Pacific Premier shareholders approve acquisition of Heritage Oaks
Pacific Premier Bancorp shareholders have voted to approve the acquisition of Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bancorp, Pacific Premier said March 28. The all-stock deal, announced Dec. 13, is valued at $405.6 million or $11.68 per share. It combines the region’s largest bank, with $2 billion in assets, and Pacific Premier, which has $3.8 billion in assets, Read More →
Regulators back Pacific Premier acquisition of Heritage Oaks
The board of governors of the Federal Reserve System and the California Department of Business Oversight approved Irvine-based Pacific Premier Bancorp’s acquisition of Heritage Oaks Bancorp in Paso Robles, the company announced in a news release March 21. The all-stock deal, announced Dec. 13, is valued at $405.6 million or $11.68 per share. It combines the Read More →
Dubroff: Companies play let’s make a deal but they don’t always win
There’s no question that the current wave of corporate mergers is reshaping big chunks of the corporate landscape on the Central Coast. But all mergers are not created equal and history suggests that more than half of mergers involving large publicly traded companies don’t really work out at all. For a look at what’s working Read More →
OCB Bancorp reports strong fourth quarter earnings
OCB Bancorp, parent company of Ojai Community Bank and its divisions — Santa Barbara Community Bank, Ventura Community Bank and Santa Paula Community Bank – reported net income of $1.28 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, an increase of $361,000 or 39 percent over 2015. Total loans finished the year at $209 million, an Read More →
American Riviera Bank’s net income soared in 2016
Santa Barbara-based American Riviera Bank reported net income of $4.1 million in 2016, or 94 cents per share, up from $1.3 million in 2015, or 48 cents per share, as the acquisition of The Bank of Santa Barbara has paid dividends, the company said. The all-stock transaction, completed in January 2016, created a combined institution Read More →
Heritage Oaks Bancorp beats revenue, income estimates
Heritage Oaks Bancorp, the holding company of Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bank, beat analyst estimates in both year-over-year revenue and net income. The bank reported $20.3 million in revenue in 2016, a 12 percent increase from 2015, outpacing analyst expectations by more than $1 million. Net income reached $16.9 million, or 49 cents per diluted Read More →
Community West Bancshares income down for fourth quarter but up for 2016
Community West Bancshares, parent company of Goleta-based Community West Bank, reported net income of $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, or 16 cents per diluted share, down from $1.9 million in the fourth quarter last year. While net income was down for the quarter, it reached $5.2 million in 2016, up from $2.9 Read More →
