HomeStreet Bank

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HomeStreet Inc.
Company type Public
Nasdaq:  HMST
Industry Commercial banking
Founded1921;104 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)
Products Checking accounts
Savings accounts
Retirement accounts
Mortgage loans
Personal investing
Private banking
Business loans
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$264.32 million (2019)
Increase2.svg US$17.51 million (2019)
Total assets $6.8 billion (December 31, 2019)
Number of employees
1,071 (December 31, 2019)
Website homestreet.com

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

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 Company-Spotlight-MadisonPark12.jpg
Madison Park location in Seattle, WA

References

  1. "HomeStreet Bank About Us". www.homestreet.com.
  2. "For nearly 100 years, this community bank has made homeownership personal". www.housingwire.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  3. Flom, Eric L. (January 3, 2005). "Williams, W. Walter (1894-1983)". HistoryLink . Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  4. Tyrone Beason (6 April 2000). "Continental Savings Bank changing name". Seattle Times. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  5. "Business | Continental Savings Bank changing name". community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  6. 1 2 staff, Seattle Times (2012-02-15). "HomeStreet Bank nets $89 million in IPO". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  7. "HomeStreet Bank's parent company plans IPO". Seattle Business. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  8. Cara Lombardo (21 May 2018). "New Activist Is Dealt a Second Blow in HomeStreet Fight". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  9. Christopher P. Skroupa (1 May 2018). "Evolving Shareholder Trends: Takeaways From The HomeStreet Bank Proxy Fight". Forbes . Archived from the original on December 27, 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  10. "HomeStreet Bank to Acquire Business Lending Team and San Marcos Retail Branch of Silvergate Bank". www.businesswire.com. 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  11. "HomeStreet suspends $27M stock buyback plan during coronavirus crisis". The Seattle Times . March 24, 2020.
  12. "Mechanics Bank Completes Strategic Merger with HomeStreet, Inc". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  13. "Partner With The Seahawks | Seattle Seahawks – Seahawks.com". www.seahawks.com. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  14. "Miss HomeStreet Unlimited Hydroplane | HomeStreet Bank". www.homestreet.com. Retrieved 2018-12-14.