Larry V. Sorensen

Northern Empire Bancshares principal activity was to provide general commercial banking services. The Group accepts checking and savings deposits, offers money market deposit accounts and certificates of deposit. It announced that it has completed of the acquisition by Sterling Financial Corporation. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA

Golden West Financial Corp. operates as a holding company for retail banks. The firm through its subsidiary provides banking and loan services. The company was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Commerce National Bank was a service community business bank. The firm offered a range of cash management deposit services, including online banking for corporate and small businesses, remote deposit capture, wire and ACH origination, positive pay, and mobile banking. Its commercial business bankers and real estate lenders assist their borrowing customers with a full line of commercial business loans, real estate loans, SBA loans and personal loans. The company was founded in 2003 and was headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

Washington Trust Bank (WTB) is a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Spokane, Washington. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of W.T.B. Financial Corp. (OTCMKTS: WTBFB). WTB offers a variety of personal and business financial services including trust and investment management to personal, private, commercial and wealth management clients.