          The Small Business Administration lending group, a division of the
          Bank, provides loans to small businesses, sells the guaranteed portion
          of the loans, and retains the servicing rights and interest-only
          strips relating to those loans. Under FAS 125, the portion of the
          contractually specified servicing fee that exceeds the fee that a
          substitute servicer would demand to assume the servicing (which is
          deemed to be 40 basis points for loans sold at par or less and 100
          basis points for loans sold in excess of par based on the 1993
          National Association for Government Guaranteed Loans survey), on SBA
          loans sold after January 1, 1997, should be recorded as a servicing
          asset and amortized in proportion to the servicing income. Any cash
          flow expected to be received in excess of the contractually specified
          servicing fees should be recorded as an interest-only strip receivable
          at its allocated carrying amount and subsequently measured at fair
          value as either an available-for-sale security or trading security
          under FAS 115.

          The servicing asset totaled $1.8 million at June 30, 1997 and is
          included in other assets of the Company's consolidated balance sheet.
          The book value of the interest-only strip was $2.0 million at June 30,
          1997 and is included in securities available for sale.  The unrealized
          gain on the interest-only strip was $0.1 million at the end of the
          second quarter of 1997.

          The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of
          Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per Share" ("FAS 128") and
          "Disclosure of Information about Capital Structure" ("FAS 129") in
          February 1997, and issued "Reporting Comprehensive Income" ("FAS 130")
          and "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
          Information" ("FAS 131") in June 1997.

          FAS 128 - Earnings Per Share

          FAS 128 simplifies the standards for computing and presenting earnings
          per share ("EPS") as previously prescribed by Accounting Principles
          Board Opinion No. 15, "Earnings per Share." FAS 128 replaces primary
          EPS with basic EPS and fully diluted EPS with diluted EPS. Basic EPS
          excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to
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          common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the
          potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts
          to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or
          resulted from issuance of common stock that then shared in earnings.
          FAS 128 also requires dual presentation of basic and diluted EPS on
          the face of the income statement and a reconciliation of the numerator
          and denominator of the basic EPS computation to the numerator and
          denominator of the diluted EPS computation. FAS 128 is effective for
          financial statements issued for periods ending after December 15,
          1997, and earlier application is not permitted. If the Company had
          adopted FAS 128 as of January 1, 1997, proforma basic EPS and proforma
          diluted EPS would have been $0.74 and $0.70 for the six months ending
          June 30, 1997.

          FAS 129 - Disclosure of Information about Capital Structure

          SFAS 129 consolidates existing reporting standards for disclosing
          information about an entity's capital structure. FAS 129 also
          supersedes specific requirements found in previously issued accounting
          statements. FAS 129 must be adopted for financial statements for
          periods ending after December 15, 1997.

          FAS 130 - Reporting Comprehensive Income

          FAS 130 establishes standards for reporting and display of
          comprehensive income and its components (revenues, expenses, gains and
          losses) in a full set of general-purpose financial statements. FAS 130
          requires that all items that are required to be recognized under
          accounting standards as components of comprehensive income be reported
          in a financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as
          other financial statements. FAS 130 does not require a specific format
          for that financial statement but requires that an enterprise display
          an amount representing total comprehensive income for the period in
          that financial statement.

          FAS 130 requires that an enterprise (a) classify items of other
          comprehensive income by their nature in a financial statement and (b)
          display the accumulated balance of other comprehensive income
          separately from retained earnings and additional paid-in capital in
          the equity section of a statement of financial position.

          FAS 130 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
          1997. Reclassification of financial statements for earlier periods
          provided for comparative purposes is required.

          FAS 131 - Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
          Information.

          FAS 131 establishes standards for the way that public business
          enterprises report information about operating segments in annual
          financial statements and requires that those enterprises report
          selected information about operating segments in interim financial
          reports issued to shareholders. It also establishes standards for
          related disclosures about products and services, geographic areas and
          major customers. SFAS 131 supersedes FASB Statement No. 14,"Financial
          Reporting for Segments of a Business Enterprise," but retains the
          requirement to report information about major customers. It amends
          FASB Statement No. 94, "Consolidation of All Majority-Owned
          Subsidiaries," to remove the special disclosure requirements for
          previously unconsolidated subsidiaries.

          FAS 131 requires that a public business enterprise report financial
          and descriptive information about its reportable operating segments.
          Operating segments are components of an enterprise about which
          separate financial information is available that is evaluated
          regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to
          allocate resources and in assessing performance. Generally, financial
          information is required to be reported on the basis that it is used
          internally for evaluating segment performance and deciding how to
          allocate resources to segments.

          FAS 131 requires that a public business enterprise report a measure of
          segment profit or loss, certain specific revenue and expense items,
          and segment assets. It requires reconciliations of total segment
          revenues, total segment profit or loss, total segment assets, and
          other amounts disclosured for segments to corresponding amounts in the
          enterprise's general-purpose financial statements. It requires that
          all public business enterprises report information about the revenues
          derived from the enterprise's products or services (or groups of
          similar products and services), about the countries in which the

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          enterprise earns revenues and holds assets, and about major customers
          regardless of whether that information is used in making operating
          decisions. However, FAS 131 does not require an enterprise to report
          information that is not prepared for internal use if reporting it
          would be impracticable.

          FAS 131 also requires that a public business enterprise report
          descriptive information about the way that the operating segments were
          determined, the products and services provided by the operating
          segments, differences between the measurements used in reporting
          segment information and those used in the enterprise's general-purpose
          financial statements, and changes in the measurement of segment
          amounts from period to period.

          FAS 131 is effective for financial statements for periods beginning
          after December 15, 1997. In the initial year of application,
          comparative information for earlier years is to be restated. This
          Statement need not be applied to interim financial statements in the
          initial year of its application, but comparative information for
          interim periods in the initial year of application is to be reported
          in financial statements for interim periods in the second year of
          application.

          SEC RULE ON DISCLOSURES ABOUT DERIVATIVES AND OTHER FINANCIAL
          INSTRUMENTS

          The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved rule amendments to
          clarify and expand existing disclosure requirements for derivative
          financial instruments. The amendments require enhanced disclosure of
          accounting policies for derivative financial instruments in the
          footnotes to the financial statements. In addition, the amendments
          expand existing disclosure requirements to include quantitative and
          qualitative information about market risk inherent in market risk
          sensitive instruments. The required quantitative and qualitative
          information should be disclosed outside the financial statement and
          related notes thereto. The enhanced accounting policy disclosure
          requirements are effective for the quarter ended June 30, 1997. As the
          Company believes that the derivative financial instrument disclosures
          contained within the notes to the financial statements of its 1996
          Form 10-K substantially conform with the accounting policy
          requirements of these amendments, no further interim period disclosure
          has been provided. The rule amendments that required expanded
          disclosure of quantitative and qualitative information about market
          risk are effective with the 1997 Form 10-K.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
 
 
IMPERIAL BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES           (UNAUDITED)   
                                                JUNE 30,  DECEMBER 31,
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)                 1997            1996
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ASSETS
Cash and due from banks.................    $  416,207      $  325,014
Trading account securities..............        28,602          64,887
Securities available for sale...........       664,252         426,336
Securities held to maturity (fair value          4,145           4,193
 of $4,145 and $4,193 for 1997 and
 1996, respectively)....................
Federal funds sold and securities              535,000         357,000
 purchased under resale agreements......
Loans held for sale (market value of             7,085           5,531
 $7,726 and $6,058 for 1997 and 1996,
 respectively)..........................
Loans:
 Loans, net of unearned income and           2,356,263       2,063,048
  deferred loan fees....................
 Less allowance for loan losses.........       (42,567)        (36,051)
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   TOTAL NET LOANS                          $2,313,696      $2,026,997
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Premises and equipment, net.............        20,539          18,413
Accrued interest receivable.............        21,489          15,547
Real estate and other assets owned, net.         2,984           2,126
Income taxes receivable.................         1,384           1,893
Investment in Imperial Credit                                          
 Industries, Inc........................        61,925          57,736 
Other assets............................        58,528          44,497
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   TOTAL ASSETS                             $4,135,836      $3,350,170
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Deposits:

 Demand.................................    $1,878,810      $1,465,324
 Savings................................        26,127          17,324
 Money market...........................       791,561         596,967
 Time--under $100,000...................       138,136         169,493
 Time--$100,000 and over................       713,991         701,169
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   TOTAL DEPOSITS                           $3,548,625      $2,950,277
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Accrued interest payable................         7,179           5,943
Short-term borrowings...................       122,348          44,897
Long-Term Borrowings:
 Floating rate notes and fixed rate              4,436           4,455
  debentures............................
 Capital securities of subsidiary trust:
   Company-obligated mandatorily                73,284              --
    redeemable capital securities of
    subsidiary trust holding solely
    junior subordinated deferrable
    interest debentures of the Company,
    net.................................
Other liabilities.......................        68,767          58,247
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   TOTAL LIABILITIES                        $3,824,639      $3,063,819
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Stockholders' equity:
 Common stock--no par, 50,000,000              231,275         163,748
  shares authorized; 25,869,753 shares
  at June 30, 1997 and 23,079,715
  shares at December 31, 1996 issued
  and outstanding.......................
 Unrealized gain on securities                   2,030           1,206
  available for sale, net of tax........
 Retained earnings......................        77,892         121,397
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   TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY               $  311,197      $  286,351
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   TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'      $4,135,836      $3,350,170
    EQUITY
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME



IMPERIAL BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES                    THREE MONTHS ENDED               SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                JUNE 30,                       JUNE 30,
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)             1997             1996           1997            1996
 UNAUDITED
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Interest income:
 Loans                                                $55,494     $42,385           $104,663     $82,705
 Trading account securities                               263         416                881       1,047
 Securities available for sale                          7,793       5,289             14,301      10,079
 Securities held to maturity                               73          77                146         154
 Federal funds sold and securities                      4,651       2,004              6,893       4,204
  purchased under resale agreements
 Loans held for sale                                      221         155                344         227
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   TOTAL INTEREST INCOME                              $68,495     $50,326           $127,228     $98,416
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Interest expense:
 Deposits                                              18,165      14,747             35,520      29,800
 Short-term borrowings                                  1,180         599              2,318       1,317
 Long-term borrowings                                   1,311          91              1,390         189
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   TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE                             $20,656     $15,437           $ 39,228     $31,306
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 Net interest income                                   47,839      34,889             88,000      67,110
 Provision for loan losses                              4,427       3,357              7,717       6,026
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 Net interest income after provision for loan losses  $43,412     $31,532           $ 80,283     $61,084
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Noninterest income:
 Service charges on deposit accounts                    1,314       1,236              2,717       2,494
 Trust fees                                             1,740       2,163              3,717       4,271
 Gain on origination and sale of loans                  1,505       1,368              2,019       1,673
 Equity in net earnings of Imperial                     3,544      10,651              5,005      13,511
  Credit Industries, Inc.
 Gain on sale of Imperial Credit                           --      36,411                 --      36,411
  Industries, Inc. common stock
 Other service charges and fees                         2,675       1,058              4,953       1,803
 Merchant and credit card fees                            798         597              1,497       1,036
 Gain on exercise and sale of stock                       809         401              2,543         869
  warrants
 International fees                                     1,920       1,147              3,598       2,194
 Gain on trading account securities                     1,189         657              2,248       1,806
 Appreciation of donated Imperial                          --       2,726              2,816       3,505
  Credit Industries, Inc. common stock
 Other income                                             465       1,225                975       2,358
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   TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME                           $15,959     $59,640           $ 32,088     $71,931
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Noninterest expense:
 Salary and employee benefits                          21,839      14,426             41,510      29,924
 Net occupancy expense                                  2,309       2,233              4,521       4,465
 Furniture and equipment                                1,607       1,283              2,988       2,419
 Data processing                                        1,884       1,561              3,759       3,057
 Customer services                                      4,273       2,794              7,879       5,231
 Net real estate owned (income) expense                (310  )        298             (158  )        948
 Professional and consulting                            2,468       1,830              4,296       3,452
 Business development                                   1,753         739              2,650       1,729
 Charitable donations                                      51       3,627              3,727       4,668
 Other expense                                          4,919       4,196              9,335       7,257
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   TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSE                          $40,793     $32,987           $ 80,507     $63,150
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  Income from continuing operations                     18,578      58,185             31,864      69,865
  before income taxes
 Income tax provision                                   7,487      23,418             12,741      28,418
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 NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS                $11,091     $34,767           $ 19,123     $41,447
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 Loss from operations of discontinued                     132       6,114                210       5,998
  operation, net of tax.................
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 NET INCOME                                           $10,959     $28,653           $ 18,913     $35,449
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  Net income from continuing operations                  $0.41       $1.34              $0.71       $1.60
  per share.............................
 Loss per share of discontinued                         $0.01       $0.24              $0.01       $0.23
  operations............................
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 NET INCOME PER SHARE                                   $0.40       $1.10              $0.70       $1.37
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 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS


IMPERIAL BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES                   (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, (IN THOUSANDS)       1997            1996
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Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net income................................ $    18,913    $     35,449
 Adjustments for noncash charges
  (credits):
   Depreciation and amortization...........      (3,828)         (1,367)
   Accretion of purchased loan discount....         (37)           (183)
   Provision for loan losses...............       7,717           6,026
   Provision for real estate owned.........          64              (5)
   Provision for operation losses..........          56          10,615
   Equity in net earnings of Imperial
    Credit Industries, Inc.................      (5,005)        (13,511)
   Gain on sale of Imperial Credit
    Industries, Inc. common stock..........          --         (36,411)
   Gain on sale of real estate owned.......        (364)            (23)
   Loss on sale of premises and
    equipment..............................           9              --
   Gain on securities available for sale...        (356)           (242)
   Net change in trading account
    securities.............................      36,285         (33,415)
   Net change in loans held for sale.......      (1,554)         (2,665)
   Net change in accrued interest
    receivable.............................      (5,942)             51
   Net change in accrued interest
    payable................................       1,236          (2,117)
   Net change in income taxes receivable...       4,206          11,657
   Net change in other liabilities.........      10,520           4,590
   Net change in other assets..............     (13,822)         (5,465)
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   NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY
    OPERATING ACTIVITIES                    $    48,098    $    (27,016)
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Cash flows from investing activities:
 Proceeds from securities held to
  maturity.................................          48              14
 Proceeds from sale of securities
  available for sale.......................   2,159,857       1,432,242
 Proceeds from maturities of securities
  available for sale.......................     285,981          79,307
 Purchase of securities available for
  sale.....................................  (2,682,050)     (1,582,858)
 Proceeds from sale of Imperial Credit
  Industries, Inc. common stock............          --          35,079
 Net change in federal funds sold and
  securities purchased
  under resale agreements..................    (178,000)        145,000
 Net change in loans.......................    (288,612)       (151,216)
 Capital expenditures......................      (4,492)         (2,805)
 Proceeds from sale of real estate owned...         508           2,961
 Proceeds from sale of premises and
  equipment................................         133              --
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   NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES    $  (706,627)   $    (42,276)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
 Net change in demand deposits,
  savings, and money market accounts.......     616,883         222,312
 Net change in time deposits...............     (18,535)         69,813
 Net change in short-term borrowings.......      77,451         (56,753)
 Net change in capital securities of
  subsidiary...............................      73,284              --
 Retirement of long-term borrowings........         (19)           (657)
 Proceeds from exercise of employee
  stock options............................         676           1,489
 Other.....................................         (18)            (18)
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   NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING
    ACTIVITIES                              $   749,722    $    236,186
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   NET CHANGE IN CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS    $    91,193    $    166,894
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   CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, BEGINNING
    OF YEAR                                 $   325,014    $    242,018
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   CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, END OF
    PERIOD                                  $   416,207    $    408,912
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

      IMPERIAL BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

          NOTE (1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATION

          The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been
          prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and
          therefore do not include all footnotes as would be necessary for a
          fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and
          changes in cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting
          principles. However, these interim financial statements reflect all
          normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of the
          management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the
          interim periods presented. All such adjustments were of a normal
          recurring nature. The Consolidated Balance Sheet, Consolidated
          Statement of Income and Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows are
          presented in the same format as that used in the Company's most
          recently filed Report on Form 10-K. The consolidated financial
          statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned
          subsidiaries.

          NOTE (2) IMPERIAL CREDIT INDUSTRIES, INC.

          At June 30, 1997, the Company owned 9,261,106 shares, or 23.9% of the
          common stock of ICII. At December 31, 1996, the Company owned
          9,396,106 shares, or 24.5% of the common stock of ICII. The Company
          does not exercise significant control over the operations of ICII and
          as such the results of operations are accounted for in the Company's
          financial statements as an equity investment. The equity investment in
          ICII is carried at cost adjusted for changes in ICII's shareholder
          equity including undistributed income. Transactions between ICII and
          the Company occur during the normal course of business. All
          transactions are carried out at substantially the same terms as those
          prevailing at the same time for comparable transactions with others.

          NOTE (3) STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
          The following information supplements the statement of cash flows.



 
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June 30, (In Thousands)                      1997       1996
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Interest paid............................   $37,992    $33,423
Taxes refunded...........................       424        244
Taxes paid...............................     8,791     10,240
Significant noncash transactions:
 Loans transferred to real estate owned..     1,482        544
 Donation of Imperial Credit                                   
  Industries, Inc. common stock..........     3,362      4,576 
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          NOTE (4) CAPITAL SECURITIES

          On April 23, 1997, Imperial Capital Trust I (the "Trust"), a statutory
          business trust and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, issued in a
          private placement transaction $75 million of 9.98% capital securities
          at a 2% discount, which represent preferred undivided beneficial
          interests in the assets of the Trust. On July 24, 1997 the Trust
          exchanged the privately placed capital securities for an equal amount
          of 9.98% capital securities with the same characteristics as the
          privately placed capital securities that was registered under the
          Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Capital Securities"). The
          Company is the owner of all the beneficial interests represented by
          the common securities of the Trust (the "Common Securities," and
          together with the Capital Securities, the "Trust Securities"). The
          Trust exists for the sole purpose of issuing the Trust Securities and
          investing the proceeds thereof in 9.98% Junior Subordinated Deferrable
          Interest Debentures (the "Junior Subordinated Debentures") issued by
          the Company and engaging in certain other limited activities. The
          Junior Subordinated Debentures are the sole assets of the Trust and
          will mature on December 31, 2026. The Company guarantees all
          obligations of the Trust.
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TABLE 1 - AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES PAID

          The following table sets forth the average daily balances for major
          categories of assets, liabilities and stockholders' equity including
          interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the
          average interest rates earned and paid thereon. The yields are not
          presented on a tax equivalent basis as the effects are not material.



 
                                                                         Three months ended June 30,   
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                                                                 1997                                   1996
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                                                                Interest                               Interest                   
                                                   Average       Income/    Average      Average       Income/     Average        
(In Thousands)                                     Balance       Expense     Rate %      Balance       Expense      Rate %        
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Earning assets:                                                                                                                   
 Loans(1)......................................  $2,258,437      $55,494       9.8%     $1,783,815      $42,385/(2)/  9.5%
 Trading account securities....................      16,422          263       6.4          27,454          416       6.1
 Securities available for sale.................     514,046        7,793       6.1         356,493        5,289       5.9
 Securities held to maturity...................       4,163           73       7.0           4,365           77       7.1
 Federal funds sold and securities purchased
  under resale agreements......................     335,566        4,651       5.5         153,223        2,004       5.2
 Loans held for sale...........................       8,769          221      10.1           5,970          155       10.4
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   Total interest-earning assets                 $3,137,403      $68,495       8.7%     $2,331,320      $50,326       8.6%       
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Allowance for loan losses......................     (39,404)                               (39,438)
Cash...........................................     257,053                                254,896
Other assets...................................     174,239                                127,398
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 Total assets..................................  $3,529,291                             $2,674,176
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Interest-bearing liabilities:
 Savings.......................................  $   21,292      $   133       2.5%     $   17,708      $   109       2.5%
 Money market..................................     680,841        5,402       3.2         458,514        3,494       3.0
 Time - under $100,000.........................     169,356        2,454       5.8         219,968        3,061       5.6
 Time - $100,000 and over......................     746,400       10,176       5.5         605,795        8,083       5.3
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   Total interest-bearing deposits               $1,617,889      $18,165       4.5%     $1,301,985      $14,747       4.5%       
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 Short-term borrowings.........................      88,564        1,180       5.3          48,920          599       4.9        
 Long-term borrowings..........................      60,008        1,311       8.7           5,490           91       6.6        
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   Total interest-bearing liabilities            $1,766,461      $20,656       4.7%     $1,356,395      $15,437       4.6%       
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Demand deposits................................   1,383,614                              1,023,150
Other liabilities..............................      72,616                                 40,629
Stockholders' equity...........................     306,600                                254,002
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 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity....  $3,529,291                             $2,674,176
                                                 ----------                             ----------
Net interest income/net interest margin........                  $47,839       6.1%                     $34,889       6.0%
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                                                                          Six months ended June 30,
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                                                                  1997                                   1996
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                                                                Interest                               Interest           
                                                   Average       Income/    Average      Average       Income/     Average
(In Thousands)                                     Balance       Expense     Rate %      Balance       Expense      Rate %
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Earning assets:
 Loans(1)......................................  $2,194,731      $104,663       9.5%     $1,754,963     $82,705/(2)/  9.4%
 Trading account securities....................      27,674           881       6.4          31,821       1,047       6.6
 Securities available for sale.................     483,629        14,301       5.9         326,210      10,079       6.2
 Securities held to maturity...................       4,176           146       7.0           4,369         154       7.0
 Federal funds sold and securities purchased
  under resale agreements......................     252,015         6,893       5.5         157,847       4,204       5.3
 Loans held for sale...........................       6,824           344      10.1           4,495         227      10.1
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   Total interest-earning assets                 $2,969,049      $127,228       8.6%     $2,279,705     $98,416       8.6%
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Allowance for loan losses......................     (38,232)                                (39,324)
Cash...........................................     265,092                                 241,347
Other assets...................................     168,916                                 125,799
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 Total assets..................................  $3,364,825                              $2,607,527
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Interest-bearing liabilities:
 Savings.......................................  $   19,462      $    241       2.5%     $   18,787     $   232       2.5%
 Money market..................................     638,067         9,857       3.1         446,507       6,646       3.0
 Time - under $100,000.........................     172,026         4,918       5.7         230,162       6,580       5.7
 Time - $100,000 and over......................     758,221        20,504       5.4         601,201      16,342       5.4
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   Total interest-bearing deposits               $1,587,776      $ 35,520       4.5%     $1,296,657     $29,800       4.6%
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 Short-term borrowings.........................      88,550         2,318       5.2          52,619       1,317       5.0
 Long-term borrowings..........................      32,383         1,390       8.6           5,698         189       6.6
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   Total interest-bearing liabilities            $1,708,709      $ 39,228       4.6%     $1,354,974     $31,306       4.6%
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Demand deposits................................   1,288,609                                 974,569
Other liabilities..............................      68,277                                  34,848
Stockholders' equity...........................     299,230                                 243,136
                                                 ----------                              ----------
 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity....  $3,364,825                              $2,607,527
                                                 ----------                              ----------
Net interest income/net interest margin........                  $ 88,000       5.9%                    $67,110       5.9%
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(1) Includes nonaccrual loans.

(2) Includes net loan fees of $7.3 million and $4.4 million for the six months
    ended June 30, 1997 and 1996, respectively, and $4.3 million and $2.4
    million for the three months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996, respectively.

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   TABLE 2 - ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET INTEREST MARGIN

          Changes in the Company's net interest income are a function of both
          changes in rates and changes in volumes of interest-earning assets and
          interest-bearing liabilities. The following table sets forth
          information regarding changes in interest income and interest expense
          for the years indicated. The total change is segmented into the change
          attributable to variations in volume (changes in volume multiplied by
          old rate) and the change attributable to variations in interest rates
          (changes in rates multiplied by old volume). The change in interest
          due to both rate and volume (changes in rate multiplied by changes in
          volume) is classified as rate/volume. Nonaccrual loans are included in
          average loans used to compute this table. The table is not presented
          on a tax equivalent basis as the effects are not material.



 
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                                                1997 OVER 1996                                      1997 OVER 1996 
(IN THOUSANDS)                    VOLUME       RATE      RATE/VOLUME      TOTAL        VOLUME      RATE     RATE/VOLUME      TOTAL
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Increase/(decrease) in:
 Loans, net of unearned            
  income and deferred loan
  fees.......................      11,275       1,449            385       13,109       20,725       986            247      21,958
 Trading account securities..        (167)         24            (10)        (153)        (136)      (34)             4        (166)

 Securities available for           
  sale.......................       2,337         115             52        2,504        4,864      (433)          (209)      4,222
 Securities held to maturity.          (4)         --             --           (4)          (7)       (1)            --          (8)

 Federal funds sold and             
  securities purchased under
  resale agreements..........       2,385         120            142        2,647        2,508       113             68       2,689
 Loans held for sale.........          73          (4)            (3)          66          117        --             --         117
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     TOTAL INTEREST INCOME        $15,899      $1,704          $ 566      $18,169     $ 28,071    $  631         $  110    $ 28,812
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 Savings.....................         (41)          1             63           23            9        --             --           9
 Money market................       1,694         144             70        1,908        2,851       252            108       3,211
 Time - under $100,000.......        (704)        127            (29)        (606)      (1,662)       --             --      (1,662)

 Time - $100,000 and over....       1,876         176             41        2,093        4,268       (84)           (22)      4,162
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   TOTAL DEPOSITS                 $ 2,825      $  448          $ 145      $ 3,418     $  5,466    $  168         $   86    $  5,720
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 Short-term borrowings.......         485          53             43          581          899        60             42       1,001
 Long-term borrowings........         904          29            287        1,220          885        56            260       1,201
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   TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE         $ 4,214      $  530          $ 475      $ 5,219     $  7,250    $  284         $  388    $  7,922
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   CHANGES IN NET INTEREST                                                                                                          
    INCOME                        $11,685      $1,174          $  91      $12,950     $ 20,821    $  347           (278)   $ 20,890 
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   TABLE 3 - SECURITIES

          (a) SECURITIES HELD TO MATURITY

          The following is a summary for the major categories of securities held
          to maturity.



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                                                            GROSS        GROSS
   (IN THOUSANDS)                          AMORTIZED   UNREALIZED   UNREALIZED         FAIR
                                                COST        GAINS       LOSSES        VALUE
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June 30, 1997
 Industrial development bonds...........    $  4,145       $   --       $   --     $  4,145
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 TOTAL                                      $  4,145       $   --       $   --     $     --
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December 31, 1996
 Industrial development bonds...........    $  4,193       $   --       $   --     $  4,193
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 TOTAL                                      $  4,193       $   --       $   --     $  4,193
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          (b) SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE
           
          The following is a summary for the major categories of securities available for sale.
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                                                            GROSS        GROSS
   (IN THOUSANDS)                          AMORTIZED   UNREALIZED   UNREALIZED         FAIR
                                                COST        GAINS       LOSSES        VALUE
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June 30, 1997
 U.S. Treasury and federal agencies.....    $569,863       $3,504         $(59)    $573,308
 Mutual funds...........................      80,282           --           --       80,282
 Other securities.......................       8,570          208         (278)       8,500
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 TOTAL                                      $658,715       $3,712         (337)    $662,090
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December 31, 1996
 U.S. Treasury and federal agencies.....    $385,903       $1,772         $ (8)    $387,667
 Mutual funds...........................      31,095           --           --       31,095
 Other securities.......................       7,412          226          (64)       7,574
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 TOTAL                                      $424,410       $1,998         $(72)    $426,336
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          Gross realized gains and losses for the three months ended June 30,
          1997, were $124,000 and $1,000, respectively. For the same period of
          1996, these amounts were $39,000 and $26,000, respectively. For the
          six months ended June 30, 1997, gross realized gains and losses were
          $419,000 and $62,000, respectively, as compared to $272,000 and
          $30,000, respectively, for the same period of 1996.

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TABLE 4 - FINANCIAL RATIOS





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                                                   Three months ended               Six months ended
                                                         June 30,                        June 30,
                                                      1997       1996                1997       1996
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Net income as a percentage of: (1)
 Average stockholders' equity                           14.30%     45.12%              12.64%     29.16%
 Average total assets                                    1.24       4.29                1.12       2.72
 Average earning assets                                  1.40       4.92                1.27       3.11
Core net income as a percentage of: (1)
 Average stockholders' equity                            14.47%    13.91%              12.78%     12.76%
 Average total assets                                    1.26       1.32                1.14       1.19
 Average earning assets                                  1.41       1.52                1.29       1.36
Average stockholders' equity as a
 percentage of:
 Average assets                                          8.69%      9.50%               8.89%      9.32%
 Average loans                                          13.58      14.24               13.63      13.85
 Average deposits                                       10.21      10.92               10.40      10.71
Stockholders' equity at period end as a
 percentage of:
 Total assets at period end                                --         --                7.52%      8.61%
 Total loans at period end                                 --         --               13.20      14.33
 Total deposits at period end                              --         --                8.77       9.98

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EXHIBITS
PART I

   COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

          Imperial Bancorp (the "Company") has outstanding certain employee
          stock options, which options have been determined to be common stock
          equivalents for purposes of computing earnings per share.

          During the periods ended June 30, 1997 and 1996, the market price of
          the Company's common stock exceeded the exercise price of certain of
          these common stock equivalents. Under the treasury stock method, the
          following weighted average shares of common stock and common stock
          equivalents outstanding were used in the respective earnings per share
          computations.



 
 Three months ended June 30,                   Six months ended June 30,
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    1997               1996/(1)/                1997                  1996/(1)/
- ------------      ------------------     ----------------     -----------------------
                                                            
 27,116,997           25,973,544             26,965,405              25,847,003
 
/(1)/ Adjusted for a three-for-two stock split distributed in the third
      quarter of 1996 and a 10% stock dividend paid in the first quarter of
      1997.

PART II

   OTHER INFORMATION

     ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

             Due to the nature of the businesses, the Company and its
             subsidiaries are subject to numerous legal actions, threatened or
             filed, arising in the normal course of business. Certain of the
             actions currently pending seek punitive damages, in addition to
             other relief. The Company is of the opinion that the eventual
             outcome of all currently pending legal proceedings will not be
             materially adverse to the Company, nor has the resolution of any
             proceeding since the Company's last filing with the Commission
             materially adversely affected the registrant or any subsidiary
             thereof.

             

     ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES

             No events have transpired which would make response to this item
             appropriate.

             

     ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

             No events have transpired which would make response to this item
             appropriate.

             

     ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO a VOTE OF SECURITIES HOLDERS

             No events have transpired which would make response to this item
             appropriate.

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      ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

               No events have transpired which would make response to this item
               appropriate.

      ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

               (a)  EXHIBITS INDEX



                    Exhibit Number           Description
                    --------------           -----------
                          27                 Financial Data Schedule

                   All other material referenced in this report which is
                   required to be filed as an exhibit hereto has previously been
                   submitted.  ____________________________

               (b)  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. No reports on Form 8-K have been filed
                    during the period, and no events have occurred which would
                    require one to be filed.

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SIGNATURES

          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, thereunto duly authorized.

                                          IMPERIAL BANCORP

          Dated:   August 14, 1997        By:  Christine M. McCarthy
                                               ----------------------------
                                               Christine M. McCarthy
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer


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