HomeStreet Bank

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HomeStreet, Inc., d.b.a HomeStreet Bank, together with its subsidiaries, provides various financial services primarily in Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii.

Company typePublic
Founded1921; 105 years ago (1921), in Seattle, Washington, United States
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HomeStreet Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: HMST
IndustryCommercial banking
Founded1921; 105 years ago (1921), in Seattle, Washington, United States
Headquarters601 Union Street
Seattle, Washington, United States
Number of locations
67[1]
Key people
Mark Mason (chairman and CEO)
ProductsChecking accounts
Savings accounts
Retirement accounts
Mortgage loans
Personal investing
Private banking
Business loans
RevenueIncrease US$264.32 million (2019)
Increase US$17.51 million (2019)
Total assets$6.8 billion (December 31, 2019)
Number of employees
1,071 (December 31, 2019)
Websitehomestreet.com
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Currently headquartered in Seattle, Washington,[2] the company was founded as Continental Mortgage and Loan Company in 1921 by W. Walter Williams.[3] After its name changed to Continental Savings Bank in 1986,[4] its name changed again to HomeStreet Bank in May 2000. [5]

After the 2008 financial crisis, the bank suffered heavy losses.[6][7] In 2012, in order to satisfy regulatory capital requirements, it raised $89 million in an IPO, ending four generations of control by the Williams family.[6]

In 2018, it won a court case following its attempt to stop a hedge fund placing its own candidates on the board.[8][9] In November, it was announced that the bank would acquire the San Marcos, California retail branch and business lending team of Silvergate Bank, expecting to complete these transactions in the middle of the following year.[10]

On March 24, 2020, HomeStreet suspended its $27 million stock buyback plan during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

On September 2, 2025, it was reported that the firm completed the merger of its operations with those of Mechanics Bank, whose name and banking corporation remained after the transaction.[12]

Sponsorships

Madison Park location in Seattle, WA
Madison Park location in Seattle, WA

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