Document:

Exhibit 10.36.1

                                AMENDMENT TO THE
                    FRANK J. MERCARDANTE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

I.       RECITALS

         A.    Southwest Community Bank ("Bank") employs Frank J. Mercardante
               ("Executive") as its Chief Executive Officer;

         B.    On November 7, 2005, Bank and Executive entered into an
               employment agreement (the "Agreement") memorializing the terms of
               the employment relationship;

         C.    Certain provisions of the Agreement must now be amended on or
               before December 31, 2006 to comply with the provisions of
               Internal Revenue Code Section 409A.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Agreement is amended as follows:

II.      AMENDMENTS

         A.       Paragraph F.8(c), is amended in full to read as follows:

                  In the event Executive's employment with Bank is terminated
         pursuant to Paragraph F.4 hereof, Executive shall be entitled to the
         following benefits: (i) the Base Salary and Incentive Bonus earned by
         Executive prior to the date of termination, computed up to and
         including that date, (ii) accrued but unused vacation time, (iii) the
         continuation of Insurance Coverage as provided in Paragraph D.3 hereof,
         as applicable, and (iv) an amount equal to thirty-six (36) months of
         Executive's Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the date of
         termination, which shall be payable in installments in accordance with
         Bank's normal payroll periods; provided, if Executive is a "specified
         employee" under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
         amended (the "Code") as of the date of termination, payments due during
         the first six (6) months following the date of termination shall not be
         paid but shall be accumulated and paid on the first normal payroll date
         following the date that is six months after the date of termination.

         B.       The following is added to Paragraph G - General Provisions:

                  14. Section 409A Compliance. Notwithstanding anything in this
         Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this Agreement shall be
         operated, administered and construed to comply with the requirements of
         section 409A of the Code ("Section 409A") and all other guidance issued

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         by governmental authorities with respect to Section 409A as of the date
         of termination of employment and as such this Agreement shall be
         subject to amendment, with the prior written consent of the Executive,
         on a prospective or retroactive basis to the extent necessary to effect
         such compliance.

         This Amendment is adopted to be effective as of April 19, 2006.

         SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY                       EXECUTIVE
         BANCORP

         By:    /s/ Howard B. Levenson               /s/ Frank J. Mercardante
              --------------------------------     ----------------------------
                Howard B. Levenson                   Frank J. Mercardante
                Chairman

         By:    /s/ Paul M. Weil
              --------------------------------
                Paul M. Weil
                Corporate Secretary

                                       2EXHIBIT 10.37

                                 LIFE INSURANCE

                      ENDORSEMENT METHOD SPLIT DOLLAR PLAN

                                    AGREEMENT

Insurer/Policy Number:         Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
                               Policy No. 0066426

                               New York Life Insurance Company Policy No.
                               56610020

Bank:                          Southwest Community Bank

Insured:                       Alan J. Lane

Relationship of Insured to Bank: Executive

Date:                          6-15-2005

The respective rights and duties of Southwest Community Bank (hereinafter the
"Bank") and Alan J. Lane (hereinafter the "Insured") in the above policy(ies)
(the "Policy" or Policies) shall be as follows:

I.       DEFINITIONS

         Refer to the Policy provisions for the definition of all terms in this
Agreement.

II. POLICY TITLE AND OWNERSHIP

         Title and ownership shall reside in the Bank for its use and for the
         use of the Insured all in accordance with this Agreement. The Bank
         alone may, to the extent of its interest, exercise the right to borrow
         or withdraw the Policy cash values. Where the Bank and the Insured (or
         the Insured's beneficiary[ies] or assignee[s], with the consent of the
         Insured) mutually agree to exercise the right to increase the coverage
         under the subject split dollar Policy, then, in such event, the
         rights, duties and benefits of the parties to such increased coverage
         shall continue to be subject to the terms of this Agreement.

III.     BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION RIGHTS

         The Insured (or beneficiary[ies] or assignee[s]) shall have the right
         and power to designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive his
         share of the proceeds payable upon the death of the Insured, and to

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         elect and change a payment option for such beneficiary, subject to any
         right or interest the Bank may have in such proceeds, as provided in
         this Agreement.

IV.      PREMIUM PAYMENT METHOD

         The Bank shall pay an amount equal to the planned premiums and any
         other premium payments that might become necessary to maintain the
         Policy in force.

V.       TAXABLE BENEFIT

         Annually the Insured will receive a taxable benefit equal to the
         assumed cost of insurance as required by the Internal Revenue Service.
         The Bank (or its administrator) will report to the Insured the amount
         of imputed income received each year on Form W-2 or its equivalent.
         The bank agrees to reimburse ("gross-up") the Insured for taxes paid
         related to the receipt of this benefit based on the Table below, or as
         adjusted based on then prevailing income tax rates:

               Federal Tax       State Tax       FICA Tax       Medicare Tax
               Rate              Rate            Rate           Rate
               ----------------  --------------  -------------  --------------
               39.60%            9.30%           7.65% *        1.45%

         *The Social Security portion of the FICA tax only applies in years
         where the Employee has not otherwise reached the maximum tax. The
         Medicare tax only applies in years where the Employee has otherwise
         reached the maximum non-Medicare portion of the FICA tax.

VI.      DIVISION OF DEATH PROCEEDS

         Subject to Paragraph VII herein, the division of the death proceeds of
         the Policies is as follows:

         1. If death occurs on or before the attainment of age seventy (70), the
         Insured's beneficiary(ies), (designated in accordance with Paragraph
         III), shall be entitled to an amount equal to the lesser of one million
         dollars ($1,000,000), or one hundred percent (100%) of the net at risk
         insurance portion of the proceeds. If death occurs after age seventy
         (70) but on or before age eighty (80), the Insured's beneficiary(ies)
         shall be entitled to the lesser of seven hundred thousand dollars
         ($700,000), or one hundred percent (100%) of the net at risk insurance
         proceeds. If death occurs after age eighty (80), the Insured's
         beneficiaries shall be entitled to the lesser of four hundred thousand
         dollars ($400,000), or one hundred percent (100%) of the net at risk
         insurance proceeds. The net at risk insurance portion is the total
         proceeds less the cash value of the Policy.

         2. Payment of the death benefit determined by the preceding paragraph
         shall be made and distributed from the Policies in the following order,
         with resort to each succeeding policy only to the extent that the
         proceeds of each prior listed Policy are insufficient to satisfy the
         specified death benefit in full: (a) Massachusetts Mutual Life
         Insurance Co. Policy No. 0066426; (b) New York Life Insurance Company
         Policy No. 56610020.

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         3. The Bank and the Insured (or beneficiary[ies] or assignee[s]) shall
         share in any interest due on the death proceeds on a pro rata basis in
         the ratio that the proceeds due the Bank and the Insured, respectively,
         bears to the total proceeds, excluding any such interest.

         4. In the event that the Policy is terminated other than as a result of
         (a) a termination of this Agreement pursuant to paragraph X or (b) any
         intentional act of the Insured which results in the termination of the
         Policy, then the Bank shall pay to the Insured's beneficiary(ies) an
         amount which will provide a total after-tax death benefit equal to the
         benefit that the Insured would have received if the Policy had not been
         terminated.

VII.     DIVISION OF CASH SURRENDER VALUE

         The Bank shall at all times be entitled to an amount equal to the
         Policy's cash value, as that term is defined in the Policy, less any
         Policy loans and unpaid interest or cash withdrawals previously
         incurred by the Bank and any applicable Policy surrender charges. Such
         cash value shall be determined as of the date of surrender of the
         Policy or death of the Insured as the case may be.

VIII.    PREMIUM WAIVER

         If the Policy contains a premium waiver provision, any such waived
         amounts shall be considered for all purposes of this Agreement as
         having been paid by the Bank.

IX.      RIGHTS OF PARTIES WHERE POLICY ENDOWMENT OR ANNUITY ELECTION EXISTS

         In the event the Policy involves an endowment or annuity element, the
         Bank's right and interest in any endowment proceeds or annuity benefits
         shall be determined under the provisions of this Agreement by regarding
         such endowment proceeds or the commuted value of such annuity benefits
         as the Policy's cash value. Such endowment proceeds or annuity benefits
         shall be treated like death proceeds for the purposes of division under
         this Agreement.

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X.       TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT

         This Agreement shall terminate at the option of the Bank following
         thirty (30) days written notice to the Insured upon the happening of
         any one of the following:

         1.    The Insured's right to receive benefits under that certain
               Executive Supplemental Compensation Agreement effective as of
               January 20, 2005 shall terminate for any reason other than the
               Insured's death, or

         2.    The Insured shall be discharged from service with the Bank for
               cause. The term "for cause" shall mean:

                       (a) The Employee's deliberate violation of (i) any state
               or federal banking or securities laws, or of the Bylaws, rules,
               policies or resolutions of the Employer, or (ii) of the rules or
               regulations of the California Department of Financial
               Institutions, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the
               Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the Office of the Comptroller
               of the Currency or any other regulatory agency or governmental
               authority having jurisdiction over the Employer, which has a
               material adverse effect upon the Employer; or

                       (b) The Employee's conviction of (i) any felony or (ii) a
               crime involving moral turpitude or a fraudulent or dishonest act
               which, in each case, has a material adverse effect on the
               Employer.

               Upon such termination, the Insured (or beneficiary[ies] or
               assignee[s]) shall have a ninety (90) day option to receive from
               the Bank an absolute assignment of the Policy in consideration of
               a cash payment to the Bank, whereupon this Agreement shall
               terminate. Such cash payment shall be the greater of:

         3.    The Bank's share of the cash value of the Policy on the date of
               such assignment, as defined in this Agreement.

         4.    The amount of the premiums which have been paid by the Bank prior
               to the date of such assignment.

               Should the Insured (or beneficiary[ies] or assignee[s]) fail to
               exercise this option within the prescribed ninety (90) day
               period, the Insured (or beneficiary[ies] or assignee[s]) agrees
               that all of his or her rights, interest and claims in the Policy
               shall terminate as of the date of the termination of this
               Agreement.

               Except as provided above, this Agreement shall terminate upon
               distribution of the death benefit proceeds in accordance with
               Paragraph VI above.

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XI.      INSURED'S OR ASSIGNEE'S ASSIGNMENT RIGHTS

         The Insured may not, without the prior written consent of the Bank,
         assign to any individual, trust or other organization, any right, title
         or interest in the Policy nor any rights, options, privileges or duties
         created under this Agreement.

XII.     AGREEMENT BINDING UPON THE PARTIES

         This Agreement shall be binding upon the Insured and the Bank, and
         their respective heirs, successors, personal representatives and
         assigns, as applicable.

XIII.    NAMED FIDUCIARY AND PLAN ADMINISTRATOR

         The Bank is hereby designated the "Named Fiduciary" until resignation
         or removal by its Board of Directors. As Named Fiduciary, the Bank
         shall be responsible for the management, control, and administration of
         this Agreement as established herein. The Named Fiduciary may allocate
         to others certain aspects of the management and operations
         responsibilities of this Agreement, including the employment of
         advisors and the delegation of any ministerial duties to qualified
         individuals.

XIV.     FUNDING POLICY

         The funding Policy for this Agreement shall be to maintain the Policy
         in force by paying, when due, all premiums required.

XV.      CLAIM PROCEDURES

         Claim forms or claim information as to the subject Policy can be
         obtained by contacting Benmark. Inc. (800-544-6079). When the Named
         Fiduciary has a claim which may be covered under the provisions
         described in the Policy, it should contact the office named above, and
         they will either complete a claim form and forward it to an authorized
         representative of the Insurer or advise the named Fiduciary what
         further requirements are necessary. The Insurer will evaluate and make
         a decision as to payment. If the claim is payable, a benefit check will
         be issued to the Named Fiduciary.

         In the event that a claim is not eligible under the Policy, the Insurer
         will notify the Named Fiduciary of the denial pursuant to the
         requirements under the terms of the Policy. If the Named Fiduciary is
         dissatisfied with the denial of the claim and wishes to contest such
         claim denial, it should contact the office named above and they will
         assist in making inquiry to the Insurer. All objections to the
         Insurer's actions should be in writing and submitted to the office
         named above for transmittal to the Insurer.

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XVI.     GENDER

         Whenever in this Agreement words are used in the masculine or neuter
         gender, they shall be read and construed as in the masculine, feminine
         or neuter gender, whenever they should so apply.

XVII.    INSURANCE COMPANY NOT A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT

         The Insurer shall not be deemed a party to this Agreement, but will
         respect the rights of the parties as set forth herein upon receiving an
         executed copy of this Agreement. Payment or other performance in
         accordance with the Policy provisions shall fully discharge the Insurer
         from any and all liability.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Insured and a duly authorized Bank officer have signed
this Agreement as of the above written date.

SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY BANK                     INSURED

  /s/ Frank J. Mercardante                     /s/ Alan J. Lane
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Frank J. Mercardante                         Alan J. Lane
President and CEO

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