Gateway Bank, F.S.B. v. Metaxas

Filed 6/3/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO GATEWAY BANK, F.S.B., Plaintiff and Respondent, A158793 v. POPPI METAXAS, (San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. CIV 534510) Defendant and Appellant. Appellant Poppi Metaxas was the president and chief executive officer of Gateway Bank (Gateway or the bank) in 2008 when the subprime mortgage market collapsed, leading to the financial crisis. Following their examination of Gateway, federal regulators categorized it as a “troubled institution,” and in response the bank set…