Heritage Oaks Bank income up slightly in third quarter
Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bank reported a net income of $4.2 million in the third quarter, or 12 cents per diluted common share, up from $4 million, or 12 cents per share, for the same period last year. Gross loans increased by $136 million, or 11.3 percent, to $1.3 billion, compared to $1.2 billion in Read More →
Central Coast bank merger wave rolls on
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Founders Community Bank in SLO being acquired
Fresno-based Premier Valley Bank will acquire San Luis Obispo-based Founders Community Bank in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at approximately $29.1 million, or $21.87 per share, the companies announced on Oct. 31. The parent company of Premier, Heartland Financial USA, aims to acquire Founders, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Founders Bancorp, in a 70 percent stock and Read More →
Net income up at Community West Bancshares
Community West Bancshares said third quarter net income was $1.5 million, up from $1.1 million in the second quarter and on pace with year-earlier earnings. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, the bank reported net income of $3.9 million versus $1 million for the prior year; loans grew 12.9 percent to $601.9 million on Read More →
Merger pays off for American Riviera Bank
American Riviera Bank reported sharply higher profits and deposits for the third quarter as the benefits of its merger with the Bank of Santa Barbara late last year are becoming evident. American Riviera said Oct. 25 that net income was $1.4 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30 or 32 cents per share versus 5 Read More →
Montecito Bank & Trust net income down but loan, deposit growth strong
Santa Barbara-based Montecito Bank & Trust reported $10.9 million of net income in the third quarter, down from $12.2 million over the same period last year, but had strong loan and deposit growth. In 2016, MB&T discontinued reversals of excess loan loss reserves to support loan growth, which is reflected in the reduced year-to-date net Read More →
OCB Bancorp loan portfolio hits $200 million mark
OCB Bancorp — parent company of Ojai Community Bank, Santa Barbara Community Bank, Ventura Community Bank and Santa Paula Community Bank — has eclipsed a $200 million loan portfolio, the company recently announced. As its loan portfolio has grown at around 30 percent to 35 percent annually over the past several years, OCB Bancorp now has Read More →
