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• Sterling posts $39 million profit

  January 26, 2012 in City on Page A8 Sterling Financial Corp. earned a $39.1 million profit in 2011, continuing its turnaround from near-collapse during the height of the nation’s financial crisis. According to financial reports released Wednesday, Sterling’s … 2

• Washington Trust repays TARP debt

  October 15, 2011 in City on Page A10 Washington Trust Bank has repaid its $110 million TARP obligation to the U.S. Treasury Department. At the same time, the Spokane-based bank borrowed $89.1 million from a different Treasury program …

• Regulators shut down Bank of Whitman

  August 6, 2011 in Business on Page A1 State regulators closed the Bank of Whitman on Friday night and sold the Colfax-based lender’s deposits and some assets to Columbia Banking System of Tacoma. The deal shutters 12 branches … 6

• Regulators shut down Bank of Whitman

  August 5, 2011 in Business, City State regulators closed the Bank of Whitman on Friday night and sold the Colfax-based lender’s deposits and some assets to Columbia Banking System of Tacoma. 2

• Famous Rockwell painting created for Spokane bank in ‘60s

  February 20, 2011 in Features on Page D1 On the eve of President’s Day, it’s worth remembering that one of the most famous paintings of Abraham Lincoln, by one of America’s most famous 20th century artists, Norman Rockwell, … 1

• Sterling’s loss near half-billion

  October 23, 2009 in Business on Page A1 Sterling Financial Corp. on Thursday reported a huge third-quarter loss of $463.7 million as it closes out the books on almost a decade of acquisitions that made the Spokane institution … 3

• Sterlings’ new execs say situation “manageable”

  October 15, 2009 in Business, City A day after Sterling Financial Corp.’s longtime leaders were ousted, the company’s new executives say they’re confident subsidiary Sterling Savings Bank can raise $300 million and meet other demands contained … 8

• Obama criticizes Wall Street pay

  January 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON – President Obama Thursday scolded Wall Street bankers who received millions of dollars in bonuses last year, calling the payouts “shameful” and chiding the executives for a lack of …

• Stanton Wants To Upgrade Banking’s Image New President Of Washington Bankers Association Seeks Consensus Within Industry

  July 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Peter Stanton, newly elected president of the Washington Bankers Association, said he wants to boost the industry’s tattered image. Noting a survey released last month showing only 36 percent of …

• Robber Holds Up North Side Bank

  July 4, 1995 in City on Page B3 A man robbed a bank Monday afternoon in north Spokane, police said. A robber told a teller at U.S. Bank, 3909 N. Lincoln, that he had a weapon, said Dick …

• House Panel Oks Bank Reform Bill

  June 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 After a grueling debate, the House Banking Committee approved a broad deregulation bill Thursday that would exempt many banks from a major fair-lending law and permit banks to buy insurance …

• First Union Plans Biggest Bank Deal

  June 20, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Edward E. Crutchfield, First Union chairman and chief executive officer, talks about the merger with First Fidelity. Photo by Associated Press

• Seafirst Splits East Side Territory Two Bankers Named To Replace Retiring Executive Ric Odegard

  June 8, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 John Wagner

• New Regulations Target Telephone Sales Fraud

  June 4, 1995 in Business on Page D4 The Federal Trade Commission has prepared some new rules aimed at preventing telephone sales fraud and is asking for public comment. The agency said last week it wants to issue …

• Some Idaho Homeowners May Be Entitled To Refunds

  May 26, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Thousands of Idaho homeowners may be entitled to refunds under new rules governing escrow accounts. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development began enforcing rules giving homeowners …

• Failed Deal Boosts Electronic Banking Aborted Microsoft-Intuit Plan Helps Create New Opportunities

  May 23, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Microsoft’s Money on-line home banking software, demonstrated by U.S. Bank’s Mary Blume, faces stiff competition. File/Associated Press

• The Human Touch Has A Price

  May 20, 1995 in City on Page B6 I have bad news, and even worse news. First, the bad news: First National Bank of Chicago has announced that effective June 1, it will begin charging customers $3 a …

• Northland Loses Lease At Kaiser Plant

  May 17, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Kaiser Aluminum Corp., acting in the wake of a bitter February strike, has canceled the lease of a Northland Federal Credit Union branch that has been on the grounds of …

• Panhandle Bank Earnings Surge 42%

  February 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Earnings for the Panhandle State Bank in Sandpoint exploded in 1994. Assets, loans and deposits also surged, and stockholder equity was up 29 percent. Net income for the year reached …