Banc of California Tumbles as CEO Resigns, SEC Begins Probe

Banc of California Inc. tumbled the most since October after Chief Executive Officer Steven Sugarman resigned and U.S. regulators opened an investigation into whether the firm misled investors in its fight against a short seller. A team of executives will temporarily take over Sugarman’s duties while the firm searches for a replacement, the Irvine, California-based company said Monday in a statement.