Tamalpais Bank Adds New Level of Security for On-line Banking.

New System Provides Industry-Leading Technology

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- Tamalpais Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Epic Bancorp (NASDAQ:EPIK), today announced that it had begun implementing a new level of security for its thousands of on-line bank customers.

The new Matrix-security enhancement system will provide state-of-the-art protection to customers as they use their Tamalpais Bank on-line account for payment transactions, account administration and balance transfers.

"The system was designed with two concepts in mind," said Mark Garwood, CEO. "First, we wanted to assure our customers of our emphasis on security and fraud protection, and, second, we wanted to ensure that it was easy to use."

Tamalpais Bank chief information officer Erwin Martinez directed the project, which has been developed over a ten-month period. "While there are many systems available," Martinez said, "it was important that we adopted one that was going to work for the broad range of services that we offer today and for enhancements that we will be adding."

With new federal regulations going into effect on December 31, 2006, the Bank has used the opportunity to implement this new system which will "improve our fraud prevention and expand on our on-going commitment to protecting our customers' information," Martinez said.

About Tamalpais Bank

Tamalpais Bank's (www.tambank.com) seven full-service branches are located in Corte Madera, Greenbrae, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Terra Linda, and Tiburon / Belvedere. Tamalpais also has two loan production offices located in Sacramento and in Santa Rosa. Tamalpais Bank is a subsidiary of Epic Bancorp (NASDAQ:EPIK). For information, contact Mark Garwood.

About Epic Bancorp

Epic Bancorp (www.epicbancorp.com) is the holding company of Tamalpais Bank and Epic Wealth Management. The Company had $509 million in assets and $358 million in deposits as of September 30, 2006. Shares of the Company's common stock are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market System under the symbol EPIK. For information, please contact Mark Garwood.

About Tamalpais Bank in the Community

From its inception in 1991, Tamalpais Bank has made its commitment to the Marin County community a priority, establishing and continuing to underwrite the annual Heart of Marin program, recognizing outstanding contributions to the Marin non-profit community through its Community Outreach Program. The Bank also recently gained recognition from Marin County as a "green business," having attained the status for its headquarters and branch location at 630 Las Gallinas in San Rafael. For information, contact Mark Garwood.

This news release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operation and business of Epic Bancorp and its subsidiaries. These include, but are not limited to, statements that relate to or are dependent on estimates or assumptions relating to the prospects of loan growth, credit quality, changes in securities or financial markets, and certain operating efficiencies resulting from the operations of Tamalpais Bank and Epic Wealth Management. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: (1) competitive pressure among financial services companies increases significantly; (2) changes in the interest rate environment reduce interest margins; (3) general economic conditions, internationally, nationally or in the State of California are less favorable than expected; (4) legislation or regulatory requirements or changes adversely affect the businesses in which the consolidated organization is or will be engaged;(5) the ability to satisfy the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other regulations governing internal controls; (6) volatility or significant changes in the equity and bond markets which can affect overall growth and profitability or our wealth management business; and (7) other risks detailed in the Epic Bancorp filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to Epic Bancorp, investors and others are cautioned to consider these and other risks and uncertainties. Epic Bancorp disclaims any obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments.