Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP

EX-23 3 dex23.htm CONSENT OF CROWE HORWATH LLP Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP

Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-156342 on Form S-3 and 333-49806 on Form S-8 of First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. of our report dated March 10, 2010 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which report appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2009.

/s/ Crowe Horwath LLP

Crowe Horwath LLP

Oak Brook, Illinois

March 10, 2010