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Special Report - Banking, Finance & Investment - August 02, 2012
HomeStreet Bank expands, triples lending capacity in Spokane market
Seattle bank triples its lending capacity here, moves offices to larger quarters

By Mike McLean
Of the Journal of Business

Natalie Overturf, HomeStreet Bank's east region manager, says the company is gearing up for growth in the home mortgage market.
Natalie Overturf, HomeStreet Bank's east region manager, says the company is gearing up for growth in the home mortgage market.
—Staff photo by Mike McLean
Seattle-based HomeStreet Bank, which has had a small Spokane office for 20 years, is on a four-state growth tear after returning to good health through an infusion of cash earlier this year, following three years of regulatory intensive care.

The bank is expanding its mortgage operations here, where its staff is approaching 40 people, up from nine earlier this year, says Rich Bennion, HomeStreet's Seattle-based executive vice president and regional lending director.

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