FORM 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report: July 18, 2003

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        Commission file number: 0-10140

CVB Financial Corp.
Incorporated pursuant to the Laws of California

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        Internal Revenue Service – Employer Identification No. 95-3629339

701 North Haven Avenue, Ontario, California 91764
(909) 980-4030

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Item 1.   Changes in Control of Registrant
     
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Item 2.   Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
     
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Item 3.   Bankruptcy or Receivership
     
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Item 4.   Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
     
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Item 5.   Other Events
     
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Item 6.   Resignations of Registrant's Directors
     
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Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
     
    (a)     Financial Statements
     
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    (b)     Pro Forma Financial Information
     
              Not Applicable
     
    (c)      Exhibits
     
              Exhibit 99.1     Press Release, dated July 16, 2003
     
Item 8.   Change in Fiscal Year
     
    Not Applicable
     
Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure
     
                                                 The press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, incorporated herein by reference, is being furnished in this Form 8-K under Item 9 in satisfaction of Item 12 - Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition in accordance with the Filing Guidelines issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Release 33-8216. This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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, hereunto duly authorized.

    CVB Financial Corp.
     
     
     
Date: July 18, 2003   By: /s/ Edward J. Biebrich, Jr.
    Edward J. Biebrich, Jr.
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Accounting Officer

Exhibit Index

99.1 Press Release, dated July 16, 2003

Form 8-K Press Release
For Immediate Release
                                                                                                  Contact: D. Linn Wiley
                                                                                                                  President and CEO
                                                                                                                  (909) 980-4030



CVB Financial Corp. Reports Second Quarter Operating Results

Ontario, CA, July 16, 2003-CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF) and its subsidiary, Citizens Business Bank, announced record results for the second quarter of 2003. This included record deposits, record loans, record assets and record earnings. It was the 45th consecutive quarter of record earnings for the Company.

CVB Financial Corp. reported net income of $12.5 million for the second quarter ending June 30, 2003. This represents an increase of $900,000, or 7.58%, when compared with the $11.6 million in net income reported for the second quarter of 2002. Diluted earnings per share were $0.28 for the second quarter of 2003. This is up $0.02, or 7.69%, when compared with earnings per share of $0.26 for the second quarter of 2002. Earnings results for the second quarter of 2003 produced a return on beginning equity of 18.87%, a return on average equity of 18.43% and a return on average assets of 1.48%. The efficiency ratio for the second quarter was 48.23%.

Net income for the six months ending June 30, 2003 was $25.2 million. This represents an increase of $1.3 million, or 5.29%, when compared with net earnings of $24.0 million for the first half of 2002. Diluted earnings per share were $0.57. This was up $0.03, or 5.56%, from diluted earnings per share of $0.54 for the same period last year. Net income for the first half of 2003 produced a return on beginning equity of 19.58%, a return on average equity of 18.82% and a return on average assets of 1.57%. The efficiency ratio for the first half was 47.36%.

During the first six months of 2002, the Company realized a net gain after taxes of $1.8 million from the sale of securities. This increased earnings from $22.2 million from operations to the $24.0 million total for the six-month period. In the first six months of this year, the net gain after taxes from securities sales was $477,000. This increased net income from $24.7 million from operations to a total of $25.2 million for the first six months ended June 30, 2003. Net income from operations for the first six months of 2003 of $24.7 million was up $2.5 million, or 11.26%, over the net income from operations for the first six months of 2002 of $22.2 million.

At June 30, 2003, total assets were $3.52 billion. This represents an increase of $656.7 million, or 22.97%, over the $2.86 billion in total assets reported on June 30, 2002. Total deposits rose to $2.41 billion. This is up $295.7 million, or 14.00%, from $2.11 billion last year. Gross loans and leases grew to $1.50 billion as of June 30, 2003. This is an increase of $238.5 million, or 18.85%, from $1.27 billion in gross loans and leases on June 30, 2002. The Wealth Management Group has approximately $1.0 billion in assets under administration.

CVB Financial Corp reported non-performing assets of $1.1 million as of June 30, 2003. This represents a ratio of non-performing assets to total assets of 0.03%, and it represents 0.07% of gross loans and leases. The allowance for loan and lease losses was $20.8 million as of June 30, 2003. This represents 1.38% of gross loans and leases, and it compares with 1.88% on June 30, 2002. Non-performing loans and leases were 5.41% of the allowance for loan and lease losses.

Citizens Business Bank is the largest financial institution headquartered in the Inland Empire Region of Southern California. It serves 26 cities with 33 business financial centers in the Inland Empire, Los Angeles County, Orange County and the Central Valley areas of California. It’s subsidiary, Golden West Financial Services, provides vehicle leasing, equipment leasing and real estate loan services. Shares of CVB Financial Corp. common stock are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol of CVBF.

Safe Harbor

This document may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the projected. For a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ, please see the publicly available Securities and Exchange Commission filings of CVB Financial Corp., including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, and particularly the discussion on risk factors within that document.


CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(unaudited)
dollars in thousands
  June 30
  2003
2002
Assets:      
Federal funds sold and reverse repos   $                0   $      34,200  
Investment Securities available-for-sale   1,824,539   1,386,427  
Loans and lease finance receivables   1,504,116   1,265,605  
   Less allowance for credit losses   (20,808 ) (23,780 )


   Net loans and lease finance receivables   1,483,308   1,241,825  


         Total earning assets  3,307,847   2,662,452  
Cash and due from banks   114,012   121,499  
Premises and equipment, net   31,602   29,211  
Goodwill and intangibles   15,404   11,610  
Other assets   46,362   33,738  


     TOTAL   $ 3,515,227   $ 2,858,510  


Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  
Liabilities:  
   Deposits:  
        Demand Deposits(noninterest-bearing)  $ 1,008,555   $    832,082  
       Investment Checking   204,529   161,144  
       Savings/MMDA   642,979   603,745  
       Time Deposits   551,107   514,543  


           Total Deposits  2,407,170   2,111,514  
  Other borrowings   787,000   449,000  
  Other liabilities   49,258   56,613  


           Total Liabilities  3,243,428   2,617,127  
Stockholders' equity:  
   Stockholders' equity   249,203   220,360  
   Accumulated other comprehensive income  
      (loss), net of tax   22,596   21,023  


    271,799   241,383  


     TOTAL   $ 3,515,227   $ 2,858,510  



CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
(unaudited)
dollars in thousands
  Three months ended June 30 Six months ended June 30
  2003
2002
2003
2002
Assets:          
Federal funds sold and reverse repos   $        8,681   $      11,538   4,807   $      33,127  
Investment securities available-for-sale   1,714,885   1,294,392   1,582,174   1,219,325  
Loans and lease finance receivables   1,481,196   1,150,845   1,457,773   1,155,894  
   Less allowance for credit losses   (21,384 ) (21,278 ) (21,522 ) (20,982 )




   Net loans and lease finance receivables   1,459,812   1,129,567   1,436,251   1,134,912  




          Total earning assets  3,183,378   2,435,497   3,023,232   2,387,364  
Cash and due from banks   108,140   102,809   110,254   102,594  
Premises and equipment, net   31,128   29,573   30,505   29,867  
Other real estate owned, net   0   0   0   0  
Goodwill and intangibles   15,490   6,396   15,611   6,420  
Other assets   65,380   33,748   61,549   30,278  




     TOTAL   $ 3,403,516   $ 2,608,023   $ 3,241,151   $ 2,556,523  




Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  
Liabilities:  
   Deposits:  
       Noninterest-bearing   $    916,311   $    770,938   904,966   $    751,151  
       Interest-bearing   1,426,371   1,175,312   1,410,219   1,157,105  




           Total Deposits  2,342,682   1,946,250   2,315,185   1,908,256  
  Other borrowings   705,508   391,818   586,932   381,176  
  Other liabilities   82,919   39,538   68,796   37,520  




           Total Liabilities  3,131,109   2,377,606   2,970,913   2,326,952  
Stockholders' equity:  
   Stockholders' equity   248,932   219,916   245,690   217,409  
   Accumulated other comprehensive income  
      (loss), net of tax   23,475   10,501   24,548   12,162  




    272,407   230,417   270,238   229,571  




     TOTAL   $ 3,403,516   $ 2,608,023   3,241,151   $ 2,556,523  





CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(unaudited)
dollar amounts in thousands, except per share
  For the Three Months For the Six Months
  Ended June 30, Ended June 30,
  2003
2002
2003
2002
Interest Income:          
  Loans, including fees   $23,813   $21,183   $47,633   $42,307  
  Investment securities:  
     Taxable   12,802   12,400   25,186   23,536  
     Tax-advantaged   4,021   3,952   8,150   8,056  




             Total investment income  16,823   16,352   33,336   31,592  
  Federal funds sold   28   54   40   320  




             Total interest income  40,664   37,589   81,009   74,219  
Interest Expense:  
  Deposits   4,266   5,315   8,782   10,607  
  Borrowings   5,851   4,827   10,441   9,530  




             Total interest expense  10,117   10,142   19,223   20,137  




    Net interest income before provision for credit losses  30,547   27,447   61,786   54,082  
Provision for credit losses   0   0   0   0  




    Net interest income after  
       provision for credit losses  30,547   27,447   61,786   54,082  
Other Operating Income:  
   Service charges on deposit accounts   3,749   3,456   7,445   6,755  
   Wealth Management services   925   959   1,972   1,971  
   Gain(Loss) on sale of securities   29   25   823   3,096  
   Gain on sale of other real estate owned   0   0   0   0  
   Other   1,777   1,860   3,129   2,963  




             Total other operating income   6,480   6,300   13,369   14,785  
Other operating expenses:  
   Salaries and employee benefits   9,907   8,637   19,895   17,149  
   Occupancy   1,621   1,593   3,172   3,128  
   Equipment   1,579   1,440   3,071   2,893  
   Professional services   1,302   1,182   1,983   2,063  
   Goodwill Amortization   204   40   315   79  
   Other   3,245   3,131   7,161   6,205  




             Total other operating expenses   17,858   16,023   35,597   31,517  




Earnings before income taxes   19,169   17,724   39,558   37,350  
Income taxes   6,649   6,085   14,334   13,393  




    Net earnings   $12,520   $11,639   $25,224   $23,957  




Basic earnings per common share   $    0.29   $    0.26   $    0.58   $    0.54  




Diluted earnings per common share   $    0.28   $    0.26   $    0.57   $    0.54  




Cash dividends per common share   $    0.12   $    0.14   $    0.24   $    0.28  




All per share information has been retroactively adjusted to
reflect the 5-for-4 stock split declared on December 19, 2002.
CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(unaudited)
dollar amounts in thousands, except per share


  Three months ended June 30 Six months ended June 30
  2003
2002
2003
2002
Interest income - (Tax Effective)(te)   $       42,071   $       38,972   $       83,862   $       77,039  
Interest Expense   10,117   10,142   19,223   20,137  




Net Interest income - (te)   $       31,954   $       28,830   $       64,639   $       56,902  
                   
Gain(Loss) on sale of securities   $               29   $               25   $             823   $         3,096  
Gain on sale of OREO   $                 0   $                 0   $                 0   $                 0  
                   
Return on average assets   1.48 % 1.79 % 1.57 % 1.89 %
Return on average equity   18.43 % 20.26 % 18.82 % 21.04 %
Efficiency ratio   48.23 % 47.48 % 47.36 % 45.77 %
Net interest margin (te)   4.00 % 4.79 % 4.31 % 4.76 %
                   
Weighted average shares outstanding  
    Diluted   44,631,733   44,592,684   44,594,295   44,677,613  
    Basic   43,778,659   43,643,959   43,707,780   43,740,506  
Dividend payout ratio   41.93 % 41.99 % 41.84 % 44.67 %
                   
Number of shares outstanding-EOP   43,740,020   43,627,329  
Book value per share   $6.21   $5.53  




  June 30
  2003
2002
Non-performing Assets (dollar amount in thousands):      
Non-accrual loans   $   1,126   $      835  
Loans past due 90 days or more  
  and still accruing interest   0   1  
Restructured loans   0   0  
Other real estate owned (OREO), net   0   0  


Total non-performing assets   $   1,126   $      836  


Percentage of non-performing assets  
  to total loans outstanding and OREO   0.07 % 0.07 %
Percentage of non-performing  
  assets to total assets   0.03 % 0.03 %
Non-performing loans to  
allowance for loan losses   5.41 % 3.51 %
Net loan losses to Average loans   0.12 % -0.17%  
Allowance for Credit Losses at Beginning of Period:  
    Citizens Business Bank   $ 21,666   $ 20,469  
    Acquisition of Western Security Bank   2,325  
    Total Loans Charged-Off   1,309   54  
    Total Loans Recovered   (451 ) (1,040 )


Net Loans Charged-Off   858   (986 )
Provision Charged to Operating Expense   0   0  


Allowance for Credit Losses at End of period   $ 20,808   $ 23,780