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Open Bank Announces Third Quarter 2011 Results
LOS ANGELES, November 7, 2011—Open Bank (OTCBB:OPBK) today announced a
net income of $271 thousand for the third quarter of 2011 and $1.4 million for
the nine months of 2011.
Min Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer said, “We are very pleased with
our third quarter results, which is in line with our plan and mark three
consecutive quarters of profits for the bank. We continue to focus on building
new customer relationship through core deposits, maintaining a strong capital
position while improving the quality of our overall loan portfolio and reducing
the bank’s exposure to non-performing loans.”
Open Bank Announces Record Profit in the Second Quarter 2011 and Second Consecutive Quarterly Profit
LOS ANGELES, August 1, 2011—Open Bank (OTCBB:OPBK) today announced a
net income of $773 thousand for the second quarter of 2011 and $1.1 million
for the first six months of 2011. This quarter marks the second consecutive
quarters to record profit in the history of Open Bank. Open Bank also
announces significant progress in reducing nonperforming loans from the bank’s
loan portfolio.
Min Kim, President and Chief Executive Officer said, “We believe that we have
turned an important corner and are very pleased with our second quarter
results; our second consecutive quarterly profit. The strategies we put in place
last year have positioned us to record solid net earnings through the second
quarter of 2011 with significant improvements in our net interest margin, as
well as significant increases in our core deposits.
The Bank’s demand deposits were 25% of total deposits at June 30, 2011,
compared to 12% of total deposits at June 30, 2010. Asset quality has also
improved significantly, with Total Non-Performing Loans at June 30, 2011 down
to $502 thousand from $3.65 Million at June 30, 2010. ”
Open Bank Successfully Raises $11.1 Million in Additional Capital
LOS ANGELES, May 13, 2011—Open Bank (OTCBB:OPBK), a community bank headquartered
in Los Angeles, today announced that it successfully raised $11.1 million in additional
capital through the sale of 3,911,720 shares of authorized common stock at $2.85
in a private placement.
"We recognized that this is a difficult time and environment for community banks
to raise capital and we are very pleased with the results of this private placement
and the show of confidence from our existing and new shareholders," said Open Bank
President and CEO Min Kim. "This added capital will allow us to maintain favorable
capital ratios." As a result of the capital injection, Open Bank's tier 1 leverage
ratio is 14.61% as of April 30, 2011.
About Open Bank
Open Bank (the "Bank") is engaged in the general commercial banking business in
Los Angeles County and is focused on serving the banking needs of small- and medium-sized
businesses, professionals, and residents with a particular emphasis on the Korean
and other ethnic minority communities. The Bank commenced its operations on June
10, 2005 as First Standard Bank and changed its name to Open Bank on September 20,
2010. The Bank had total assets of $131.2 million as of March 31, 2011. Its headquarters
are located at 1000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100 Los Angeles, California 90017. Phone
213.892.9999; www.myopenbank.com Member
FDIC, Equal Housing Lender
For more information contact:
Christine Oh, 213.892.1192
Christine.oh@myopenbank.com
Safe Harbor
This press release may contain forward looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they prove incorrect, could cause
our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements
that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, among other things,
any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management, and statements
of belief, such as statements about the Bank’s ability to maintain favorable capital
ratios, and any statement of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The risks,
uncertainties and assumptions referred to above include, among other things: the
strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies
in which the Bank conducts operations; the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary
and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations;
the perceived overall value of the Bank’s products and services by users, including
the features, pricing and service compared to competitors’ products and services;
the impact of changes in financial services’ laws and regulations; increased deposit
insurance assessments; increased shareholder activism; technological changes; acquisitions;
changes in consumer spending and saving habits; and the success of the Bank at managing
the risks involved in the foregoing. The Bank cautions that the foregoing list of
important factors is not exclusive. The Bank also cautions readers not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis
only as of the date on which they are given. The Bank assumes no obligation to update
such forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
FDIC Insurance Coverage Basics
The FDIC - short for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - is an independent
agency of the United States government. The FDIC protects depositors of insured
banks located in the United States against the loss of their deposits if an insured
bank fails.
Any person or entity can have FDIC insurance coverage in an insured bank. A person
does not have to be a U.S. citizen or resident to have his or her deposits insured
by the FDIC.
FDIC insurance is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government.
Since the FDIC began operation in 1934, no depositor has ever lost a penny of FDIC-insured
deposits.
What does FDIC deposit insurance cover?
FDIC insurance covers all types of deposits received at an insured bank, including
deposits in a checking account, negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW) account, savings
account, money market deposit account (MMDA) or time deposit such as a certificate
of deposit (CD).
FDIC insurance covers depositors' accounts at each insured bank, dollar-for-dollar,
including principal and any accrued interest through the date of the insured bank's
closing, up to the insurance limit.
The FDIC does not insure money invested in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, life insurance
policies, annuities or municipal securities, even if these investments are purchased
at an insured bank.
The FDIC does not insure safe deposit boxes or their contents.
The FDIC does not insure U.S. Treasury bills, bonds or notes, but these investments
are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government.
How much insurance coverage does the FDIC provide?
The standard deposit insurance amount is $250,000 per depositor, per insured bank,
for each account ownership category.
The FDIC insures deposits that a person holds in one insured bank separately from
any deposits that the person owns in another separately chartered insured bank.
For instance, if a person has a checking account at Bank A and has a checking account
at Bank B, the accounts would each be insured separately up to $250,000. Funds deposited
in separate branches of the same insured bank are not separately insured.
The FDIC provides separate insurance coverage for funds depositors may have in different
categories of legal ownership. The FDIC refers to these different categories as
“ownership categories.” This means that a bank customer who has multiple deposits
may qualify for more than $250,000 in insurance coverage if the customer’s accounts
are deposited in different ownership categories and the requirements for each ownership
category are met.
Note: Beginning December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2012, deposits held
in noninterest-bearing transaction accounts will be fully insured, regardless of
the amount in the account, at all FDIC-insured institutions.
The FDIC has an insurance coverage calculator, called EDIE (Electronic Deposit
Insurance Estimator), as well as more insurance information, which can be found
at https://www.fdic.gov/edie/calculator.html