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By Henry Dubroff / Monday, March 12th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / Comments Off on Updated: SBB&T will rebrand in $1.5B Union Bank deal
By Henry Dubroff and Marlize van Romburgh on March 12, 2012 Eighteen months after injecting $500 million to save Pacific Capital Bancorp, its Texas owners are selling to Union Bank’s parent for an estimated $1.5 billion. The deal would rebrand the 52-year-old Santa Barbara Bank & Trust franchise as Union Bank and create a foothold Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Thursday, November 17th, 2011 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Ford infusion a new model for banking
With a single brand, new systems, a seasoned team and a strong balance sheet, Pacific Capital Bancorp has gone from troubled bank to serious competitor.
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 / Banking Industry, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Pacific Capital hires Cal Fed veterans
Pacific Capital Bancorp, the parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust that was recapitalized and taken over by Texas banking heavyweights Gerald Ford and Carl Webb earlier this year, is bringing aboard a new group of executives that helped Webb and Ford build out their last big venture.
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