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• Police: Bank robber’s bomb threat led to evacuations

  November 29, 2011 in News, City A suspected robber arrested inside a downtown Spokane bank this afternoon falsely told police there was a bomb inside the building, leading to road closures and evacuations at nearby offices. 4

• Police : Same woman linked to 2 bank robberies

  August 4, 2010 in City A woman who wore a red wig to rob a Spokane bank in late June may have struck again this week.

• Middle-age woman sought in bank heist

  July 1, 2010 in City on Page A5 A woman robbed a bank inside a Spokane grocery store on Wednesday.

• Woman robs bank inside Spokane grocery store

  June 30, 2010 in City A woman robbed a bank inside a grocery store in central Spokane today. 3

• Woman identifies her son as Banner Bank robbery suspect

  February 26, 2010 in City on Page a6 A man suspected of robbing an east Spokane bank this week was arrested Thursday after police said he appeared to be staking out a different bank.

• Robber steals cash from Safeway bank

  February 23, 2010 in City on Page A5 A man robbed a bank inside an Spokane grocery store Monday. About 5:26 p.m., the robber entered a Banner Bank branch inside the Safeway store at 933 E. Mission Ave., …

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  A time to save

  September 27, 2009 in Business on Page E1 More Americans are trying to save money as they contend with the recession, and Spokane residents are no different. But officials at local financial institutions, social service and counseling agencies …

• Road still bumpy for area banks, leader says

  September 17, 2009 in Business on Page A1 Five Eastern Washington banks serving Spokane have lost nearly $750 million since 2007, and bad loans will keep the pressure on the banks for the foreseeable future, the president of … 1

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  Heating up the home market

  April 4, 2009 in Business on Page A1 Sterling Savings Bank and Banner Bank are offering mortgages at interest rates below 4 percent in a pair of programs designed to help their contractor customers move unoccupied homes – …

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  Banks offer mortgage deals on unoccupied homes

  April 3, 2009 in City Sterling Savings Bank and Banner Bank are offering mortgages at interest rates below 4 percent in a pair of programs designed to help their contractor customers move unoccupied homes – … 1

• Bailout needs to trickle all the way down

  January 4, 2009 in Business on Page E1 There’s something to be said for a yearlong hiatus as business columnist: 2008? Not my fault. But certainly a missed opportunity, because the past 12 months were such a target-rich …

• Sterling could net $303 million from bailout fund

  November 25, 2008 in Business on Page A1 Spokane’s Sterling Financial Corp. will receive $303 million from the U.S. Treasury if a tentative deal announced Monday closes. The investment, one of dozens approved or pending as the Treasury …

• Business in brief: Banner Bank OK’d to buy F&M Bank

  April 14, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Walla Walla-based Banner Bank has received federal and state approval to buy F&M Bank of Spokane, the company announced Thursday. The $98.8 million deal still requires approval by F&M Bank …

• Bert Caldwell: FDIC hopes to enlist banks in payday battle

  April 1, 2007 in Business on Page E1 Payday lenders, already in the sights of the U.S. Department of Defense, have now been targeted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Led by Chairman Sheila Bair, the agency charged …

• Bert Caldwell: CEO Jones reflects on a Banner year

  January 4, 2007 in Business on Page A6 D. Michael Jones has seen Spokane and Spokane banking coming and going. Coming when he returned to Spokane 33 years ago to join Washington Bancshares Inc., the forerunner of Old …

• F&M Bank to be sold to Banner

  December 13, 2006 in Business on Page A8 F&M Bank, a Spokane institution that celebrated its 100th year in business this year, will be sold to Banner Bank in a cash and stock deal valued at $98.8 million. …