DEADLINE ALERT: Brower Piven Notifies Shareholders of Upcoming Deadline In Class Action Lawsuit And Urges Those With Losses In Excess of $100,000 From Investment In Opus Bank To Contact The Firm - OPB

STEVENSON, Md., Dec. 20, 2016 -- The securities litigation law firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of Opus Bank (Nasdaq:OPB) (“Opus” or the “Company”) securities during the period between July 28, 2014 and October 17, 2016, inclusive (the “Class Period”).  Investors who wish to become proactively involved in the litigation have until December 27, 2016 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff.

If you wish to choose counsel to represent you and the Class, you must apply to be appointed lead plaintiff and be selected by the Court.  The lead plaintiff will direct the litigation and participate in important decisions including whether to accept a settlement for the Class in the action.  The lead plaintiff will be selected from among applicants claiming the largest loss from investment in Opus securities during the Class Period.  Members of the Class will be represented by the lead plaintiff and counsel chosen by the lead plaintiff.  No class has yet been certified in the above action.

The complaint accuses the defendants of violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by virtue of the defendants’ failure to disclose during the Class Period: that some of the Company’s loans were of low quality and the quality of the loans was overrepresented to the public; that the Company failed to properly account for the loans in violation of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles which would force it to recognize large charge-offs associated with the loans; and, that Opus lacked adequate internal controls over accounting and financial reporting.

According to the complaint, following an October 17, 2016 release of the third quarter 2016 earnings and an announcement that the Company recognized charge-offs on eight loan relationships through the allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2016, the value of Opus shares declined significantly.

If you have suffered a loss in excess of $100,000 from investment in Opus securities purchased on or after July 28, 2014 and held through the revelation of negative information during and/or at the end of the Class Period and would like to learn more about this lawsuit and your ability to participate as a lead plaintiff, without cost or obligation to you, please visit our website at http://www.browerpiven.com/currentsecuritiescases.html.  You may also request more information by contacting Brower Piven either by email at [email protected] or by telephone at (410) 415-6616.  Brower Piven also encourages anyone with information regarding the Company’s conduct during the period in question to contact the firm, including whistleblowers, former employees, shareholders and others.

Attorneys at Brower Piven have extensive experience in litigating securities and other class action cases and have been advocating for the rights of shareholders since the 1980s.  If you choose to retain counsel, you may retain Brower Piven without financial obligation or cost to you, or you may retain other counsel of your choice.  You need take no action at this time to be a member of the class.

CONTACT:  Charles J. Piven
Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation
1925 Old Valley Road
Stevenson, Maryland 21153
Telephone: 410-415-6616
[email protected]