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Banking & Finance

21 Jun

Sierra Bancorp lands approvals for SLO bank purchase

published on June 21, 2016 - 7:01 AM

Sierra Bancorp, parent company of Porterville’s Bank of the Sierra, announced it has received shareholder and regulatory approval to close

14 Jun

Golden 1 Credit Union hits $10B milestone

published on June 14, 2016 - 1:05 AM

Sacramento-based Golden 1 Credit Union announced it has reached a key milestone — $10 billion in assets. That puts Golden

07 Jun

Valley Business Bank receives prestigious ranking

published on June 7, 2016 - 7:34 PM

For the third year in a row, Valley Business Bank in Visalia has been recognized as a “Super Premier” performing

06 Jun

Security First Bank calls off merger with Southern California bank

published on June 6, 2016 - 8:13 PM

The two banks have had to extend their merger agreement several times since Security First Bank shareholders approved it in

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