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Bravery in early Santa Barbara banking
David Spainhour, who played a lead role in the rise of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust to become the region’s dominant banking institution in the 1990s and early 2000s, died in Santa Barbara on May 28. He was 91. Spainhour, a native of Los Angeles, took the biggest risk of his career in the 1960s Read More →
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First Republic Bank is operational after seizure and sale to JPMorgan Chase
First Republic Bank branches across the country, including the only one in the tri-county region located on Santa Barbara’s State Street, were fully open and operational on May 1 after regulators seized and promptly sold the bank to JPMorgan Chase the same day to avoid any further fallout. The First Republic Bank failure is the Read More →
American Riviera reports smaller net income, adds hundreds of new depositors
American Riviera Bank, based in Santa Barbara, reported a net income of $3 million for the quarter ending on March 31, representing a decrease of 6% over the same period last year. Earnings per share for the first quarter totaled 52 cents per share, compared with 55 cents per share this time last year, according Read More →
Join our Legacy/Business Hall of Fame event!
Our 2023 Hall of Fame and Legacy special report celebrates the incredible career of Janet Garufis, the chairman and CEO of Montecito Bank & Trust, the biggest locally-based bank in the region. Garufis, who has been in the banking industry for more than 50 years, started out as a teller and rose through the ranks. Read More →
