PennyMac jobs top 600 as firm files for IPO
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, February 15th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on PennyMac jobs top 600 as firm files for IPO
Moorpark-based PennyMac Financial Services has filed papers for a $287.5 million initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. The venture was founded in 2008 by Stanford Kurland, the former No. 2 executive at Countrywide Financial Corp., the defunct subprime mortgage lender at the heart of the financial crisis. Moorpark Community Development Director David Read More →
First California nixes acquisition on eve of PacWest deal
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, February 8th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on First California nixes acquisition on eve of PacWest deal
Westlake Village-based First California Financial Group has called off a deal to acquire Premier Service Bank, a small Riverside-based lender it was slated to buy last year. The dashed deal may be a sign that a contentious $231 million acquisition of First California by Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp is moving forward. Executives from First California Read More →
U.S Bank CEO speaks in Santa Barbara
By Staff Report / Friday, January 11th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news / Comments Off on U.S Bank CEO speaks in Santa Barbara
Sometimes, uncertainty is a good thing. That was one view from Richard K. Davis, the head of U.S. Bank, as he spoke in Montecito on Jan. 11 Davis is the president of the Federal Advisory Council of bankers that consults with the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System. He said he has often Read More →
Amid job cuts, Union Bank rolls out plan
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, December 7th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amid job cuts, Union Bank rolls out plan
Union Bank sent shockwaves through the region with the announcement that it will cut almost 500 Santa Barbara Bank & Trust jobs as it completes a $1.5 billion acquisition. But the rollout of the San Francisco-based lender’s vastly increased footprint in the region also creates new opportunities for middle-market companies to get debt financing, experts Read More →
Union Bank to slash almost half of SBB&T work force
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 30th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Union Bank to slash almost half of SBB&T work force
Union Bank will lay off almost 500 Santa Barbara Bank & Trust employees, or nearly half the bank’s work force, the San Francisco-based lender announced on the eve of its acquisition of Pacific Capital Bancorp. A spokesperson for Union Bank told the Business Times that 468 SBB&T positions will be eliminated over the next year. Read More →
UPDATE: Pacific Capital sale to close Dec. 1
By Staff Report / Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news / Comments Off on UPDATE: Pacific Capital sale to close Dec. 1
Union Bank’s $1.5 billion acquisition of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust’s parent company is slated to close Dec. 1 now that federal regulators have signed off on the deal. In approving the sale of Pacific Capital Bancorp with a formal order on Nov. 14, Federal Reserve officials set in motion a number of events. They Read More →
$231M First California sale shakes up bank ranks
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 9th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / Comments Off on $231M First California sale shakes up bank ranks
With the Tri-Counties’ two largest banks being acquired by bigger players, the regional lending landscape is shifting dramatically away from community financial institutions. Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp said Nov. 6 that it is buying First California Financial Group for $231 million in an all-stock deal. At $8 per share, PacWest’s bid represents an 18.5 percent Read More →
