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Pacific Capital Bancorp
IndustryBanking
FoundedMarch 17, 1960; 64 years ago (March 17, 1960)
DefunctDecember 1, 2012; 11 years ago (December 1, 2012)
FateAcquired by MUFG Union Bank
HeadquartersSanta Barbara, California
Key people
Gerald J. Ford, Chairman
Carl B. Webb, CEO & President
Mark K. Olson, CFO
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Total assetsDecrease $5.850 billion (2011)[1]
Total equityIncrease $0.761 billion (2011)[1]
Number of employees
1,029 (2011)[1]

Pacific Capital Bancorp was a bank headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. It had 47 branches, all of which were in Southern California. It operated under the name Santa Barbara Bank & Trust. The company also operated Morton Capital Management and R.E. Wacker Associates, investment advisory firms. In 2012, the company was acquired by MUFG Union Bank.

History[edit]

The bank was founded as Santa Barbara National Bank on March 17, 1960.[1][2]

In 1998, Santa Barbara Bancorp acquired Pacific Capital Bancorp for $287.6 million in stock and changed its name to Pacific Capital Bancorp.[3][1]

In November 2008, the company received an investment of $180,634,000 from the United States Department of the Treasury as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).[4]

In January 2010, the company sold its Refund Anticipation Loan and Refund Transfer business to Santa Barbara Tax Products Group for $10 million.[5]

In April 2010, Gerald J. Ford bought a 91% stake in the company for $500 million.[6][7]

On December 1, 2012, the bank was acquired by MUFG Union Bank for $1.5 billion.[8]

As of June 2019 the bank still owes taxpayers and the US Government $26,561,211 from the TARP bailout.[9]

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