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Sterling Financial Corporation of Spokane, Wash., Announces Webcast for 2010 Fall Investor Conference

^{Published on 2010-11-29 13:41:09 - Market Wire}
 

SPOKANE, Wash.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Sterling Financial Corporation ] (NASDAQ: STSA), (aSterlinga), the bank holding company of [ Sterling Savings Bank ], today announced that President and CEO Greg Seibly and CFO Dan Byrne will be presenting at the 2010 FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference on November 30, 2010 in New York.

"Highest Customer Satisfaction with Retail Banking in the Northwest Region"

Sterlinga™s presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 at 11:20 a.m. PT. The presentation will be webcast live with slides and archived on Sterlinga™s investor relations website at [ www.sterlingfinancialcorporation-spokane.com ].

About Sterling Financial Corporation

[ Sterling Financial Corporation ] of Spokane, Wash., is the bank holding company for Sterling [ Savings Bank ], a commercial bank. The bank is 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 Sept. 30, 2010, [ Sterling Financial Corporation ] had assets of $10.03 billion and operated 178 depository branches throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and California. Visit Sterlinga™s website at [ www.sterlingfinancialcorporation-spokane.com ].

[ Sterling Savings Bank ] ranked aHighest Customer Satisfaction with Retail Banking in the Northwest Regiona in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Retail Banking Satisfaction Study.^SM Sterling Savings Bank received the highest numerical score among retail banks in the Northwest region in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Retail Banking Satisfaction Study^SM. The study was based on 47,673 total responses measuring 6 providers in the Northwest Region (OR, WA) and measures opinions of consumers with their primary banking provider. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed in January 2010. Your experiences may vary. Visit [ jdpower.com ].