Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

CU Bancorp (the "Company") is filing the slide presentation which its President and Chief Executive Officer, David I. Rainer and Chief Financial Officer, Karen Schoenbaum, will present to investors on September 20, 2012 at the FIG Partners 8th Annual Bank CEO Forum, Atlanta, Georgia. A copy of that slide presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other documents filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set for the by specific reference in such filing.

As discussed therein, the slide presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These forward-looking statements relate to the Company's current expectations and are subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the presentation as well as in the Company's other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, that actual events and/or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1

Copy of slide presentation CU Bancorp will present to investors on September 20, 2012 at the FIG Partners 8th Annual Bank CEO Forum, Atlanta, Georgia. (furnished pursuant to Regulation FD).

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