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By Staff Report / Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news / Comments Off on 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 →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, April 28th, 2017 / Columns, Latest news / Comments Off on Dubroff: Rising stock market fuels changes for tri-county companies
Conventional wisdom holds there’s not much correlation between a short-term jump in stock prices and impact on the real economy. But this time may be different. It may mark a rare moment when developments on Wall Street have a profound impact on what happens along the Highway 101 corridor. Three announcements made during an eight Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news / Comments Off on 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 →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on OCB Bancorp reports strong fourth quarter earnings
OCB Bancorp, parent company of Ojai Community Bank and its divisions — Santa Barbara Community Bank, Ventura Community Bank and Santa Paula Community Bank – reported net income of $1.28 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, an increase of $361,000 or 39 percent over 2015. Total loans finished the year at $209 million, an Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, October 14th, 2016 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news / Comments Off on OCB Bancorp loan portfolio hits $200 million mark
OCB Bancorp — parent company of Ojai Community Bank, Santa Barbara Community Bank, Ventura Community Bank and Santa Paula Community Bank — has eclipsed a $200 million loan portfolio, the company recently announced. As its loan portfolio has grown at around 30 percent to 35 percent annually over the past several years, OCB Bancorp now has Read More →
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