Sierra Bancorp reports higher net income
Sierra Bancorp, parent company of the Bank of the Sierra, had diluted earnings per share of 41 cents for the third quarter of 2017, the company announced in its earnings report on Oct. 23. In a news release, the company said it had consolidated net income of $5.7 million for the third quarter of 2017 Read More →
Ojai Community Bank sale to close Sept. 29
The Bank of the Sierra took the final step toward closing its acquisition of the parent company of Ojai Community Bank on Sept. 22, with the announcement that OCB Bancorp shareholders had voted to approve the deal. The announcement was made a day after the OCB Bancorp shareholder vote. Ojai Community Bank will close on Read More →
Tri-county independent banks down to Final Four
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Bank of the Sierra acquiring Ojai Community Bank
Banking industry consolidation on the Central Coast picked up speed on April 25 with the parent company of Bank of the Sierra announcing plans to acquire OCB Bancorp and its four branches in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The $14 per share acquisition sent OCB Bancorp shares soaring more 50 percent and marks the latest Read More →
Bank of the Sierra completes acquisition of Coast National Bank
Sierra Bancorp, holding company of Bank of the Sierra, has completed its acquisition of Coast Bancorp of San Luis Obispo County. Coast Bancorp shareholders received approximately $13.5 million — $3.3 million in cash and the balance in Sierra Bancorp stock. Coast Bancorp’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Coast National Bank, was merged into Sierra Bancorp’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank Read More →
Coast National sale speeds up merger surge
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Bank of the Sierra buying Coast National Bank
Sierra Bancorp, the holding company of Bank of the Sierra, will acquire San Luis Obispo-based Coast Bancorp, pending regulatory approval, the banks announced late Jan. 4. It’s the latest move in a wave of tri-county banking mergers and industry sources have told the Business Times there are likely more in the works. “Bank of the Read More →
