Sterling Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: STSA), whose principal operating subsidiary, Sterling Savings Bank, does business ... Argent Bank will share the same logo and the same purpose, promise ...

Argent Bank will share the same logo and the same purpose ... is the bank holding company for Sterling Savings Bank, a Washington state chartered and federally insured commercial bank.

It had operated as Sterling Savings Bank until dropping "Savings" early last year ... The California operations will transition to Argent, which will use the same logo as Sterling, in September.

Sterling Financial Corp., the Spokane-based parent of Sterling Savings Bank, said Monday that it will buy Lynnwood Financial Group Inc. in a $65.3 million cash and stock deal. Lynnwood Financial ...