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		<title><![CDATA[Sterling Financial Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator instructions. Today&#8217;s first question is from Jeff Rulis of D.A. Davidson. Your line is open. Jeff Rulis &#8211; D.A. Davidson Good morning. Harold Gilkey Good morning, Jeff. Dan Byrne Good morning. Jeff Rulis &#8211; D.A. Davidson You mentioned in the press release some Northern...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sterling Financial Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, sir. Operator Instructions. Our first question is from Brett Rabatin of Stern AG. Harold Gilkey Good morning, Brett. Brett Rabatin - Stern AG Good morning, Harold. How are you? Harold Gilkey Good. Brett Rabatin - Stern AG First, thanks for providing additional color on the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sterling Financial Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions  Our first question comes from Jeffery Rulis &#8211; D.A. Davidson & Co. Jeffery Rulis &#8211; D.A. Davidson & Co. Dan, based on the comments you just gave kind of guidance, have you sort of moved past the previous guidance on the loan...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:18:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sterling Financial Corporation Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator instructions Our first comes from Mr. Jeff Rulis. Your line open sir and please state your company name. Jeff Rulis &#8211; D.A. Davidson  D.A. Davidson. Good morning. Dan Byrne Good morning, Jeff. How are you? Jeff Rulis &#8211; D.A. Davidson  Good, how are...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sterling Financial Corporation Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator instructions The first question comes from Jim Bradshaw of D.A. Davidson. Sir, your line is open. Jim Bradshaw Good morning. Harold or Dan, how much of the reserve, the $145 million in reserves, is general versus -- or specific versus general reserves, I should say?...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sterling Financial Corporation Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Your first question comes from Brett Rabatin - FTN Midwest.  Brett Rabatin - FTN Midwest  I wanted to ask you a few questions. I&#8217;ve actually got a ton, but I&#8217;ll just ask you a few here. First, I want to make sure I...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[After EFI fraud allegations, Sterling Financial expected to sell]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[REGION   Sterling Financial Corp. is widely expected to be sold in the wake of fraud allegations at a major subsidiary. Suitors could range from National Penn Bancshares Inc. of Berks County to the much larger M&T Bank Corp. of Buffalo, analysts said. Executives at Lancaster Countybased Sterling, the...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[IN THE REGION Sterling Financial completes Bay Net Financial deal Sterling Financial Corp., Lancaster, completed its acquisition of Bay Net Financial Inc., Bel Air, Md., yesterday. The price was about $23 million. Sterling's bank in Maryland, First National Bank of North East, will be combined with Bay Net A Community...]]></description>
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