Real Estate Market Slams PFF Bancorp Again
Posted by: SB Veritas | 04/01/2008 10:23 PM
The collapse of the Inland Empire real estate market is taking a large regional bank out behind the woodshed for the fourth quarter in a row.
PFF Bancorp, the parent of PFF Bank and Trust, announced this evening that it is taking a charge in excess of $40 million to rid itself of high risk loans held by a subsidiary. Additionally, the institution disclosed it would need to increase its loan loss reserves by as much as another $120 million.
The company has financed several construction projects in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
The stock of PFF Bancorp traded under the symbol "PFB" was being hammered in after-hours trading.

