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• Bert Caldwell: Bank survival is essential for community

  October 18, 2009 in Business on Page E1 Banking regulators have become the process servers for a sick Washington economy, delivering orders and memorandums commanding financial directors, chief executive officers and other executives to clean up their institutions. … 7

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  Sterling execs hopeful

  October 16, 2009 in Business on Page A1 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 …