Sierra Bancorp is a bank holding company for Bank of the Sierra (the Bank). The Bank offers a range of retail and commercial banking services via branch offices located throughout California’s South San Joaquin Valley, the Central Coast, Ventura County, and neighboring communities. The Bank offers a range of deposit products and services for individuals and businesses, including checking accounts, savings accounts, money market demand accounts, time deposits, retirement accounts, and sweep accounts. It provides multiple account access options to meet both new and existing customer needs, such as an online account-opening platform; online banking with bill-pay and mobile banking capabilities, including mobile check deposit, and online lending solutions for consumers and small businesses; a customer service center that is accessible by toll-free telephone during business hours, and an automated telephone banking system that is generally accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.