Company Website: http://www.sterlingfinancialcorporation-spokane.com
SPOKANE, Wash. -- (Business Wire)

Sterling Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: STSA), (“Sterling”), the bank holding company of Sterling Savings Bank, announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer Greg Seibly and Chief Financial Officer Pat Rusnak will present at the FBR Fall Investor Conference in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

Sterling is scheduled to present at 9:45 a.m. EST. A link to the audio webcast and Sterling’s presentation will be available 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 state chartered and federally insured commercial bank. Sterling offers banking products and services, mortgage lending, and investment products to individuals, small businesses, commercial organizations and corporations. As of Sept. 30, 2011, Sterling Financial Corporation had assets of $9.18 billion and operated 178 depository branches throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and California. Visit Sterling’s website at www.sterlingfinancialcorporation-spokane.com.

Contacts:

Sterling Financial Corporation
Media contact:
Cara L. Coon, 509-626-5348
cara.coon@sterlingsavings.com
or
Investor contact:
Patrick Rusnak, 509-227-0961
or
Daniel Byrne, 509-458-3711

Source: Sterling Financial Corporation