Commercial Capital Bancorp, Inc.'s Acquisition of Calnet Business Bank Receives Regulatory Approval.IRVINE, Calif. -- Commercial Capital Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:CCBI CCBI Cleveland Community Building Initiative CCBI Central City Business Institute (Syracuse, NY) ) and Calnet Business Bank, National Association ("Calnet") (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :CNLB) announced today that the Office of Thrift Supervision The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) was established as a bureau of the Treasury Department in August 1989 as part of a major Reorganization Plan of the thrift regulatory structure mandated by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) (12 U.S.C.A. has approved the acquisition of Calnet by the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, Calnet will merge with and into Commercial Capital Bank, FSB (FrontSide Bus) See system bus. FSB - front side bus . The acquisition is expected to close during March 2006. Stephen H. Gordon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, "We are excited about combining our strong capital and organizational infrastructure with Calnet's robust presence in the growing Sacramento Valley The Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta in the U.S. state of California. It encompasses all or parts of ten counties. market. Calnet has a solid track record of attracting low-cost core deposits and impressive track record of growth. We look forward to continued growth from Calnet's scalable platform, and building upon their successful high margin business throughout our franchise." Peter J. Raffetto, President and Chief Executive Officer of Calnet, remarked, "We are proud of the success and accomplishments of Calnet, and excited about the opportunity of replicating our business model throughout the Commercial Capital franchise." At December 31, 2005, Calnet had total assets of $176.6 million, total deposits of $152.9 million, total loans of $107.4 million and total shareholders equity of $22.7 million. Calnet conducts its Greater Sacramento Valley deposit gathering and lending business from a single location in Sacramento. Calnet's lending programs focus on commercial real estate, construction and business loans within the Greater Sacramento Valley of California. During the fourth quarter of 2005, Calnet's cost of funds Cost of Funds The interest rate paid on an outstanding loan. Notes: Money isn't free! Cost of funds is the cost of borrowing money. See also: Interest Rate Cost of funds Interest rate associated with borrowing money. , which includes noninterest-bearing deposits, was 1.1%, and its net interest margin was 5.70%. Commercial Capital Bancorp, Inc. is a diversified financial The diversified financial services segment includes a range of consumer and commercially-oriented companies offering a wide variety of products and services, including various lending products (such as home equity loans and credit cards), insurance, and securities and investment services company with $5.46 billion of total assets, at December 31, 2005. The Company provides depository The place where a deposit is placed and kept, e.g., a bank, savings and loan institution, credit union, or trust company. A place where something is deposited or stored as for safekeeping or convenience, e.g., a safety deposit box. and lending products and services under the Commercial Capital Bank brand name, and provides 1031 exchange services to income property investors nationwide under the TIMCOR Exchange Corporation and North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Exchange Company brand names. This press release may include forward-looking statements related to the Company's plans, beliefs and goals, which involve certain risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following factors: competitive pressure in the banking industry; changes in the interest rate environment; the health of the economy, either nationally or regionally; the deterioration of credit quality, which would cause an increase in the provision for possible loan and lease losses; changes in the regulatory environment; changes in business conditions, particularly in California real estate; volatility of rate sensitive deposits; asset/liability matching risks and liquidity risks; and changes in the securities markets. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly release any revision to these forward-looking statements. |
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