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Banking & Finance

02 Jun

Security First Bank merger agreement extended

published on June 2, 2016 - 8:51 AM

Fresno’s Security First Bank announced that is has once again extended a merger agreement with Southern California-based SunPac Financial. As

27 May

Valley Business Bank recognized as a top community bank

published on May 27, 2016 - 8:09 PM

Valley Business Bank in Visalia was recently recognized by American Banker Magazine on its annual list of the Top 200

17 May

Bank of the Sierra completes purchase of Citizens Business Bank branch

published on May 17, 2016 - 3:30 AM

Bank of the Sierra announced it has completed the assumption of deposits and loan assets of the Porterville branch of

11 May

Security First Bank named one of nation’s ‘healthiest’ banks

published on May 11, 2016 - 10:16 PM

DepositAccounts, a bank account comparison website, has named Security First Bank one of the Top 200 “healthiest” banks in America.

10 May

Valley Commerce Bancorp to pay dividend

published on May 10, 2016 - 11:10 PM

Valley Commerce Bancorp, parent company of Visalia’s Valley Business Bank, announced a cash dividend of 10 cents per share. The

29 Apr

Central Valley Community Bancorp to merge with Sierra Vista Bank

published on April 29, 2016 - 9:43 PM

Fresno-based Central Valley Community Bancorp and Sierra Vista Bank, headquartered in Folsom, jointly announced today the signing of a definitive

28 Apr

Security First Bank unveils Q1 earnings, agreement extension

published on April 28, 2016 - 9:57 PM

Fresno-based Security First Bank announced first quarter earnings of $24,473, down from $67,354 in the same quarter last year. Total

27 Apr

Bank of the Sierra to open 30th branch in Sanger

published on April 27, 2016 - 10:52 PM

Bank of the Sierra will open its newest branch Monday in Sanger. The location, at 1500 7th Street in downtown

25 Apr

Sierra Bancorp sees 8-percent bump in Q1 earnings

published on April 25, 2016 - 12:54 AM

For the quarter ended March 31, the Sierra Bancorp earned net income of $4.03 million, an improvement of $298,000 from

22 Apr

Fresno bank declares quarterly dividend

published on April 22, 2016 - 2:39 AM

Central Valley Community Bank in Fresno announced it will pay a regular quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per share.