Tri Counties Bank Explained

Tri Counties Bank
Type:Public
Subsidiary
Traded As:NASDAQ:
Industry:Banking
Foundation: in Chico, California
Hq Location:Chico, California
Locations:75 branches (2020)
Area Served:United States
Key People:Richard P. Smith (President and CEO)
Products:Checking
Savings; Consumer loans; Mortgage loans; Credit cards; Online banking; Investments
Services:Banking
Financial services
Parent:TriCo Bancshares
Num Employees:1,093 (2021)

Tri Counties Bank is a financial institution headquartered in Chico, California. It is a subsidiary of holding company TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ: TCBK) headquartered in Chico, California.[1] The first branch opened in 1975 to serve the Butte, Glenn, and Tehama counties, from which the bank received its name.[2] As of 2021, the bank has over 75 branches in California, over 37,000 ATMs nationwide, and total assets of approximately $8 billion.

History

At its inception in 1974, a group of farmers and small business owners within the Chico area came together to form their own bank and assist local growers. The company began operations with Robert H. Steveson as the first president and CEO.[3] [4] TriCo Bancshares was incorporated in 1981. It was formed as a holding company, with Tri Counties Bank as its sole subsidiary. Later that year, Tri Counties Bank merged with Shasta County Bank. The bank opened in store branches in 1994 to bring financial services into supermarkets.[5] After Stevenson retired in 1999, Richard P. Smith became the president and CEO of the company.

In 2010, Richard P. Smith was named the chairman of the California Bankers Association and held the position through 2011, when the company acquired Citizens Bank of Northern California after regulators ordered it to permanently close due to financial loss from non-performing loans.[6]

In 2013, the company opened a new $9 million campus at the Chico Airport complex, which houses information technology, operations, a call center, and training departments.[7]

The company then acquired North Valley Bank in 2014, expanding Humboldt, Trinity, and Sonoma counties.[8] Three members of North Valley's board of directors joined the Tri Counties Bank board, which grew from nine seats to twelve. In 2018, the company acquired First National Bank of Northern California, expanding into the Bay Area market.[9]

In 2020, the Sacramento Business Journal nominated Bindu Jaduram with Tri Counties Bank as one of the year's Women Who Mean Business honorees. Jaduram helped the company expand its footprint by launching twelve new branches.[10] A 2021 survey published in Forbes magazine of America's Best In-State-Banks ranked Tri Counties Bank as No. 2 in California.[11]

In 2021, the company acquired Valley Republic Bank. After the acquisition, the combined bank had more than $10 billion in assets.[12]

Operations

The bank offers consumer banking products and services including mortgage loans, credit cards, online banking, and investments. It operates standalone branches as well as in-store branches, such as in supermarkets.[13] [5]

The company's current headquarters opened in 1998 on Constitution Drive in Chico, California.[14]

In 2013, the company opened a training and operations campus at the Chico Airport complex.[15] In 2017, the company purchased a building in Roseville, California, for its new regional headquarters. Other Roseville facilities include a Small Business Administration loan office and a separate commercial lending office.[16] In August 2021, the company entered Los Angeles County by opening a lending center in Pasadena, California. Other Southern California offices in Irvine and San Diego opened at the same time.[17]

The company is active in philanthropy, having directly donated or helped raise over $450,000 for local causes, including funds for a local medical center, aid for the victims of the 2018 Carr Fire, and funds for local black businesses.[18] [19] [20] [21]

Chief executives

Notes and References

  1. . Tri Counties Bank 2021 Financial Snapshop . June 30, 2021. Tri Counties Bank . tcbk.com.
  2. News: You read it here first: How Tri Counties Bank got that name. May 15, 2014. American City Business Journals. Ed Goldman. bizjournals.com.
  3. Web site: Chico's Tri Counties Bank executives ring Nasdaq bell to start trading day. April 18, 2018. Chico Enterprise-Record. chicoer.com.
  4. Web site: Robert H Steveson, Trico Bancshares: Profile and Biography – Bloomberg Markets . Bloomberg News. bloomberg.com .
  5. Tri Counties Bank wins supermarket banking award with toothpicks, lemons, and tires. 1996. SourceMedia, Inc.. Karen L. Fields . 0195-2064. Journal of Retail Banking Services.
  6. News: Feds shut down Citizens Bank; Tri-Counties takes over. September 23, 2011. The Union. Trina Kleist. theunion.com.
  7. Web site: Business showpiece: Tri Counties Bank unveils its multimillion-dollar campus. July 16, 2013 . Chico Enterprise-Record. Laura Urseny. chicoer.com.
  8. Web site: Eric Gneckow . January 22, 2014 . Tri Counties Bank to enter North Bay via North Valley Bank . northbaybusinessjournal.com . North Bay Business Journal.
  9. Web site: TriCo acquires First National Bank of Northern California. December 12, 2017. North Bay Business Journal. northbaybusinessjournal.com.
  10. News: 2020 Women Who Mean Business honoree: Bindu Jaduram with Tri Counties Bank. December 5, 2020. American City Business Journals. Brooke Strickland . bizjournals.com.
  11. Web site: Antoine Gara . June 24, 2021 . Forbes Americas Best Banks in Each State . Forbes.
  12. Web site: Bank . Tri Counties . 2022-03-28 . TriCo Bancshares (Tri Counties Bank) Completes Merger with Valley Republic Bancorp . 2022-08-15 . YubaNet . en-US.
  13. News: Tri Counties branches out to Wal-Mart, grocery stores. May 18, 2006. American City Business Journals. Mark Anderson. bizjournals.com.
  14. Web site: Trico Bancshares 2018 Registration Statement (Form S-4) . sec.gov . . March 21, 2018 .
  15. Web site: Tri Counties Bank Operations Center. Modern Building Company. modernbuildinginc.com. 21 August 2019.
  16. Web site: Ellis Partners Sells 3700 Douglas Boulevard in Roseville. February 11, 2016. Ellis Partners. ellispartners.com.
  17. Web site: Tri Counties Bank Opens Loan Office in Pasadena. September 7, 2021. Los Angeles Business Journal. Pat Maio. labusinessjournal.com.
  18. Web site: Bank backs Enloe project. February 8, 2006. Chico Enterprise-Record. chicoer.com.
  19. Web site: Enloe cancer division gets $25,000 donation. April 23, 2011. Chico Enterprise-Record. chicoer.com.
  20. News: Tri Counties starts Carr Fire fund with $25,000 donation. July 31, 2018. Siskiyou Daily News. . siskiyoudaily.com.
  21. News: Tri Counties Bank offers matching money for grants to Sacramento Black Chamber. October 8, 2020. American City Business Journals. Mark Anderson . bizjournals.com.
  22. Web site: Long-time Chico banker Steveson dies. November 25, 2011. Chico Enterprise-Record. chicoer.com.
  23. Web site: Richard P. Smith, Tri Counties Bank: Profile and Biography – Bloomberg Markets . Bloomberg News. bloomberg.com .