Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement No. 333-166015 of Heritage Oaks Bancorp on Form S-1 of our report dated March 4, 2013 on the consolidated financial statements and effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Heritage Oaks Bancorp appearing in the 2012 Form 10-K of Heritage Oaks Bancorp, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.
/s/Crowe Horwath LLP
Sacramento, California
October 24, 2013