Heritage Oaks Bank names new CEO
Simone Lagomarsino will take the reins at Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bank as president and CEO on Sept. 10. Lagomarsino succeeds current CEO Larry Ward, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Heritage Oaks, the parent of the Business First Bank brand in Santa Barbara, is the third-largest regionally based bank in the Tri-Counties. It Read More →
Banks map out growth plans
Three recent earnings reports from area banks shed light on the tri-county economy as we approach the three-year anniversary of the crisis that nearly wrecked the nation’s financial system.
Nahra surfaces at PacWest
Lynda Nahra has been hired by Los Angeles-based Pacific Western Bank to run its Central Coast region.
PCBC earns $21M in Q2
Pacific Capital Bancorp took another step toward getting out from under its regulatory consent order, reporting second-quarter net income of $21 million, or 64 cents per share, on July 27.
Bank taps fund to pay TARP
First California Bank is repaying the $25 million in federal aid it took from the Treasury with a new federal aid program.
