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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 21, 2004

CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
0-10140
(Commission file number)
95-3629339
(I.R.S. employer
identification number)

701 North Haven Avenue, Ontario, California
(Address of principal executive offices)

91764
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (909) 980-4030

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

        On July 21, 2004, CVB Financial Corp. issued a press release setting forth its second quarter 2004 earnings. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, incorporated herein by reference. This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable GAAP measures is included as part of Exhibit 99.1.


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.

Date: July 26, 2004 CVB FINANCIAL CORP.

By: /s/ Edward J. Biebrich Jr.
Edward J. Biebrich Jr.,
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer



Exhibit Index

99.1 Press Release, dated July 21, 2004

Press Release
For Immediate Release

Contact: D. Linn Wiley
President and CEO
(909) 980-4030

CVB Financial Corp. Reports Second Quarter Earnings

Ontario, CA, July 21, 2004-CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF) and its subsidiary, Citizens Business Bank, announced record results for the second quarter of 2004. This included record deposits, record loans, record assets and record earnings. It was the strongest second quarter in the history of the Company.

Net Income
CVB Financial Corp. reported net income of $17.5 million for the second quarter ending June 30, 2004. This represents an increase of $4.9 million, or 39.39%, when compared with the $12.5 million in net income reported for the second quarter of 2003. Diluted earnings per share were $0.36 for the second quarter of 2004. This is up $0.11, or 44.00%, when compared with earnings per share of $0.25 for the second quarter of 2003.

Net income for the second quarter of 2004 produced a return on beginning equity of 25.77%, a return on average equity of 23.05% and a return on average assets of 1.71%. The efficiency ratio for the second quarter was 43.83%, and operating costs as a percentage of average assets were 2.06%.

Net income for the six months ending June 30, 2004 was $27.5 million. This represents an increase of $2.3 million, or 9.11%, when compared with net earnings of $25.2 million for the same period of 2003. Diluted earnings per share were $0.56. This was up $0.05, or 9.80%, from diluted earnings per share of $0.51 for the same period last year.

Net income for the six months ending June 30, 2004 produced a return on beginning equity of 19.30%, a return on average equity of 18.51% and a return on average assets of 1.38%. The efficiency ratio for the six-month period was 50.45%, and operating expenses as a percentage of average assets were 2.13%.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin
Net interest income (before provision for credit losses) for the second quarter of 2004 totaled $35.9 million. This represented an increase of $5.4 million, or 17.54%, over the net interest income of $30.5 million for the second quarter of 2003. These increases resulted from a $5.8 million increase in interest income, offset by a $0.4 million increase in interest expense.

Net interest income increased $343,000 or 0.96%, from $35.6 million for the first quarter of 2004 to $35.9 million for the second quarter of 2004. This nominal growth in net interest income was the result of the sale of $63.0 million in securities with relatively short maturities. This sale resulted in securities gains of $4.3 million. It is believed that this opportunity to take advantage of these gains would have dissipated rapidly with the anticipated rise in interest rates.

The yield on the $63.0 million in securities that were sold was 5.58%. Proceeds from the sale were used to purchase securities with a yield of 5.01%. Although the yields are reasonably comparable, interest income on investments was adversely impacted by the delay between the time the $63.0 million in securities were sold and the new securities were purchased and settled. This reduced interest income from investments by $295,000 for the quarter. The $4.3 million gain on the sale of the securities appears to far outweigh this reduction in investment interest income. Interest income on investments is expected to increase in the third quarter.

Net interest income (before provision for credit losses) totaled $71.5 million for the six months ending June 30, 2004. This represented an increase of $9.7 million, or 15.67%, over the net interest income of $61.8 million for the same period of 2003. This increase resulted from an $11.4 million increase in interest income, partially offset by a $1.7 million increase in interest expense. The increases in interest income period over period were primarily due to the increase in average earnings assets, partially offset by a decline in interest rates.

We experienced a decline in the net interest margin when compared with the same period last year due to the lower interest rate environment. Net interest margin (tax equivalent) declined from 4.04% for the second quarter of 2003 to 3.91% for the second quarter of 2004. It declined from 4.29% for the first six months of 2003 to 3.97% for the first six months of 2004. Asset yields have declined from 5.57% for the first six months of 2003 to 5.08% for the first six months of 2004. This has been mitigated by the strong growth in the balance sheet, and the decline in the cost of funds from 1.92% to 1.65% for the same periods.

Asset yields for the second quarter of 2004 were 5.01%, compared with asset yields of 5.31% for the second quarter last year. The cost of funds was 1.64% and 1.89% for the same periods, respectively. The margin compression appears to be moderating with the recent stability of interest rates. The Company has approximately $1.29 billion, or 45.57%, of its deposits in interest free demand deposits. This should position it well for a rising interest rate environment.

Investment Securities
Investment securities totaled $2.12 billion as of June 30, 2004. This represents an increase of $212.3 million, or 11.15%, when compared with $1.90 billion in investment securities as of December 31, 2003. It represents an increase of $291.5 million, or 15.98%, when compared with $1.82 billion for the second quarter of 2003.

Balance Sheet
The Company reported total assets of $4.36 billion at June 30, 2004. This represented an increase of $851.0 million, or 24.22%, over total assets of $3.51 billion on June 30, 2003. Earning assets totaling $4.03 billion were up $725.0 million, or 21.92%, when compared with earning assets of $3.31 billion as of June 30, 2003. Deposits of $2.83 billion grew $424.4 million, or 17.63%, from $2.41 billion for the prior year. Demand deposits of $1.29 billion jumped $282.7 million, or 28.03%, from $1.01 billion. Gross loans and leases of $1.94 billion on June 30, 2004 rose $434.8 million, or 28.91%, from $1.50 billion on June 30, 2003.

Total assets of $4.36 billion as of June 30, 2004 reflect an increase of $509.7 million, or 13.22%, over total assets of $3.85 billion on December 31, 2003. Earning assets of $4.03 billion were up $390.4 million, or 10.72%, during the same period. Deposits of $2.83 billion on June 30, 2004 grew $171.1 million, or 6.43%, from $2.66 billion as of December 31, 2003. Demand deposits of $1.29 billion were up $148.9 million, or 13.04%, from $1.14 billion. Gross loans and leases of $1.94 billion increased $179.0 million, or 10.17%, from $1.76 billion on December 31, 2003. Total equity of $280.9 million on June 30, 2004 was down $5.9 million, or 2.05%, from $286.7 million as of December 31, 2003. This decline was the result of a $20.1 million reduction in the unrealized gain in the investment portfolio.

Assets Under Administration
The Wealth Management Group has over $1.1 billion in assets under administration. They provide trust, investment and related services.

Loan and Lease Quality
CVB Financial Corp reported non-performing assets of $1.5 million as of June 30, 2004. 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 $22.1 million as of June 30, 2004. This represents 1.14% of gross loans and leases, and it compares with 1.38% on June 30, 2003. Non-performing loans and leases represented 6.57% of the allowance for loan and lease losses. Non-performing assets increased by $736,000 from the $719,000 reported as of March 31, 2004.

The Company has not made a provision for loan and lease losses due to the high quality of its loan portfolio. This has been the case even though loans increased from $1.50 billion as of June 30, 2003 to $1.94 billion as of June 30, 2004. Recoveries of $2.5 million and the addition of $2.8 million from acquisitions more than offset charge offs of $2.2 million during this twelve-month period.

Corporate Overview
CVB Financial Corp. is the holding company for Citizens Business Bank. The Bank is the largest financial institution headquartered in the Inland Empire Region of Southern California. It serves 30 cities with 37 business financial centers in the Inland Empire, Los Angeles County, Orange County and the Central Valley areas of California. Its subsidiary, Golden West Financial Services, provides vehicle leasing, equipment leasing and real estate loan services.

Citizens Business Bank was recently recognized at the Annual Strategic Issues Summit with the "Market Cap" Award. This Award was presented to recognize the Company for producing a return to its original shareholders of 41,034%--over 400 times the original investment. This is the highest return in the history of the banking industry in California. The Strategic Issues Summit is co-sponsored by Carpenter & Company and the California Bankers Association.

Shares of CVB Financial Corp. common stock are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol of CVBF. For investor information on CVB Financial Corp., visit our Citizens Business Bank website at www.cbbank.com and click on the CVB Investor tab.

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, 2003, and particularly the discussion on risk factors within that document.

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CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(unaudited)
dollars in thousands

June 30,
December 31,
2004
2003
2003
Assets:   
Federal funds sold and reverse repos     $ --   $ --   $ --  
Investment Securities trading    58,340    --    --  
Investment Securities available-for-sale    2,011,751    1,788,606    1,865,782  
Investment in stock of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)    45,919    35,933    37,966  
Loans and lease finance receivables    1,938,960    1,504,116    1,759,941  
   Less allowance for credit losses    (22,140 )  (20,808 )  (21,282 )



   Net loans and lease finance receivables    1,916,820    1,483,308    1,738,659  



         Total earning assets    4,032,830    3,307,847    3,642,407  
Cash and due from banks    164,988    114,012    112,008  
Premises and equipment, net    29,607    31,602    31,069  
Goodwill and intangibles    26,309    15,405    26,901  
Cash value of life insurance    66,262    13,189    15,800  
Other assets    44,026    30,956    26,164  



     TOTAL   $ 4,364,022   $ 3,513,011   $ 3,854,349  



Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  
Liabilities:  
   Deposits:  
       Demand Deposits(noninterest-bearing)   $ 1,291,278   $ 1,008,555   $1,142,330  
       Investment Checking    227,269    204,529    227,031  
       Savings/MMDA    805,390    642,979    732,992  
       Time Deposits    507,666    551,107    558,157  



          Total Deposits    2,831,603    2,407,170    2,660,510  
  Demand Note to U.S. Treasury    2,431    4,538    3,834  
  Borrowings    1,119,700    787,000    786,500  
  Junior Subordinated Debentures    82,476    --    82,476  
  Other liabilities    46,955    42,504    34,308  



          Total Liabilities    4,083,165    3,241,212    3,567,628  
Stockholders' equity:  
   Stockholders' equity    283,727    249,203    269,441  
   Accumulated other comprehensive income  
      (loss), net of tax    (2,870 )  22,596    17,280  



     280,857    271,799    286,721  



     TOTAL   $ 4,364,022   $ 3,513,011   $3,854,349  





CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
(unaudited)
dollars in thousands

Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2004
2003
2004
2003
Assets:                    
Federal funds sold and reverse repos   $ 264   $ 8,681   $ 571   $ 4,807  
Investment Securities trading    641    --    321    --  
Investment securities available-for-sale    1,920,760    1,679,243    1,904,247    1,552,383  
Investment in stock of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)    43,093    35,643    41,341    29,790  
Loans and lease finance receivables    1,848,755    1,481,196    1,807,735    1,457,773  
   Less allowance for credit losses    (22,137 )  (21,384 )  (21,935 )  (21,522 )




   Net loans and lease finance receivables    1,826,618    1,459,812    1,785,800    1,436,251  




         Total earning assets    3,791,376    3,183,379    3,732,280    3,023,231  
Cash and due from banks    115,656    108,140    111,967    110,254  
Premises and equipment, net    29,925    31,128    30,322    30,505  
Goodwill and intangibles    26,429    15,490    26,582    15,611  
Cash value of life insurance    66,050    13,161    50,222    13,021  
Other assets    73,827    52,218    63,200    48,529  




     TOTAL   $ 4,103,263   $ 3,403,516   $ 4,014,573   $ 3,241,151  




Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  
Liabilities:  
   Deposits:  
       Noninterest-bearing   $ 1,192,256   $ 916,311   $ 1,147,478   $ 904,966  
       Interest-bearing    1,528,356    1,426,371    1,532,785    1,410,219  




          Total Deposits    2,720,612    2,342,682    2,680,263    2,315,185  
  Other borrowings    949,134    708,515    907,654    590,174  
  Junior Subordinated Debentures    82,476    --    82,476    --  
  Other liabilities    46,589    79,912    45,101    65,554  




          Total Liabilities    3,798,811    3,131,109    3,715,494    2,970,913  
Stockholders' equity:  
   Stockholders' equity    281,084    248,932    278,720    245,690  
   Accumulated other comprehensive income  
      (loss), net of tax    23,368    23,475    20,359    24,548  




     304,452    272,407    299,079    270,238  




     TOTAL   $ 4,103,263   $ 3,403,516   $ 4,014,573   $ 3,241,151  






CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(unaudited)
dollar amounts in thousands, except per share

For the Three Months
Ended June 30,
For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
2004
2003
2004
2003
Interest Income:                    
  Loans, including fees   $ 27,136   $ 23,813   $ 53,386   $ 47,633  
  Investment securities:  
     Taxable    15,659    12,802    31,387    25,186  
     Tax-advantaged    3,655    4,021    7,626    8,150  




            Total investment income    19,314    16,823    39,013    33,336  
  Federal funds sold    1    28    3    40  




            Total interest income    46,451    40,664    92,402    81,009  
Interest Expense:  
  Deposits    3,605    4,266    7,288    8,782  
  Borrowings and junior subordinated debentures    6,939    5,851    13,644    10,441  




            Total interest expense    10,544    10,117    20,932    19,223  




    Net interest income before provision for credit losses    35,907    30,547    71,470    61,786  
Provision for credit losses    --    --    --    --  




    Net interest income after  
       provision for credit losses    35,907    30,547    71,470    61,786  
Other Operating Income:  
   Service charges on deposit accounts    3,512    3,749    7,305    7,445  
   Wealth Management services    1,111    925    2,274    1,972  
   Gains on sale of investment securities    5,212    29    5,212    823  
   Other-than-temporary impairment write down    --    --    (6,300 )  --  
   Other    2,175    1,777    4,301    3,129  




            Total other operating income    12,010    6,480    12,792    13,369  
Other operating expenses:  
   Salaries and employee benefits    11,610    9,907    23,352    19,895  
   Occupancy    1,907    1,621    3,680    3,172  
   Equipment    1,855    1,579    3,711    3,071  
   Professional services    1,001    1,302    2,122    1,983  
   Amortization of intangible assets    296    203    592    315  
   Other    4,334    3,246    9,052    7,161  




            Total other operating expenses    21,003    17,858    42,509    35,597  




Earnings before income taxes    26,914    19,169    41,753    39,558  
Income taxes    9,462    6,649    14,230    14,334  




    Net earnings   $ 17,452   $ 12,520   $ 27,523   $ 25,224  




Basic earnings per common share   $ 0.36   $ 0.26   $ 0.57   $ 0.52  




Diluted earnings per common share   $ 0.36   $ 0.25   $ 0.56   $ 0.51  




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




All per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 10% stock dividend declared on December 17, 2003.



CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(unaudited)

Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2004
2003
2004
2003
Interest income - (Tax Effective)(te)     $ 47,624   $ 41,959   $ 94,858   $ 83,631  
Interest Expense    10,544    10,117    20,932    19,223  




Net Interest income - (te)   $ 37,080   $ 31,842   $ 73,926   $ 64,408  





Other-than-temporary impairment write-down
   $--    --    ($ 6,300 )  --  
Gains on sales of securities   $ 5,212   $ 29   $ 5,212   $ 823  
Gain on sale of OREO    --    --    --    --  

Return on average assets
    1.71 %  1.48 %  1.38 %  1.49 %
Return on average equity    23.05 %  18.43 %  18.51 %  18.67 %
Efficiency ratio    43.83 %  48.23 %  50.45 %  47.36 %
Net interest margin (te)    3.69 %  3.86 %  3.77 %  4.09 %

Weighted average shares outstanding
  
    Diluted    49,189,544    49,283,376    49,187,787    49,053,725  
    Basic    48,356,327    48,402,709    48,379,814    48,078,558  

Dividends declared
   $ 5,836   $ 5,249   $ 11,687   $ 10,492  
Dividend payout ratio    33.44 %  41.92 %  42.46 %  41.60 %

Number of shares outstanding-EOP
    48,371,663    48,114,022  
Book value per share    $ 5.81   $ 5.96  



CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(unaudited)

June 30,
2004
2003
Non-performing Assets (dollar amount in thousands):            
Non-accrual loans   $ 1,455   $ 1,126  
Loans past due 90 days or more  
  and still accruing interest    --    --  
Restructured loans    --    --  
Other real estate owned (OREO), net    --    --  


Total non-performing assets   $ 1,455   $ 1,126  


Percentage of non-performing assets  
  to total loans outstanding and OREO    0.08 %  0.07 %

Percentage of non-performing
  
  assets to total assets    0.03 %  0.03 %

Non-performing assets to
  
allowance for loan losses    6.57 %  5.41 %

Net Charge-off (Recovered) to Average loans
    -0.05 %  0.06 %

Allowance for Credit Losses:
  
 Beginning Balance   $ 21,282   $ 21,666  
    Total Loans Charged-Off    (476 )  (1,309 )
    Total Loans Recovered    1,334    451  


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


Allowance for Credit Losses at End of period   $ 22,140   $ 20,808  




CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

Quarterly Common Stock Price
2004
2003
2002
Quarter End High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
March 31,     $ 21.30   $ 18.91   $ 23.12   $ 17.62   $ 14.66   $ 12.75  
June 30,   $ 21.95   $ 19.65   $ 20.08   $ 17.59   $ 17.51   $ 14.52  
September 30,               $ 19.61   $ 16.69   $ 17.04   $ 12.51  
December 31,               $ 19.84   $ 17.43   $ 19.44   $ 14.89  


Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income
2Q
2004

1Q
2004

4Q
2003

3Q
2003

2Q
2003

Interest income                        
   Loans, including fees   $ 27,136   $ 26,250   $ 26,780   $ 24,629   $ 23,813  
   Investment securities and federal funds sold    19,315    19,701    18,208    15,719    16,851  





     46,451    45,951    44,988    40,348    40,664  
Interest expense  
   Deposits    3,605    3,683    3,818    3,723    4,266  
   Other borrowings    6,939    6,704    5,098    5,191    5,851  





     10,544    10,387    8,916    8,914    10,117  
   Net interest income before  
   provision for credit losses    35,907    35,564    36,072    31,434    30,547  
Provision for credit losses    --    --    --    --    --  





   Net interest income after  
   provision for credit losses    35,907    35,564    36,072    31,434    30,547  
Non-interset income    12,011    781    6,480    10,140    6,480  
Non-interest expenses    21,004    21,505    20,909    21,287    17,858  





Earnings before income taxes    26,914    14,840    21,643    20,287    19,169  
Income taxes    9,462    4,768    7,538    6,785    6,649  





     Net earnings   $ 17,452   $ 10,072   $ 14,105   $ 13,502   $ 12,520  





Basic earning per common share   $ 0.36   $ 0.21   $ 0.29   $ 0.29   $ 0.26  
Diluted earnings per common share   $ 0.36   $ 0.20   $ 0.29   $ 0.28   $ 0.25  
Cash dividends per common share   $ 0.12   $ 0.12   $ 0.12   $ 0.12   $ 0.12