SLO County landfill secures private equity loan
CGL Holdings, the owner of Chicago Grade Landfill in San Luis Obispo County, has secured a $9.5 million term loan from Columbia Pacific Business Finance, a Seattle-based private equity fund. CGL Holdings will use the money to refinance existing debt on the municipal waste landfill and recycling center near Atascadero and distribute proceeds to its Read More →
Earnings and loans up at Citizens Business Bank
CVB Financial Corp., the parent company of Citizens Business Bank, saw higher net income and loan growth, excluding Paycheck Protection Plan loans, in its second quarter. The Ontario-based bank, which has four branches in Ventura County and one in Santa Barbara, reported $51.2 million in net income for the quarter ended June 30, or 47 Read More →
American Riviera Bank reports strong second quarter
American Riviera Bank more than doubled its net income from the second quarter of 2020 to the same quarter of 2021, buoyed by Paycheck Protection Program fee income. The Santa Barbara-based bank reported $3.57 million in net income in the most recent quarter, or 70 cents per share, compared to $1.57 million, or 31 cents Read More →
Pacific Western Bank earnings more than quintuple in Q2
PacWest Bancorp’s net income shot up more than 440% year-over-year as it saw strong loan growth and core deposit growth. The Los Angeles-based parent company of Pacific Western Bank, which has 15 branches in the tri-county region, recorded net earnings of $180.5 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2021. In Read More →
Bank of the Sierra reports record earnings
Sierra Bancorp reported record earnings boosted by lower loan and lease losses and improvements to the overall economy, the bank announced July 19. The parent company of Bank of the Sierra said it had $11.7 million in net income for the quarter ended June 30, or 76 cents per diluted share, compared to $8.3 million Read More →
Income up at Community Bank of Santa Maria
Community Bank of Santa Maria saw its net income rise more than 35% for the most recent quarter as total assets, deposits and net loans all increased. In a July 13 earnings statement, the bank reported net income of $1.44 million for the quarter ended June 30, 36.1% higher than the same quarter of the Read More →
Bank of the Sierra closes two branches
Sierra Bancorp, the parent company of Bank of the Sierra, permanently closed five branches, including two in San Luis Obispo County, in mid-June. The Porterville-based bank’s branches in Atascadero and Arroyo Grande closed on June 18. In its April quarterly financial report, the bank said it planned to close branches that were located “outside of Read More →
