UNITED
                STATES


SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE
      COMMISSION


Washington,
      D.C.
      20549





Form
        10-Q/A


Amendment
      No. 1





þ
            Quarterly
                Report Pursuant to
                Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the
                Quarterly Period EndedSeptember 30,
                2007




or




 ̈
            Transition
                Report pursuant to
                Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the
                Transition Period from _____________ to
                ___________







Commission
      File Number:0-27384





CAPITAL
                CORP OF THE
                WEST(Exact
                name of registrant as
                specified in its charter)





California
            
            77-0405791(State
                or other jurisdiction of
                incorporation or organization)
            
            IRS
                Employer ID
                Number







550
                West Main, Merced,
                CA  95340(Address
                of principal executive
                offices)





Registrant’s
      telephone number, including
      area code:(209)
      725-2200





Former
      name, former address and former
      fiscal year, if changed since last report:Not
      applicable





Indicate
      by check mark whether the
      registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
      Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
      preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
      to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
      for the past 90 days.


YesþNo ̈





Indicate
      by check mark
      whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
      or a
      non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large
      accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  Large
      accelerated filer ̈Accelerated
      filerþNon-accelerated
      filer ̈





Indicate
      by check mark
      whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
      Exchange Act). Yes ̈Noþ





The
      number of shares outstanding of the
      registrant’s common stock, no par value, as of November 6, 2007 was
      10,789,944.  No shares of preferred stock, no par value, were
      outstanding at November 6, 2007.





Explanatory
      Note.





Capital
        Corp of the West is filing this amendment to its Form 10-Q for the period
        ended
        September 30, 2007, filed on November 9, 2007 (the “Report”), as an exhibit-only
        filing.  Included as an exhibit in this filing is Amendment No. 1 to
        Stock Purchase Agreement dated October 5, 2007, between Capital Corp of the
        West
        and Bay View Funding.  This document amended the Stock Purchase
        Agreement dated October 5, 2007, between Capital Corp of the West and Bay
        View
        Funding.  The Stock
        Purchase Agreement was filed as an exhibit in the Report filed on November
        9,
        2007.  The Company has determined that it should file the
        amendment.  This filing also includes new certifications as Exhibits
        31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2.





This
        amendment to the Report does not
        alter any part of the content of the Report, except as provided herein. This
        amendment continues to speak as of the date of the Report. We have not updated
        the disclosures contained in the Report to reflect any events that occurred
        at a
        date subsequent to the filing of the Report.








Item
      6. Exhibits




See
      Exhibit Index





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, thereunto duly
      authorized.




CAPITAL
      CORP OF THE
      WEST




(Registrant)







Date:
                February 4,
                2008
            By:  /s/  Thomas
                T. HawkerThomas
                T.
                HawkerPresident
                andChief
                Executive
                Officer








Date:
                February 4,
                2008
            By:  /s/  David
                A. HeaberlinDavid
                A.
                HeaberlinChief
                Financial
                Officer/Treasurer











Exhibit
      Index




Exhibit
              Description2.1
              Purchase
                  and Assumption Agreement by and between National Bank of Arizona
                  and
                  County Bank dated June 11, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  2.1
                  to report on Form 8-K of the registrant filed November 8,
                  2007).2.2
              Stock
                  Purchase
                  Agreement between Capital Corp of the West and Bay View Funding(incorporated
                  by
                  reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the report on Form 10-Q filed November
                  9,
                  2007.2.3
              Amendment
                  No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement between Capital Corp of the West
                  and Bay
                  View Funding dated October 5, 200731.1
              Certification
                  of
                  Registrant's Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of
                  the
                  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 200231.2
              Certification
                  of
                  Registrant's Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of
                  the
                  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 200232.1
              Certification
                  of
                  Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 135032.2
              Certification
                  of
                  Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350