Sterling Bank to merge with Umpqua

Umpqua Holdings Corporation and Sterling Financial Corporation announced Sept. 11 that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Sterling will merge with and into Umpqua. The transaction will have a total value of approximately $2.0 billion.

The merger will result in the West Coast’s largest community bank with expanded geographic reach.

The combined organization will have approximately $22 billion in assets, $15 billion in loans and $16 billion in deposits, with 5,000 associates and 394 stores across five states – Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California and Nevada.

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