Strong Loan Growth Propels Profitability at Mission Oaks Bancorp


TEMECULA, Calif., July 12, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Mission Oaks Bancorp (OTCBB:MOKB) reported record earnings and asset growth in the second quarter ended June 30 and for the first six months of 2006.

Mission Oaks Bancorp, whose principal subsidiary is Temecula-based Mission Oaks National Bank, said it earned $475,000, or 12 cents a share, in the second quarter of 2006, up from $410,000, or 11 cents a share, posted a year earlier. Per share amounts were adjusted to account for a two-for-one stock split that was effective Sept. 1, 2005.

"We continue to experience strong demand for loans and our personalized services," said Gary Votapka, Mission Oaks Bancorp president and chief executive. "Adding loan officers at branches in Temecula and our Business Center in Ontario and increased lending limits contributed to the positive results."

In the first six months of 2006, Mission Oaks earned a record $1.3 million, or 32 cents a share, compared with $830,000, or 22 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier.

Assets as of June 30, 2006 reached $158.7 million, up $25.3 million, or 19 percent, from the same period a year ago.

In the quarter, interest income reached $2.6 million, up from $2 million a year earlier. Net loans finished the quarter at $103.4, up $16.5, or 19 percent, from the same period a year ago.

Total deposits increased by $4.5 million, or 3.9 percent, to $120.3 million in the first six months of 2006.

In the first half of 2006, annualized return on average assets (ROA), a ratio of profit to assets, reached 1.74 percent. A year ago, it stood at 1.37 percent. Annualized return on average shareholders' equity (ROE), a ratio of profit to equity, was 17.23 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2006, up from 13.99 percent a year earlier.

More than 750 similarly sized U.S. banks reported an average ROA and ROE of 1.13 percent and 12.07 percent, respectively, according to a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. survey as of December 31, 2005.

In the second quarter, Mission Oaks Bancorp completed a private issuance of $7.5 million in trust preferred securities. Net proceeds from the transaction will be used for general corporate purposes, including support for continued growth of the bank.

The additional capital increases Mission Oaks' lending limit to $3.4 million and ensures it remains a well-capitalized institution as assets grow beyond $150 million.

Mission Oaks National Bank is a federally chartered community bank that is committed to serving consumers and businesses in Southern California. The bank offers personalized services and products through three full-service branch offices in Temecula and Ontario and loan production offices in San Diego and Phoenix.

Mission Oaks Bancorp common stock is traded over the counter under the stock symbol MOKB.OB.

For more on Mission Oaks National Bank visit its Web site at missionoaksbank.com.

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Safe Harbor

Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding the anticipated development and expansion of the Bank's business, and the intent, belief or current expectations of the Bank, its directors or its officers, are "forward-looking" statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks related to the local and national economy, the Bank's performance, regulatory matters and those discussed in filings by the Bank with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.



 MISSION OAKS BANCORP
 SECOND QUARTER REPORT / JUNE 30, 2006
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 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
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 (all amounts in whole dollars except share 
  and per share information)

                                              Increase      Increase
               June 30, 2006 June 30, 2005   (Decrease)    (Decrease)
               ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

 ASSETS

 Cash and due
  from banks      $4,349,000    $3,013,000    $1,336,000        44.3%
 Certificates
  of deposit
  in other
  banks            4,743,000     1,485,000     3,258,000       219.4%
 Federal
  funds sold       1,082,000    14,600,000   (13,518,000)      -92.6%
 Investment
  securities
  available
  for sale        34,247,000    21,031,000    13,216,000        62.8%

 Loans           104,767,000    88,075,000    16,692,000        19.0%
 Less allowance
  for loan
  losses          (1,372,000)   (1,210,000)     (162,000)       13.4%
                ------------  ------------  ------------
 Loans, net      103,395,000    86,865,000    16,530,000        19.0%

 Premises and
  equipment          809,000       551,000       258,000        46.8%
 SBA-Loan
  servicing
  asset/interest
  only strips        683,000       916,000      (233,000)      -25.4%
 Cash surrender
  value of life
  insurance        2,780,000     2,677,000       103,000         3.8%
 Real estate
  owned            2,957,000             0     2,957,000          --
 Other assets      3,699,000     2,315,000     1,384,000        59.8%
                ------------  ------------  ------------
                $158,744,000  $133,453,000   $25,291,000        19.0%
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LIABILIITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 Demand 
  deposits       $37,510,000   $35,816,000    $1,694,000         4.7%
 Interest
  bearing
  deposits        82,743,000    79,925,000     2,818,000         3.5%
                ------------  ------------  ------------
 Total
  deposits       120,253,000   115,741,000     4,512,000         3.9%

 Borrowings       21,397,000     4,000,000    17,397,000       434.9%
 Other
  liabilities      1,462,000     1,219,000       243,000        19.9%
                ------------  ------------  ------------
     Total
     liabilities 143,112,000   120,960,000    22,152,000        18.3%


 Total
  shareholders'
  equity          15,632,000    12,493,000     3,139,000        25.1%
                ------------  ------------  ------------
                $158,744,000  $133,453,000   $25,291,000        19.0%
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 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
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                 3 Mos ended   3 Mos ended   6 Mos ended   6 Mos ended
               June 30, 2006 June 30, 2005 June 30, 2006 June 30, 2005
               ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
 Interest
  income          $2,576,000    $1,997,000    $5,015,000  $3,829,000
 Interest
  expense            664,000       396,000     1,227,000     726,000
                ------------  ------------  ------------  ----------
 Net interest
  income           1,912,000     1,601,000     3,788,000   3,103,000
 Provision for
  loan losses        107,000        50,000       179,000     160,000
                ------------  ------------  ------------  ----------
 Net interest
  income after
  provision
  for loan
  losses           1,805,000     1,551,000     3,609,000   2,943,000
 Noninterest
  income             583,000       574,000     1,753,000   1,232,000
 Noninterest
  expense          1,609,000     1,446,000     3,264,000   2,800,000
                ------------  ------------  ------------  ----------
 Income before
  income taxes       779,000       679,000     2,098,000   1,375,000
 Provision for
  income taxes       304,000       269,000       835,000     545,000
                ------------  ------------  ------------  ----------
     Net 
     income         $475,000      $410,000    $1,263,000    $830,000
                ============  ============  ============  ==========

Average common
  shares
  outstanding      4,049,612     3,893,654(a)  4,008,490   3,887,150(a)
 Net income
  per share
  -- basic             $0.12         $0.11(a)      $0.32       $0.22(a)
 Return on
  average
  assets
  (annualized)          1.29%         1.32%         1.74%       1.37%
 Return on
  average
  equity
  (annualized)         12.38%        13.49%        17.23%      13.99%

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 SELECTED RATIOS
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                             June 30, 2006               June 30, 2005
                             -------------               -------------
 Allowance for loan losses
  as a percent of total loans         1.30%                     1.37%
 Nonperforming assets as a
  percent of total assets             1.87%                     0.04%
 Loan to deposit ratio               87.13%                    76.19%


 (a) Adjusted for September 1, 2005 two-for-one stock split


            

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