Company: BCML
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001730984-25-000031
Chunk: 18

Company: BayCom Corp
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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 offsite document storage requirements and the overall retention of paper; |

| ● | Paperless invoicing and payments to all vendors where available; and |

| ● | Encouraging business clients to use our remote capture deposit services and retail clients to use mobile deposit services. |

Social.We have a commitment to our communities and our employees. We value and recognize the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives in the communities we serve and our workplace. We have undertaken numerous social efforts focused on employee satisfaction, community development and involvement, and customer satisfaction, and continue to seek ways to improve our social engagement. Our recent efforts have included: Communities:

| ● | Serving and strengthening the communities in which we live, work and play, which we believe fosters strong and rewarding relationships with our clients and community partners; |

| ● | Investing in, donating to and lending to low-or moderate-income communities in California, Washington, New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada through our Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) programs; |

| ● | Annual shredding events at various branch locations throughout the states we operate in; |

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| ● | Support for more than 50 non-profit organizations through donations and services throughout our footprint; |

| ● | Up to 16 hours of paid time off annually for employees to volunteer and take part in CRA qualifying community service. In 2024, our employees volunteered over 1,400 hours at more than 50 events; and |

| ● | Up to 10 hours of paid and 30 hours of non-paid time off for volunteering at school activities. |

Our Team:

| ● | Recruiting, hiring and promoting employees based on their individual ability and experience and in accordance with affirmative action and Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations; |

| ● | Summer internships; |

| ● | Financial wellness education materials through our financial planner portal to our employees across the organization; |

| ● | Equitable and competitive compensation packages for our employees, along with a strong work culture centered on highly ethical, team-focused behavior. We provide regular performance feedback and encourage collaboration across the Company through open dialogue and focused execution while seeking diverse perspectives; |

| ● | Periodic pay equity reviews covering employees at all levels of our organization; |

| ● | Opportunities for career advancement, job training and leadership development; |

| ● | Comprehensive employee engagement surveys, with a high level of employee participation, to gain perspective on what we do well and our opportunities for improvement; |

| ● | A commitment to identifying and assisting employees