Exhibit 23.2  Consent of Grant Thornton LLP as accountants for Registrant.



                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

We have issued our report dated January 29, 1999 (except for Note V, as to
which the date is February 17, 1999), accompanying the consolidated financial
statements of Cerritos Valley Bancorp and Subsidiary contained in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus on Form S-4.  We consent to the use of
the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and
to the use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts."

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Los Angeles, California
May 24, 1999