Press Release

Tamalpais Bank Adds New Level Of Security for On-line Banking

New System Provides Industry-Leading Technology

San Rafael, CA—December 20, 2006—Tamalpais Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Epic Bancorp (NASDAQ:  EPIK), today announced that it had begun implementing a new level of security for its thousands of on-line bank customers.

The new Matrix-security enhancement system will provide state-of-the-art protection to customers as they use their Tamalpais Bank on-line account for payment transactions, account administration and balance transfers.

“The system was designed with two concepts in mind,” said Mark Garwood, CEO.  “First, we wanted to assure our customers of our emphasis on security and fraud protection, and, second, we wanted to ensure that it was easy to use.”

Tamalpais Bank chief information officer Erwin Martinez directed the project, which has been developed over a ten-month period.  “While there are many systems available,” Martinez said, “it was important that we adopted one that was going to work for the broad range of services that we offer today and for enhancements that we will be adding.”

With new federal regulations going into effect on December 31, 2006, the Bank has used the opportunity to implement this new system which will “improve our fraud prevention and expand on our on-going commitment to protecting our customers’ information,” Martinez said.

About Tamalpais Bank
Tamalpais Bank’s (www.tambank.com ) seven full-service branches are located in Corte Madera, Greenbrae, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Terra Linda, and Tiburon / Belvedere. Tamalpais also has two loan production offices located in Sacramento and in Santa Rosa. Tamalpais Bank is a subsidiary of Epic Bancorp (NASDAQ: EPIK).  For information, contact Mark Garwood.

About Epic Bancorp

Epic Bancorp (www.epicbancorp.com) is the holding company of Tamalpais Bank and Epic Wealth Management. The Company had $509 million in assets and $358 million in deposits as of September 30, 2006.  Shares of the Company's common stock are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market System under the symbol EPIK. For information, please contact Mark Garwood.

About Tamalpais Bank in the Community

From its inception in 1991, Tamalpais Bank has made its commitment to the Marin County community a priority, establishing and continuing to underwrite the annual Heart of Marin program, recognizing outstanding contributions to the Marin non-profit community through its Community Outreach Program.   The Bank also recently gained recognition from Marin County as a “green business,” having attained the status for its headquarters and branch location at 630 Las Gallinas in San Rafael.  For information, contact Mark Garwood.