Pacific Premier Bancorp Receives Regulatory Approval to Acquire First Associations Bank

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

("Pacific Premier"), the holding company of Pacific Premier Bank (the "Bank"), announced today that it has received regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the California Department of Financial Institutions for its acquisition of First Associations Bank ("FAB"), a Texas-chartered bank located in Dallas, Texas.  The consummation of the acquisition of FAB remains subject to receipt of regulatory approval from the Texas Department of Banking, the approval of the FAB shareholders and the satisfaction of other closing conditions.  In connection with the signing of the definitive merger agreement on October 15, 2012, the directors and executive officers of FAB and an advisory director of FAB, who collectively own and have the power to vote approximately 36% of the outstanding shares of FAB common stock, entered into shareholder agreements with Pacific Premier pursuant to which they have agreed, among other things, to vote all of their shares in favor of the definitive merger agreement.  Pacific Premier anticipates that the FAB acquisition will be consummated in the first quarter of 2013.  Steven R. Gardner, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We