CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT


     We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4
for Cerritos Valley Bancorp of our report dated February 28, 1997 relating to
the financial statements of Cerritos Valley Bancorp and Subsidiary for the
year ended December 31, 1996, and to the reference to our Firm under the
caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement.




/s/ Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co. LLP
Rancho Cucamonga, California
August 10, 1999