Termination of the enforcement action with Sterling Financial Corporation

The following press release was published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on March 8, 2012. It is reproduced in full below.

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Sterling Financial Corporation, Spokane, Washington Written Agreement dated Dec. 24, 2009 Terminated March 5, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.

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Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System