Note 1 - The Business of the Company	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE 1. THE BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY Bank of Commerce Holdings (“Company,” “Holding Company,” “we,” or “us”), is a corporation organized under the laws of California and a bank holding company (“BHC”) registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“BHC Act”) with its principal offices in Sacramento, California. The Holding Company’s principal business is to serve as a holding company for Redding Bank of Commerce (the “Bank” and together with the Holding Company, the “Company”) which operates under two separate names (Redding Bank of Commerce and Sacramento Bank of Commerce, a division of Redding Bank of Commerce) and for Bank of Commerce Mortgage (inactive). The Company has an unconsolidated subsidiary in Bank of Commerce Holdings Trust II. The Bank is principally supervised and regulated by the California Department of Business Oversight (“CDBO”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). Substantially all of the Company’s activities are carried out through the Bank. The Bank was incorporated as a California banking corporation on November 25, 1981 and opened for business on October 22, 1982. We operate nine full service offices and consider northern California to be our major market. We also operate a “cyber office” as identified in our summary of deposits reporting filed with the FDIC. The services offered by the Bank include those traditionally offered by banks of similar size and character in California. Our principal deposit products include the following types of accounts; checking, interest-bearing checking, savings, money market deposits and certificates of deposit,. We also offer sweep arrangements, commercial loans, construction loans, consumer loans, safe deposit boxes, collection services and electronic banking services. The primary focus of the Bank is to provide banking services to the communities in our major market area, including Small Business Administration loans and payroll processing. The Bank does not offer trust services or international banking services. Our customers are mostly retail customers and small to medium sized businesses.

NOTE

THE BUSINESS OF THE

COMPANY

Bank of Commerce Holdings (“Company,” “Holding Company,” “we,” or “us”),

is a corporation organized under the laws of California and a bank holding company (“BHC”) registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of

1956,

as amended (“BHC Act”) with its principal offices in Sacramento, California. The Holding Company’s principal business is to serve as a holding company for Redding Bank of Commerce (the “Bank” and together with the Holding Company, the “Company”) which operates under

two

separate names (Redding Bank of Commerce and Sacramento Bank of Commerce, a division of Redding Bank of Commerce) and for Bank of Commerce Mortgage (inactive). The Company has an unconsolidated subsidiary in Bank of Commerce Holdings Trust II. The Bank is principally supervised and regulated by the California Department of Business Oversight (“CDBO”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). Substantially all of the Company’s activities are carried out through the Bank. The Bank was incorporated as a California banking corporation on

November 25, 1981

and opened for business on

October 22, 1982.

We operate

nine

full service offices

and consider northern California to be our major market. We also operate a “cyber office” as identified in our summary of deposits reporting filed with the FDIC. The services offered by the Bank include those traditionally offered by banks of similar size and character in California. Our principal deposit products include the following types of accounts; checking, interest-bearing checking, savings, money market deposits and certificates of deposit,. We also offer sweep arrangements, commercial loans, construction loans, consumer loans, safe deposit boxes, collection services and electronic banking services. The primary focus of the Bank is to provide banking services to the communities in our major market area, including Small Business Administration loans and payroll processing. The Bank does

not

offer trust services or international banking services. Our customers are mostly retail customers and small to medium sized businesses.