Columbia Banking System Inc (COLB)

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Columbia Banking System, Inc. is a bank holding company whose wholly owned banking subsidiary, Columbia State Bank (Columbia Bank or the Bank) also does business under the Bank of Astoria name and conducts full-service commercial banking business in the states of Washington and Oregon. It provides a range of banking services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals and individuals. As of December 31, 2011, Columbia Bank had 102 branch locations in Washington and Oregon. Included in these branch locations are six Columbia Bank branches doing business in Oregon under the Bank of Astoria name in Astoria, Warrenton, Seaside and Cannon Beach in Clatsop County and in Manzanita and Tillamook in Tillamook County. Columbia Bank is a Washington state-chartered commercial bank. On August 5, 2011, the Bank acquired certain assets of the Bank of Whitman. On May 27, 2011, it acquired certain assets of First Heritage Bank. On May 20, 2011, the Bank acquired certain assets of Summit Bank.

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