Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPBI), the holding company of
Pacific Premier Bank, is pleased to announce that the Company has been
named a member of the Sandler O’Neill Sm-All Stars: Class of 2015. The
Sm-All Stars reflect the top performing small-cap banks and thrifts in
the country.
According to Sandler O’Neill + Partners, an investment banking firm and
broker-dealer focused on the financial services sector, banks selected
for the 2015 Sm-All Stars list have exceptional performance metrics in
growth, profitability, credit quality and capital strength. Sandler
O’Neill evaluated all 435 publicly traded banks and thrifts with a
market cap below $2.5 billion to identify the 34 small-cap depository
institutions that stand out in the industry and comprise the Class of
2015.
“We are very pleased to be named an Sm-All Star for the second year in a
row by Sandler O’Neill,” said Steve Gardner, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Pacific Premier Bancorp. “We are one of just five
banks headquartered in California to be named an Sm-All Star in 2015,
which we believe reflects the position we have built as one of the
premier commercial banking franchises in Southern California.”
About Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Pacific Premier
Bank, one of the largest community banks headquartered in Southern
California. Pacific Premier Bank is a business bank primarily focused on
serving small and middle market business in the counties of Los Angeles,
Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego, California. Pacific
Premier Bank offers a diverse range of lending products including
commercial, commercial real estate, construction, residential warehouse
and SBA loans, as well as specialty banking products for homeowners
associations and franchise lending nationwide. Pacific Premier Bank
serves its customers through its 16 full-service depository branches in
Southern California located in the cities of Corona, Encinitas,
Huntington Beach, Irvine, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Palm Desert, Palm
Springs, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Seal Beach and Tustin.
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