HomeStreet Bank Completes Sale of Interest in WMS Series LLC

HomeStreet, Inc. HMST (the "Company" or "HomeStreet"), the parent company of HomeStreet Bank ("HomeStreet Bank"), announced today that HomeStreet Bank has sold all of its ownership interest in WMS Series LLC, d/b/a Penrith Home Loans ("Penrith"). Penrith was an affiliated business arrangement between a HomeStreet subsidiary and various owners of Windermere franchisees that operates a single family mortgage origination business. HomeStreet Bank sold its interests in Penrith to a subsidiary of Windermere Services, which will continue to operate Penrith, in conjunction with the Windermere Real Estate Company franchise owners, under a new structure. HomeStreet Bank will provide certain transition services on arm's length terms to Penrith for a period of time following this sale.

The completion of this transaction further reduces HomeStreet Bank's concentration in single family mortgage lending, following the sale of the Bank's stand-alone home lending centers earlier this year.

"We at HomeStreet have had the good fortune to have been in business with Windermere for over twenty years and it has been a successful part of our overall business," said Mark Mason, CEO and President of HomeStreet. "As we continue to focus on the growth of our commercial banking operations, we felt it was the right time for HomeStreet to exit this business, but we wish Penrith all the best and expect it will continue to be a successful business as an independent company going forward."

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HomeStreet, Inc. HMST is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, serving consumers and businesses in the Western United States and Hawaii through its various operating subsidiaries. The Company is principally engaged in real estate lending, including mortgage banking activities, and commercial and consumer banking. Its principal subsidiaries are HomeStreet Bank and HomeStreet Capital Corporation. Certain information about our business can be found on our investor relations web site, located at http://ir.homestreet.com. HomeStreet Bank is a member of the FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender.

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