Pacific Premier Bancorp

Pacific Premier Bank was originated from Life Bank and founded in 1983.[7]

In 1991, the bank became a federally chartered stock savings bank.[8]

In 1997 Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. was formed as a banking holding company.[1]

In 2006, new depository branches were formed in Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, and Los Alamitos.[8]

In 2007, the bank became a California-chartered commercial bank.[8]

In 2011, Pacific Premier Bank completed the acquisition of Canyon National Bank.[7]

On April 27, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of Palm Desert National Bank.[9]

On March 15, 2013, the company acquired First Associations Bank, a Texas-chartered bank headquartered in Dallas, Texas.[10]

On June 25, 2013, Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. acquired San Diego Trust Bank.[11][12]

On November 18, 2013, the company acquired Infinity Franchise Holdings with a price estimated to be approximately $16 million.[13]

In October 2014, Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. bought Independence Bank, located in Newport Beach, for $71.5 million.[14]

In April 2017, the company bought Heritage Oaks Bancorp.[15][16]

In 2018, it acquired the holding company of Grandpoint Bank Grandpoint Capital, Regents Bank, and the Biltmore Bank of Arizona with approximately $3.2 billion in total assets.[17]

In 2020, Pacific Premier Bank bought Opus Bank with approximately $8 billion in total assets, along with its divisions PENSCO Trust Company (now Pacific Premier Trust) and Commerce Escrow.[18][19][20]

The main leaders of the company in 2022:[21]

• M. Christian Mitchell - Lead Director
• Steve Gardner - Chairman, President & CEO
• Edward Wilcox - President & COO
• Ronald Nicolas - CFO

Pacific Premier Bank has been a sponsor of the Los Angeles Chargers since 2017.[22]

• Official website