EXHIBIT 10.14

                           CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

               THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL  AGREEMENT  is made and entered  into this
30th day of  November,  1998,  (this  "Agreement"),  by and  between BAY BANK OF
COMMERCE,  a California  corporation  (the  "Employer")  and ROBERT A. PERANTONI
(hereinafter referred to as "Executive"):

               WHEREAS, Executive currently is employed by the Bank as Senior
 Vice President and Senior Lending Officer; and

               WHEREAS, Executive is willing to continue to serve Employer but 
desires that in the event of a change in control of Employer, he will be paid 
change in control benefits irrespective of whether he is retained by Employer 
or any successor to Employer; and

               WHEREAS, the Bank is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Bay
Commercial Services, a California corporation (the "Company");

               NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of the promises and the mutual
agreements herein contained, Employer and Executive hereby agree as follows:

               1. TERM.  This Agreement  shall  terminate,  except to the extent
that any obligation of Employer  hereunder  remains unpaid as of such time, upon
the earliest of (a) the  voluntary or  involuntary  termination  of  Executive's
employment  with Employer or (b) the effective  date of a Change in Control,  as
defined in Section 2 hereof.

               2. CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE COMPANY OR THE BANK. The term "Change
in  Control"  shall  mean a change in  control  of the  Company or the Bank of a
nature  that  would be  required  to be  reported  in  response  to Item 5(f) of
Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934 as in effect on the date of this Agreement (the "Exchange Act") or, if Item
5(f) is no longer in  effect,  any  regulations  issued  by the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  pursuant to the Exchange Act which serve similar purposes;
provided  that,  without  limitation,  such change in control shall be deemed to
have  occurred  if and when (A) any  "person"  (as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and  14(d)(2)  of the  Exchange  Act) is or  becomes a  beneficial  owner,
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company or the Bank representing 25
percent or more of the combined voting power of the Company's or the Bank's then
outstanding  securities  or (B)  individuals  who were  members  of the Board of
Directors of the Company  immediately  prior to a meeting of the shareholders of
the  Company  involving  a  contest  for the  election  of  directors  shall not
constitute a majority of the Board of Directors following such election.

               3.  PAYMENT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL BENEFIT.

                  (1)  Executive  shall be  entitled  to  payment of a Change in
Control Benefit under this Agreement upon a Change in Control. Such payment will
be reduced by any required federal, state, and local income tax, employment tax,
and benefits  withholdings.  The Change in Control Benefit shall be paid as soon
as practicable following a Change in Control in the form of a single sum payment
or, if elected by the Executive prior to said Change in Control,  in the form of
an  annuity  with such term as is  elected  by the  Executive.  If the Change in
Control  Benefit is paid as an annuity,  the annuity  shall be  purchased by the
Bank  and  shall  be held  as part of the  Bank's  general  assets.  The  Bank's
obligation to pay said annuity shall be  considered  unfunded as provided  under
Section 11 of this Agreement.

                  (2) In the event that any payment or benefit received or to be
received by Executive as a result of a change of control,  or the termination of
Executive's  employment (whether payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
or any other plan,  arrangement  or agreement  with  Employer,  any person whose
actions result in a change in control of Employer or any person  affiliated with
Employer or such person (together with the Change in Control Benefit, the "Total
Payments")) would not be deductible (in whole or in part) as a result of Section
280G of the  Internal  Code of 1986,  as  amended  (the  "Code"),  the Change in
Control  Benefit shall be reduced until no portion of the Total  Payments is not
deductible  as a result of  Section  280G of the Code,  or the Change in Control
Benefit is reduced to zero.  For purposes of this  limitation  (i) no portion of
the Total  Payments,  the receipt or  enjoyment  of which  Executive  shall have
effectively  waived in  writing  prior to the date of  payment  of the Change in
Control  Benefit,  shall be taken  into  account;  (ii) no  portion of the Total
Payments  shall be taken into  account  which,  in the  opinion  of tax  counsel
selected by Employer' independent auditors and acceptable to Executive, does not
constitute a "parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the
Code;  (iii) the Change in Control  Benefit  shall be reduced only to the extent
necessary so that the Total Payments (other than those referred to in clause (i)
or  clause  (ii)) in  their  entirety  constitute  reasonable  compensation  for
services actually rendered within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4) of the Code,
in the opinion of the tax counsel referred to in clause (ii); and (iv) the value
of any non-cash benefit or any deferred payment or benefit included in the Total
Payments  shall be  determined by Employer'  independent  auditors in accordance
with the principles of Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.

                  (3)  BENEFICIARY.  "Beneficiary"  means the  person or persons
whom the Executive  shall  designate in writing (on the form attached  hereto as
Exhibit A) to receive the Change in Control Benefit provided  hereunder in the 
event of his  death  following  a Change  in  Control  and  prior to the  Bank's
purchase of an annuity (if so elected by the Executive).  Such designation shall
be valid only if it is made on said form,  and the Bank receives said form prior
to the Executive's death.

                  (4) CHANGE IN  CONTROL  BENEFIT.  "Change in Control  Benefit"
means a benefit equal to Executive's Total Compensation  multiplied by his Years
of Service divided by 12.
                                            
                  (5) MONTHS OF SERVICE.  "Months of Service" mean the number of
complete  months which have elapsed  starting from the date the Executive  first
performed  an hour of service for the Bank and ending on the  effective  date of
the Change in Control.

                  (6) TOTAL COMPENSATION.  "Total  Compensation" means the total
amount of Executive's Annual  Compensation  (including  Salary,  Bonus and Other
Annual  Compensation),   calculated  in  accordance  with  the  definitions  and
requirements  of Item 402(b) of Regulation  S-B, for the  Company's  most recent
fiscal  year ended  preceding  the date of the Change in  Control.  (7) Years of
Service. "Years of Service" mean Months of Service divided by 12, rounded to two
decimal places.

               (7) YEARS OF SERVICES.  "Years of Service" mean Months of Service
divided by 12, rounded to two decimal places.

               4. NO EFFECT ON  EMPLOYMENT  RIGHTS.  Nothing  contained  in this
Agreement  or any  modification  or  amendment  hereto,  or the  payment  of any
benefit,  gives or shall be deemed  to give  Executive  any  right to  continued
employment,  or any legal or equitable right against Employer or any employee of
Employer.  Moreover,  nothing contained in this Agreement or any modification or
amendment  hereto, or the payment of any benefit shall modify, or otherwise have
any effect on, Executive's employment relationship with Employer.

               This Agreement shall also not affect Executive's rights under any
employee   benefit   plan   offered  by   Employer,   such  as  any  pension  or
profit-sharing, medical, dental or hospitalization, life insurance, AD&D, bonus,
incentive  compensation,  stock option, or vacation pay plan. Executive's rights
under those plans are  governed  solely by their  terms,  and  Executive  should
review  those  plans  to  ascertain  his  rights  under  them.  In   particular,
Executive's receipt of a Change in Control Benefit under this Agreement does not
change the date of his  termination  of employment  for purposes  under any such
plans.

               5. NOTICES.  Any notices to be given hereunder by either party to
the other may be  effected in writing  either by  personal  delivery or by mail,
registered or certified,  postage prepaid with return receipt requested. Notices
to Employer shall be given to the Bank at its then current principal office, c/o
Chairman  of the  Board of  Directors.  Notices  to  Executive  shall be sent to
Executive's then current personal residence.  Notices delivered personally shall
be deemed  communicated  as of actual  receipt;  mailed  notices shall be deemed
communicated as of five (5) days after mailing.

               6. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement supersedes any and all other
agreements,  either oral or in writing,  between the parties hereto with respect
to  severance  benefits or benefits  tied to a Change in Control.  Each party to
this Agreement  acknowledges that no representations,  inducements,  promises or
agreements,  oral or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on
behalf of any party, which are not embodied herein, and that no other agreement,
statement or promise not contained in this Agreement shall be valid and binding.
Any  modification  of this  Agreement will be effective only if it is in writing
signed by all parties to this Agreement.

               7.  SEVERABILITY.  In  the  event  that  any  term  or  condition
contained  in this  Agreement  shall,  for  any  reason,  be held by a court  of
competent  jurisdiction to be invalid,  illegal or unenforceable in any respect,
such  invalidity,  illegality or  non-enforceability  shall not affect any other
term or condition of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if
such  invalid or  illegal  or  unenforceable  term or  condition  had never been
contained herein.

               8.  ADMINISTRATION.  Employer  shall  have  the  power,  in their
discretion, to interpret and make all determinations as to the right to a Change
in Control Benefit under this Agreement.  Their interpretation or determinations
thereof in good faith shall be final and conclusive,  and subject to review only
to the extent a court or arbitrator  concludes that any such  interpretation  or
determination is arbitrary or capricious.

               9. CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM.  This Agreement  shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California,  except to
the extent preempted by the laws of the United States.  Any action or proceeding
brought  upon,  or arising out of, this  Agreement or its  termination  shall be
brought in a forum located within the State of California,  and Executive hereby
agrees to be subject to service of process in the State of California.

               10. WAIVER. The parties hereto shall not be deemed to have waived
any of their  respective  rights  under this  Agreement  unless the waiver is in
writing and signed by such  waiving  party.  No delay in  exercising  any rights
shall be a waiver nor shall a waiver on one occasion operate as a waiver of such
right on a future occasion.

               11. EXECUTIVE'S RIGHTS UNSECURED. The Agreement is intended to be
unfunded for purposes of the Code.  The Bank's  obligation  under this Agreement
shall be that of an unfunded and  unsecured  promise by the Bank to pay money in
the  future.  All  distributions  under  this  Agreement  shall be paid from the
general  assets of the Bank.  The right of the Executive or any  Beneficiary  to
receive a distribution  under this Agreement shall be an unsecured claim against
the general  assets of the Bank,  and neither the Executive nor any  Beneficiary
shall have any rights in or against any assets of the Employer.

               12.  NONASSIGNABLE.  Neither the  Executive  nor his  Beneficiary
shall  have any power or right to  transfer,  assign,  anticipate,  hypothecate,
mortgage,  commute, modify, or otherwise encumber in advance any of the benefits
payable hereunder,  nor shall any of said benefits be subject to seizure for the
payment of any debts,  judgments,  alimony, or separate  maintenance owed by the
Executive  or his  Beneficiary,  or be  transferable  by operation of law in the
event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or otherwise.

               13.  ASSUMPTION.  The  surviving  or resulting  corporation,  the
transferee of Employer' assets, or Employer,  as the case may be, shall be bound
by the  provisions  of this  Agreement.  Employer  shall  require any  successor
(whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to
all or substantially  all of the business and/or assets of either  Employer,  by
agreement in form and substance  satisfactory to Executive,  to expressly assume
and agree to perform  this  Agreement  in the same manner and to the same extent
that Employer  would be required to perform it if no such  succession  had taken
place. As used in this Agreement, "Employer" shall mean Employer as hereinbefore
defined and any successor to Employer' business and/or assets as aforesaid which
executes  and delivers  the  agreement  provided for in this Section 13 or which
otherwise  becomes bound by all the terms and  provisions  of this  Agreement by
operation of law.

               14.  CAPTIONS AND  PARAGRAPH  HEADINGS.  Captions  and  paragraph
headings used herein are for  convenience and ready reference only and are not a
part  of  this  Agreement  and  shall  not  be  used  in  the   construction  or
interpretation thereof.

               15.  ARBITRATION.  Any  controversy  or claim  arising  out of or
relating to this  Agreement,  or breach of this  Agreement,  shall be settled by
arbitration in accordance with the Employment  Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration  Association,  and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators
may  be  entered  in  any  court  having  jurisdiction.  There  shall  be  three
arbitrators,  one to be chosen directly by each party,  and the third arbitrator
to be selected by the two  arbitrators so chosen.  Each party shall pay the fees
of the  arbitrator  he or it selects  and of his or its own  attorneys,  and the
expenses  of him  or  its  witnesses  and  all  other  expenses  connected  with
representing him or its case. Other costs of the arbitration, including the cost
of any record or transcripts of the arbitration, administrative fees, the fee of
the third  arbitrator,  and all other fees and costs,  shall be borne equally by
the parties.

               EXECUTED on the day and year first-above written.



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EMPLOYER:                                       EXECUTIVE:
BAY COMMERCIAL SERVICES

By /s/ Joshua Fong                             /s/ Robert A. Perantoni
   --------------------------------             -----------------------
Joshua Fong, Chairman of the Board              Robert A. Perantoni

BAY BANK OF COMMERCE

By /s/ Dimitri Koroslev
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Dimitri Koroslev, Chairman of the Board




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                                  EXHIBIT 10.14
                                    EXHIBIT A

                          DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARIES

               I, Robert A. Perantoni,  hereby designate the following person(s)
as my  Beneficiary(ies)  under the Change in Control Agreement  ("Agreement") to
receive any amounts that might be payable as of the date of my death:

               Primary Beneficiary      
               Name:                      Percentage:     %
               Address:

               Alternate Beneficiary
               Name:                      Percentage:     %
               Address:
               Name:                      Percentage:     %
               Address:

This designation supersedes all prior Beneficiary designations I have made under
the Agreement. DATED:________ ___, ________.

               Robert A. Perantoni