Edition: May 2008



How To Rank Your Local Bank



Thirty financial institutions based in San Diego were insured by the FDIC at year-end 2007. Changes from the prior years include First National Bank of North County being absorbed into Inland Empire National Bank, and Landmark National Bank&rsqou;s acquisition by 1st Pacific Bank of California.

Also missing from the list is Ramona National Bank, which has been re-launched in San Diego as First Business Bank.

Established banks number 22. These banks are ranked by return on assets (ROA), a common measure of a bank’s profitability. Regents Bank led all commercial banks with a 16.36 percent return on equity, another important measure. Three banks are three years old or younger, including Coronado First Bank, Embarcadero Bank, and San Diego Private Bank. Pt. Loma Community Bank moved in 2007 from this de novo category to the list of established banks.

Chart compiled by Highline Data and San Diego Metropolitan staff.

Founded Name/Address Offices President & Phone ROA Return on
Average Equity
Total Assets
000s
% Change in Total Assets Core Cap/Adj. Total Assets Loan Loss Provision 07 & 06
000s
Operating Profit/AA Liquid/Total Assets
Banks 3-Years-Old or More, Ranked By Return On Assets for Year-End Dec. 31, 2007
Sept. 2001 Armed Forces Bank
3280 Main St, 7C
San Diego, 92113
7 Don Giles
619-231-0018
2.77 6.66 20,637 12.62 37.28 113
146
5.07 52.15
Oct. 2006 Pacific Western National Bank
401 West A St
San Diego, 92102
62 Michael Perdue
310-728-1020
2.02 8.06 5,176,828 -6.95 12.07 2,800
7,977
3.43 2.98
Sept. 2001 Regents Bank NA
875 Prospect
La Jolla, 92037
4 Dan Yates
858-729-7700
1.23 16.36 291,573 8.97 8.23 565
727
2.04 22.03
Nov. 1981 San Diego National Bank
1420 Kettner Blvd.
San Diego, 92101
22 Robert Horsman
619-231-4989
1.12 10.64 2,474,761 0.89 11.06 -
-1,400
1.85 3.68
Oct. 1998 California Bank & Trust Co.
11622 El Camino Real, Ste 200
San Diego, 92130
95 David Blackford
858-793-7400
1.05 9.88 10,155,814 -2.49 6.97 33,500
15,000
2.49 9.44
Sept. 2002 Security Business Bank
701 B St, Ste 100
San Diego. 92101
3 Paul Rodeno
619-231-8500
0.98 8.24 184,877 21.95 12 131
355
1.64 11.23
Oct. 2003 San Diego Trust Bank
2550 Fifth Ave, Ste 120
San Diego, 92103
1 Michael Perry
619-525-1700
0.78 5.41 106,393 11.84 13.22 38
139
1.35 20.02
Nov. 2000 First Pacific Bank of California
7728 Regents Rd, Ste 503
San Diego, 92122
8 Vince Siciliano
858-875-2000
0.75 7.46 414,238 30.08 9 338
444
1.27 8.79
Sept. 1997 Neighborhood National Bank
3511 National Ave
San Diego, 92113
3 Bob McGill
619-239-3360
0.63 6.25 115,876 12.83 10.18 300
339
1.07 13.04
Dec. 1973 Imperial Capital Bank
888 Prospect St, Ste 110
La Jolla, 92037
11 George Haligowski
858-551-0511
0.61 7.2 3,537,29 3.86 8.29 11,872
5,167
1.02 1.1
Oct. 2003 Bank of Escondido
200 W Grand Ave
Escondido, 92025
1 Mike Peters
760-520-0400
0.57 3.54 89,570 8.04 12.94 383
-90
0.98 41.45
May 2003 Torrey Pines Bank
12220 El Camino Real, Ste 100
San Diego, 92130
8 Gary Cady
858-523-4600
0.57 8.88 759,532 30.58 6.52 762
1,105
0.96 23.61
Jan. 2001 Sunrise Bank San Diego
4570 Executive Dr, Ste 110
San Diego, 92121
1 Randy Cundiff
858-625-9050
0.52 4.08 81,905 14.44 9.4 368
-48
0.9 6.98
July 2000 Bank Of Internet
PO Box 919008
San Diego, 92191
1 Gary Lewis Evans
858-350-6200
0.5 6.21 1,039,880 29.5 7.48 349
-190
0.73 8.73
Aug. 2004 Point Loma Community Bank
1350 Rosecrans St
San Diego, 92106
1 Tony Calabrese
619-243-7900
0.32 2.36 56,436 28.94 11.52 185
87
0.55 12.58
Sept. 1991 Metro United Bank
7320 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, 92111
7 Andrew Yip
858-496-3800
0.28 1.84 376,175 46.28 8.91 1,432
153
0.4 3.15
Sept. 2001 Discovery Bank
338 Via Vera Cruz
San Marcos, 92078
3 Frank Mercardante
760-736-8900
0.27 3.03 185,582 8.03 9.01 172
363
0.5 13.73
Sept. 1998 Silvergate Bank
4275 Executive Sq, Ste 800
La Jolla, 92037
4 David Devol
619-460-2265
0.26 2.64 283,053 -15.86 10.87 275
575
0.44 6.19
Aug. 2003 California Community Bank
800 W Valley Pkwy, Ste 100
Escondido, 92025
4 Larry Hartwig
760-888-1000
0.25 1.46 141,705 9.06 16.42 291
255
0.22 20.47
Dec. 2001 First Business Bank, NA
12265 El Camino Real, Ste. 100
San Diego, 92130
2 Nathan Rogge
858-847-4780
-0.39 -1.18 73,135 12.24 31.34 -
120*
-0.39 22.96
Sept. 1982 Borrego Springs Bank
587 Palm Canyon Dr, Ste 101
La Mesa, 92004
4 William Ruhlman
619-668-5159
-0.92 -6.09 81,333 -5.51 14.05 240
105
-1.57 11.41
June 2003 Seacoast Commerce Bank
678 3rd Ave, Ste 101
Chula Vista, 91910
1 Rick Sanborn
619-476-7776
-4.26 -23.22 67,966 11.94 14.5 1,674
90
-4.26 7.83
Other Than Commercial Banks
1981 Home Bank of California
875 Garnet Ave.
San Diego, 92109
2 Byron Webb Jr.
858-270-5881
2.87 30.01 152,140 -7.59 7.71 -49
-177
2.97 4.72
1982 Rancho Santa Fe Thrift & Loan
1001 W San Marcos Blvd, Ste 120
San Marcos, 92069
1 Michael Johns
760-736-2000
2.43 7.98 98,475 -0.67 32.2 2,668
2,180
2.43 6.01
1985 La Jolla Bank Federal Savings
PO Box 8169
Rancho Santa Fe, 92038
7 Rick Hall
858-454-8800
1.87 23.52 3,487,771 13.23 7.94 9,250
5,200
1.92 0.86
1981 Balboa Thrift & Loan
865 Amena Ct
Chula Vista, 91910
5 Ted Monzingo
619-397-7700
0.49 5.26 190,517 9.87 9.07 3,874
2,569
0.87 4.73
2000 Pacific Trust Bank
PO Box 5227
Chula Vista, 91912
9 Hans Ganz
619-691-1519
0.39 3.91 774,386 -4.19 10.06 1,126
-24
0.53 3.87
Banks Less Than 3-years-old, Ranked From Oldest to Youngest
Oct. 2005 Coronado First Bank
801 Orange Ave, Ste 101
Coronado,92118
1 Bruce Ives
619-437-1000
-1.39 -5.24 58,956 88.42 21.11 272
168
-1.39 32.93
Dec. 2006 Embarcadero Bank
110 West A St, Ste 1000
San Diego, 92101
1 Maria Kunac
619-814-1740
-1.75 -2.19 28,531 28.19 72.74 55
N/A
-1.75 264.85
Aug. 2006 San Diego Private Bank
9404 Genesee Ave, Ste 100
La Jolla, 92037
1 Janice Kassebaum
858-875-6900
-2.33 -10.64 65,897 119.66 17.44 276
N/A
-2.33 47.96


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