Mechanics Bank and HomeStreet, Inc. Receive Regulatory Approvals for Pending Strategic Merger

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mechanics Bank and HomeStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ: HMST) (“HomeStreet” or the “Company”), the holding company of HomeStreet Bank, jointly announced today the receipt of all required regulatory approvals for the previously announced all-stock strategic merger in which HomeStreet Bank will merge with and into Mechanics Bank (the “Merger”). Regulatory approvals have been granted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit