Mission pays off TARP
Mission Community Bancorp has repaid the $5.1 million in federal bank rescue funds it took at the height of the financial crisis. The San Luis Obispo-based company said Jan. 4 that it had paid $5.1 million from the Troubled Asset Relief Program to the U.S. Treasury, including $30,554 in accrued and unpaid dividends. “The capital Read More →
Credit unions bank on consumer backlash
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Dobyns named Mission Community Bank CEO
Tom Dobyns is the new CEO of San Luis Obispo-based Mission Community Bank. He was most recently president and CEO of American Security Bank in Newport Beach, prior to which he was with First Interstate Bank of California, Great Western Bank and Home Savings of America. His career started with Bank of America Corp., where Read More →
BofA lays off 140 in Conejo Valley
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Knight named Santa Clara Valley Bank chief exec
Bank insider Cheryl Knight is the new CEO and president of Santa Clara Valley Bank, the firm said Nov. 17. Knight joined the Santa Paula-based bank in October 2010 as a chief credit officer and senior vice president. She also held the position of chief operating officer when she was named CEO. Before joining Santa Read More →
Earnings roundup: Profits return for most area banks
Banks based in the Tri-Counties reported mostly healthier third-quarter earnings, led by the largest lender in the region, which now has a full year of profits under its belt after a recapilization deal and ownership change last year. Here’s a closer look at how tri-county banks performed in the third quarter: Pacific Capital Bancorp [wikichart Read More →
PCBC posts $20.5M profit year after recap deal
Pacific Capital Bancorp, parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, said Oct. 27 that it earned $20.5 million in the third quarter of 2011, marking its first full year of profits since a team of Texas bankers recapitalized it last year. In August 2010, Dallas-based Ford Financial Fund, led by veteran bankers Gerald Ford and Read More →
