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Sterling Financial (STSA)
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Topic Listing for Sterling Financial
Addition Sterling 2005 Earnings Conference Call Being Available
Additional Copies Annual Report Form 10-k Obtained Without
Additional Information Find
Administrative Agent Collateral
Administrative Questionnaire
Advances Federal Home Loan Bank
Affiliate
Affirmative Determinations Regarding Director Independence
Affirmative Determinations Regarding Director Independence Other Matters
Agreement
Alll
Alll Npl Ratio
Alll Npl Ratio Respect Bank Subsidiary Not Permit
Allowance Credit Losses
Allowance Credit Losses Inadequate
Allowance Loan Losses
Allowance Loan Losses Inadequate
Allowance Losses Loans
Amendment
Amendment Articles Incorporation Bylaws Change
Anchise Enhancing
Announces Percent Increase 2005 Earnings
Annual Cash Incentive Compensation
Annual Report
Ansaction Rationale
Applicable Lending Office
Applicable Margin
Articles Amendment Restated Incorporation Sterling Financial Corporation
Asset Liability Management
Assets
Assignee
Assignment Acceptance
Assurance Recently Enacted Legislation Authorizing Government Inject Capital
Attendance Directors
Audit Committee Report
Audit Fees
Audit Related Fees
Available Sale
Average Available Commitment
Balance Sheet Capital Management
Bank Holding
Bank Holding Regulation
Bank Holding Sterling039s Earnings Dependent Performance Non-bank Subsidiaries
Bank Holding Sterlings Earnings Dependent Performance Non-bank Subsidiaries
Bank-owned Life Insurance Boli
Banker
Banking Business Subsidiary
Banking Operations Subject Extensive Governmental Regulation Further Regulatory
Banking Regulator
Banking Regulatory Reports
Banking Subsidiary Sterling Savings Bank Consented Issuance Cease
Base Salary
Based Closing Price Sterling Financial Corporations Common Stock
Basis Presentation
Because Participation Tarp Subject Restrictions Ability Repurchase Shares
Because Participation Tarp Subject Restrictions Compensation Paid Executives
Because Participation Tarp Subject Several Restrictions Including Ability
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Benefit Plans
Bill Zuppe
Binding Arbitration Agreement
Board Composition
Board Directors Recommends Vote Amendment Sterlings Restated Articles
Board Directors Sterling Financial Corporation
Board Directors Unanimously Recommends Shareholders Vote
Borrowing
Borrowing Date
Borrowing Request
Borrowing Request Lender Shall Received Accordance Terms Agreement
Borrowings
Business
Business Growth
Business Highly Reliant Technology Ability Manage Operational Risks
Business Lending
C-1
C-2
Capital
Capital Adequacy
Capital Enhancement
Capital Enhancement Measures
Capital Expenditures
Capital Lease Obligations
Capital Management
Capital Purchase Program
Cash Equivalents
Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences
Certain Relationships Related Transactions Director Independence
Certification Principal Executive Officer
Certification Principal Financial Officer
Change Control
Change Relevant Banking Regulators Rating Borrower Business Subsidiary
Changes Accounting Standards Material Impact Report Financial Condition
Changes Disagreements Accountants Accounting Financial Disclosure
Changes Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Changes Market Interest Rates Adversely Affect Sterling039s Earnings
Changes Market Interest Rates Adversely Affect Sterlings Earnings
Changes Market Interest Rates Continue Adversely Affect Sterlings
Charter Conversion
Classified Assets Real Estate Owned Delinquent Loans
Classified Residential Construction Assets Stabilized
Code Ethics
Collateral Agent
Collateral Pledge Agreement
Commitment Fee
Commitment Fee Payment Date
Commitment Termination Date
Commitments
Commitments Contingencies
Committee Membership
Committees Board Directors
Common Stock 100 Par Value
Communication Board Directors
Community Reinvestment
Comparison 2005 2004
Comparison Five-year Cumulative Total Return
Compensation Attendance Directors
Compensation Ceo
Compensation Directors
Compensation Named Executive Officers
Compensation Peer Group
Compensation Philosophy
Compensation Philosophy Objectives
Competition
Competition Adversely Affect Sterling039s Ability Attract Retain Customers
Competition Adversely Affect Sterlings Ability Attract Retain Customers
Competition Recent Operating Results Adversely Affect Sterlings Ability
Compliance 404 Sarbanes Oxley Act
Components Compensation
Components Other Compensation
Comprehensive Income
Computation Return Average Assets
Concentration Higher Risk Commercial Loans
Concentration Higher Risk Commercial Real Estate Loans
Conclusion Regarding Effectiveness Disclosure Controls Procedures
Conditions Financial Markets Limit Access Additional Funding Meet
Conditions Precedent
Consent Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Controls Procedures
Corporate Governance
Cost Funds
Covenants
Creation Direct Financial Obligation Off-balance Sheet Arrangement
Credit Agreement
Credit Documents
Credit Quality
Critical Accounting Policies
Current Future Increases Fdic Insurance Premiums Including Special
Current Levels Market Volatility Unprecedented
Current Market Developments Adversely Affected Industry Business Results
Date Time Place Purpose Sterling039s Annual Meeting
Date Time Place Purpose Sterlings Annual Meeting
Date Time Place Purpose Sterlings Special Meeting
Deemed Default Regard Certain Borrowing Agreements Result Receipt
Default
Defaults Further Negatively Impact Sterlings Business
Defaults Negatively Impact Sterling039s Business
Defaults Negatively Impact Sterlings Business
Deferred Compensation Plan
Definitions
Departure Directors Certain Officers
Departure Directors Principal Officers Election Appointment
Deploying Treasury Funds
Deposit Insurance Premiums Expected Increase Substantially Adversely Affect
Deposits
Derivatives Hedging
Description 2007 Incentive Plan
Difficult Market Conditions Adversely Affected Continue Adverse Effect
Directors Executive Officers Corporate Governance
Disbursement Payment
Disclosure Controls Procedures
Dissenters Rights
Dissenters Rights Respect Proposals
Dissenters039 Rights
Ditional Information Find
Documents Incorporated Reference
Doing Part 8211 Looking Forward
Doing Part8212new Enhanced Programs Spur Economic Growth
Dollars
Donn Costa
Downturn Local Economies Real Estate Markets Negatively Impact
Earnings Conference Call
Earnings Per Share
Effective Time
Effects Current Economic Recession Been Particularly Severe Primary
Effects Inflation Changing Prices
Elect Compelled Seek Additional Capital Future Not Available
Empire Acquisition
Employment Agreements
Employment Change Control Agreements
Entitled Vote
Entry Material Definitive Agreement
Environmental Claim
Environmental Law
Environmental Laws
Equity Compensation Plan Information
Erisa
Erisa Group
Estimated Allowance Losses Loan Portfolio Inadequate Cause Results
Estimates
Eurodollar Reserve Percentage
Event Default
Events Default
Evidence Corporate Action Lender Shall Received Following
Evidence Loans Transfers
Exact Name Registrant Specified Charter
Excluded Taxes
Executive Appointments
Executive Biographies
Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation Dividends
Executive Officers
Executive Summary Highlights
Exhibits
Existing Credit Agreement
Expect Increase Profitability Future
Expenses Proxy Solicitation
Experience Future Goodwill Impairment
Explanatory
Ezra Eckhardt
Ezra Eckhardt Promoted Acting President Sterling Savings Bank
Ezra Eckhardt Promoted Chief Operating Officer
Face Increasing Deposit-pricing Pressures Among Other Things Reduce
Facility
Facility Fee
Fair Accurate Credit Transactions Act
Fair Values Financial Instruments
Fdic
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act 1991
Federal Reserve System
Federal State Governments Pass Legislation Responsive Current Credit
Federal State Regulation Banking Activities
Federal Taxation
Fees
Financial Position
Financial Services Industry Highly Competitive
Financial Statements Exhibits
Financial Statements Supplementary Data
Find Information
Firstbank
Focus Community Lending
Following Not Intended Complete Discussion Summary Some Most
Form 10-k
Form 10-q
Forward-looking Statements
Further
Future Legislation Change Competitive Position
Gaap
General
Goodwill
Goodwill Analysis
Goodwill Litigation
Goodwill Other Intangible Assets
Governmental Authority
Gramm-leach-bliley Act
Grants Plan-based Awards
Gregory 8220greg8221 Seibly
Growth
Growth Strategy Included Future Include Mergers Acquisitions Create
Guaranty
Hazardous Substance
Hedging Activities
Held Maturity
Highlights
Highlights 2005 Follows
Home Ownership Equity Protection Act 1994
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Important Notice Regarding Availability Proxy Materials Shareholder Meeting
Important Notice Regarding Availability Proxy Materials Special Shareholder
Improvements Thereto Except Extent Failure Maintain Keep Preserve
Income Recognition
Income Tax Provision
Income Taxes
Incorporation Reference
Incurred Significant Losses Over Last Continue Future Make
Indebtedness
Indemnitee
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm039s Fees
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms Fees
Index
Information
Information Included Report
Initial Directors
Interest Expense
Interest Loan Subject Shall Bear Eurodollar
Interest Period
Interest Rate Protection Agreement
Interests Directors Officers Others Certain Transactions
Internal Control Integrated Framework
Investment Securities Mbs
Investments
Investments Abs
Investments Mbs
Investors Security Holders Sterling Lynnwood Urged Read Proxy
Klamath Plans
Legal Proceedings
Lender
Lenders Credit Analysis Relating Borrower Subsidiaries Not Been
Lending
Lending Activity
Libor
Libor Reference Amount
Lien
Liquidity Capital Resources
Liquidity Management
Liquidity Position Remains Strong
Liquidity Risk Impair Ability Fund Operations Jeopardize Financial
Loan Commitments
Loan Origination Commitment Fees
Loan Purchases
Loan Servicing
Loans Affiliates
Loans Held Sale
Loans Receivable
Loans-to-one-borrower
Long-term Incentive Plans
Lynnwood
Major Classified Loans
Major Real Estate Owned
Majority Assets Loans Not Repaid Result Losses Subsidiary
Management Promotions 8212 Sterling Savings Bank
Management039s Report Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Managements Report Internal Control
Managements Report Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Mason-mcduffie
Material Adverse Effect
Material Plan
Mergers Acquisitions
Minimis
Minus
Miscellaneous
Moodys
Mortgage Banking Operations
Multifamily Residential Commercial Real Estate Lending
Name Person Filing Proxy Statement Other Registrant
Net Interest Income
Network Computer Systems Sterling Depends Fail Experience Security
New Accounting Policies
New Accounting Pronouncements
Non Performing Loans
Non-interest Expenses
Non-interest Income
North Wall Street
North Wall Street Spokane Washington 99201
Northern Empire
Not Applicable
Notice Annual Meeting
Number 0-20800
Number0-20800
Off-balance Sheet Arrangements Aggregate Contractual Obligations
Office Properties Equipment
One- Four-family Residential Lending
Operating Expenses
Operating Results
Option Exercises Stock Vested
Oreo
Other Accounting Pronouncements
Other Balance Sheet Actions
Other Events
Other Income
Other Information
Other Matters
Other Stock -based Compensation Plan Such Dividends Payable
Outlines Lending Initiatives 2009
Outlook
Overview
Parent Company-only Financial Information
Part
Part Other Information
Participant
Participate Conference Call Domestic Callers Dial 517-308-9004 Approximately
Pay Expenses Proxy Solicitation
Peer Group Benchmarking
Pension Benefits
Pension Plan
Performance Graph
Performance Ratios
Permitted Investment
Permitted Liens
Person
Personnel
Personnel Committee Interlocks Insider Participation
Personnel Committee Report
Personnel Committee Report Executive Compensation
Policy Equity Ownership Timing Grants
Potential Post-employment Payments
Pre-approval Audit Non-audit Services
Prescribed Forms
Prima Facie
Primary Obligor
Principal Accounting Fees Services
Principles Consolidation
Profitability Drivers
Properties
Property
Proposal
Proposal Adoption 2007 Long-term Incentive Plan
Proposal Advisory Vote Executive Compensation
Proposal Amendment Articles Incorporation
Proposal Election Directors
Proposal Ratification Appointment Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Provided
Provided Further
Provided However
Provision Losses Loans
Proxy Solicited Board Directors
Pursuant Usc 1350
Pursuant Usc 1350 Adopted 906 Sarbanes-oxley Act 2002
Pwwa Acquisition
Qualified Thrift Lender
Quantitative Qualitative Disclosures Market Risk
Quorum Vote Required
Rapid Change Interest Rates Make Difficult Maintain Current
Real Estate Owned
Real Estate Owned Other Collateralized Assets
Recent Governmental Actions Help Stabilize Financial System Improve
Recent Sales Unregistered Securities
Recently Had Turnover Senior Management Team Negative Impact
Reclassifications
Recommendation Board Directors
Record Date Outstanding Shares Entitled Vote
Reduced Access Wholesale Funding Sources
Registered Public Accounting Firm
Registrants Telephone Number Including Area Code
Regulation
Regulation Compliance
Regulation Disclosure
Regulatory Compliance
Regulatory Contractual Restrictions Limit Prevent Paying Dividends Common
Related-party Transactions
Remainder Page Intentionally Left Blank
Repayment
Report Contains Forward-looking Statements Not Historical Facts Pertain
Report Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Representations Warranties
Required Raise Additional Capital Future Not Available Needed
Required Repurchase Mortgage Loans Some Circumstances Harm Liquidity
Resolved Shareholders Approve Compensation Sterlings Executive Officers Described
Responsible Officer
Restriction Business Banking Loans
Restrictions Activities State-chartered Associations
Restrictions Capital Distributions Savings Associations
Results Operations Financial Condition
Return Average Assets Ratio
Revenues
Revoke Proxy
Risks Associated Potential Acquisitions
Role Compensation Consultant
Role Personnel Committee
Role Sterling039s Management
Role Sterlings Management
Rward-looking Statements
Safety Soundness8212protecting Deposits
Sarbanes-oxley Act
Sarbanes-oxley Act 2002
Savings Loan Holding Regulation
Schedule
Schedule 501
Schedule 702
Searchable Text Graphics Shown Above
Sec
Secondary Market Activities
Securities Exchange
Securities Sold Subject Repurchase Agreements Funds Purchased
Security Documents
Security Ownership Certain Beneficial Owners
See Accompanying Summary Significant Accounting Policies Notes Consolidated
Senior Debt
Seq
Shareholder Proposals
Shareholder Proposals 2010 Annual Meeting
Shareholder Return Comparison
Shareholders
Shareholders Equity
Shares Common Stock Held Sterlings 401 Employee Savings
Shares Eligible Future Sale Dilutive Effect
Shares Present Hold Meeting
Signature
Signature Page Binding Arbitration Agreement
Signatures
Significant Portion Unrealized Losses Sterlings Portfolio Investment Securities
Single-family Mortgages
Small-business Loans
Solvent
Soundness Other Financial Institutions Adversely Affect
Special Manager Meeting 800 Today Monday
Spokane Washington 99201
Spotlight Hometown Helpful
Ssb Order Limits Types Funding Sources Rely Negative
Ssb Order Result Loss Deposits Negative Impact Liquidity
State Law Regulation
Sterling
Sterling Expanding Lending Activities Riskier Areas
Sterling Financial Corporation
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Wash Affirms Officer Appointments
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Washington
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Washington Announces 2005 Year-end
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Washington Announces 2008 Earnings
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Washington Announces 2009 Results
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Washington Announces Agreement Regulators
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Washington Announces Appointment Donald
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Washington Announces Definitive Agreement
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Washington Announces Dividend Reinvestment
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Washington Announces Executive Appointments
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Washington Announces Filing Universal
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Washington Announces Record 2004
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Washington Issues Report Community
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Washington Provides 2008 Guidance
Sterling Financial Corporation Spokane Washington Secures Credit Facility
Sterling Financial Corporation Summary Significant Accounting Policies 2007
Sterling Held Responsible Environmental Liabilities Properties Acquired Through
Sterling Increases Lending Capital Purchase Program Funds
Sterling Not Able Replace Key Members Management Attract
Sterling Not Able Successfully Implement Internal Growth Strategy
Sterling Operations Interrupted Third-party Service Providers Experience Difficulty
Sterling Proposing Increase Authorized Shares Common Stock
Sterling Realize Losses Investment Securities Future Periods Management
Sterling Savings Bank
Sterling Savings Bank Spokane Washington Announces Heidi Stanley
Sterling Shifted Focus Community Banking
Sterling039s Banking Business Highly Regulated
Sterling039s Cost Funds Increase Result Change Variables
Sterling039s Earnings Significantly Affected Monetary Policies Governmental Regulatory
Sterling039s Internal Control Systems Fail Detect Certain Events
Sterling039s Loan Originations Highly Concentrated Certain Types Loans
Sterling039s Stock Price Volatile
Sterling8217s Loan Portfolio
Sterlings Banking Business Highly Regulated
Sterlings Cost Funds Increase Result Change Variables
Sterlings Cost Funds Increase Result General Economic Conditions
Sterlings Earnings Significantly Affected Monetary Policies Governmental Regulatory
Sterlings Internal Control Systems Fail Detect Certain Events
Sterlings Loan Originations Highly Concentrated Certain Types Loans
Sterlings Stock Price Been Volatile
Sterlings Stock Price Volatile
Sterlings Stock Transactions Handled American Transfer Trust Communications
Stock Market Dividend Information
Stock Split Cash Dividend
Stock-based Compensation
Strategy
Strong Growth Mortgage Banking Operations Income
Submitted Audit Committee Board Directors Sterling Financial Corporation
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events
Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries Sterling
Subsidiary
Substantial Decline Value Federal Home Loan Bank Fhlb
Such Discharge Release Security Documents Shall Form Substance
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
Supporting Communities
Table Contents
Tarp Compensation Standards
Tax Fees
Taxes
Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program Tlgp
Termination Reduction Commitments
Timated Cost Savings
Timated Restructuring Costs
Total Borrowed Amount
Total Commitment
Total Loan Assets
Tranche
Transactions
Understanding Capital Purchase Plan Cpp
Unfunded Vested Liabilities
Unrestricted Subsidiary
Update Capital Purchase Program
Update Sterling Financial Corporation8217s Capital Purchase Program Report
Usa Patriot Act
Vote Electronically Via Internet Telephone
Vote Special Meeting
Voting Electronically Via Internet Telephone
Voting Proxies
Washington 20549
Washington State Bank Charter
What Quorum Not Present Meeting
What Recommendation Board Directors Regard Proposals
What Shares Held Street Name
What Vote Required Approve Proposal Approval Adjournment Special
What Vote Required Approve Proposal Approval Amendment Sterlings
William Eisenhart
Withholding Additional Costs
Witness Whereof
Wwwsecgov
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