County Bank Celebrates 25 Years of Service by Achieving 1 Billion Dollars in Assets!Business Editors MERCED, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2002 Over the past 25 years, County Bank has earned a reputation for delivering high quality products with a personal touch. As a high performing bank, County Bank has achieved continuous financial growth, branch expansion and increased shareholder equity through effective leadership dedicated to exceeding the needs of their customers. The Bank, since its conception in August of 1977, has also continued the legacy of the Bank's founders by actively investing in the communities it serves. On Aug. 26, 2002, Bob and Yvonne Ayers proudly deposited money into their grandchildren's Junior Savers accounts, Alexa Ann Lawler age 8 and Thomas Robert Lawler age 9, children of their daughter, Peggy Ayers Lawler, pushing the Bank's total assets over the one billion dollar mark. "Over the last 25 years, County Bank has proven its ability to deliver the products and services needed to meet the financial needs of three generations of our family. Even though County Bank has grown tremendously in size I'm amazed a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. at their ability to maintain their small town bank approach. They make everyone feel important," said Bob Ayers. "Investing in County Bank has also proven to be a good investment for our family and the community in general. We look forward, with anticipation, to the next 25 years of association with the Bank." Tom Hawker, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of both the Bank and its parent company, Capital Corp of the West, stated, "As we become a billion dollar institution, I am pleased to recognize the outstanding performance of our team. Combining this milestone with our 25th Anniversary gives us an opportunity to celebrate the rewards that come from years of hard work and dedication. We are thankful thank·ful adj. 1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful. 2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile. for the continued support of our shareholders and customers alike." This year has been a banner year for County Bank. In addition to reaching the billion asset mark, Capital Corp of the West, the Bank's parent company, was listed on the Fortune Small Business 100 List which highlighted America's fastest growing small public companies in 2001. Capital Corp of the West ranked 84th on the list of 100 companies in terms of stock performance, revenue and earnings growth. The Bank has also received a prestigious "Super Premier Performing Bank" rating from The Findley Reports, Inc., a leading California banking industry analyst and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a . The rating of Super Premier Performance is the highest designation a bank may receive and recognizes County Bank as a leader in the California banking industry. County Bank is an independent community Bank with 18 full service branches, including 2 commercial lending centers, serving customers in the counties of Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Tuolumne, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , San Joaquin San Joaquin (săn wäkēn`), river, c.320 mi (510 km) long, rising in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing W then N through the S Central Valley to form a large delta with the Sacramento River near Suisun Bay, an arm of San Francisco Bay. , Stanislaus, Tulare and Merced. Capital Corp of the West, the holding company of County Bank, has assets over $1 billion and is located in Merced, Calif. at 550 West Main Street. Capital Corp of the West can be found on the World Wide Web at www.ccow.com and is traded through the National Stock Exchange (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on symbol CCOW). County Bank is a member of FDIC FDIC See: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC See Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). and is an equal housing lender The terms Equal Housing Lender and Equal Opportunity Lender are synonymous and refer to all FDIC insured banks in the United States. Such banks are prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status. and can be found on the Internet at www.countybank.com. |
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