Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Sterling sued over bank’s 401(k) plan

  January 13, 2010 in Business on Page A12 A former Sterling Financial Corp. employee has sued the Spokane financial institution alleging administrators of its 401(k) plan imprudently invested as much as 20 percent of plan assets in company … 1

• Investors accuse Sterling of hiding financial troubles

  December 16, 2009 in Business on Page A10 A lawsuit filed Friday accuses Sterling Financial Corp. and two officers of concealing the Spokane company’s vulnerability to the downturn in residential and real estate markets, which when disclosed a …

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  Sterling Savings to miss deadline

  December 8, 2009 in Business on Page A8 Sterling Financial Corp. Chief Executive Officer Greg Seibly said it will probably be the first quarter of 2010 before subsidiary Sterling Savings Bank raises $300 million in new capital. Federal … 1

• Holiday parties getting smaller

  December 3, 2009 in City on Page A1 Local companies that used to spend tidy sums on Christmas parties or worker bonuses are pulling back this year, reflecting the economic slowdown. There will be smaller parties instead of …

• Sterling loss closes out the books on decade of expansion

  October 22, 2009 in Business Sterling Financial Corp. Thursday reported a huge third-quarter loss of $463.7 million, in the process closing out the books on almost a decade of acquisitions that made the Spokane institution …

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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 …

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  Sterling revamps executive lineup

  October 15, 2009 in Business on Page A1 Sterling Financial Corp. on Wednesday announced the appointment of a new executive team and the departures of longtime Chairman Harold Gilkey and Heidi Stanley, chairwoman of the subsidiary Sterling Savings … 3