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Sterling Financial Corporation of Spokane, Washington, to Present at the Sandler O'Neill 2009 West Coast Financial Services Con

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^{Published in Business and Finance on Monday, February 23rd 2009 at 14:08 GMT, Last Modified on 2009-02-23 14:09:09 by Market Wire}  

SPOKANE, Wash.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Sterling Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:STSA), a leading community bank in the western region, today announced that Harold B. Gilkey, chairman and chief executive officer, and Daniel G. Byrne, executive vice president and chief financial officer, have been invited to present at the Sandler O'Neill 2009 West Coast Financial Services Conference to be held March 2-4, 2009, in San Francisco, CA.

Sterling is scheduled to present at 4:00 pm PST on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. A webcast of Sterling's presentation can be accessed at [ www.sandleroneill.com ] or by visiting Sterling's website at [ www.sterlingfinancialcorporation-spokane.com ]. An archive of the webcast will be available for 60 days following the event. A live audio conference can be accessed by calling (toll-free) 800-638-5495; Passcode: Session 1.

About Sterling Financial Corporation

Sterling Financial Corporation of Spokane, Washington, is the bank holding company for Sterling Savings Bank, a commercial bank, and Golf Savings Bank, a savings bank focused on single-family mortgage originations. Both banks are state chartered and federally insured. Sterling offers banking products and services, mortgage lending, construction financing and investment products to individuals, small businesses, commercial organizations and corporations. As of December 31, 2008, Sterling Financial Corporation had assets of $12.79 billion and operated more than 175 depository branches throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and California. Visit Sterling's website at [ www.sterlingfinancialcorporation-spokane.com ].