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Executives at Heritage Commerce and Pacific Continental on the West Coast and Texas Capital Bancshares are catering to niche customers and building market share close to home instead of taking grand steps to expand.
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Pacific Continental (PCBK) in Eugene, Ore., has agreed to buy Century Bank for $13.4 million in cash.
October 24 -
A pair of Oregon banks are facing charges in a civil lawsuit brought by victims of an alleged Ponzi scheme.
August 26 -
Stimulus spending and Obamacare are making health care a viable way for banks to diversify their loan portfolios.
January 25
Pacific Continental (PCBK) in Eugene, Ore., has named a new head for its operations around Seattle.
The $1.4 billion-asset company said Wednesday that Nazim Karmali had become its market president for Seattle, Bellevue and Tacoma. Bob Harding, the previous Seattle market president, was named market president for the Portland, Ore., region.
Karmali joined Pacific Continental in March as a commercial banking manager. Previously, he worked at Opus Bank in Seattle as managing director.
Karmali's "experience in the Seattle banking market and demonstrated leadership as part of the Pacific Continental team will be crucial as we continue to enhance the bank's presence in the greater Seattle region," Hal Brown, Pacific Continental's chief executive, said in a press release.
In May, Pacific Continental executives said they planned to
