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Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank Borrowings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral

The following table summarizes, as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the carrying value of securities pledged as collateral to secure public deposits, borrowings and other purposes as permitted or required by law:

		December 31, 2011				December 31, 2010
		(in thousands)
To Washington and Oregon State to secure public deposits		$	225,345			$	153,328
To Federal Home Loan Bank to secure advances		91,097				110,780
To Federal Reserve Bank to secure borrowings		56,347				149,315
Other securities pledged		47,454				45,109
Total securities pledged as collateral		$	420,243			$	458,532

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt Instrument Activity For Year

The maximum, average outstanding and year-end balances and average interest rates on advances from the FHLB were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009:

		Years ended December 31,
		2011				2010				2009
		(dollars in thousands)
Balance at end of year		$	119,009			$	119,405			$	100,000
Average balance during the year		$	120,419			$	123,685			$	111,211
Maximum month-end balance during the year		$	127,426			$	154,916			$	178,000
Weighted average rate during the year		2.76		%		2.75		%		2.38		%
Weighted average rate at December 31		2.81		%		2.81		%		2.49		%

Schedule of Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral

FHLB advances are collateralized by the following:

		December 31,
		2011				2010
		(in thousands)
Fair value of investment securities		$	77,414			$	96,496
Recorded value of blanket pledge on loans receivable		462,040				426,555
Total		$	539,454			$	523,051
FHLB Borrowing Capacity		$	419,115			$	402,048

Federal Home Loan Bank Fixed Rate Advances [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

At December 31, 2011 FHLB advances were scheduled to mature as follows:

		Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Fixed rate advances
		Wtd Avg Rate			Amount
		(dollars in thousands)
Within 1 year		4.22	%		$	8,000
Over 1 through 5 years		2.54	%		103,694
Over 5 through 10 years		5.30	%		1,416
Due after 10 years		5.37	%		5,000
Total					118,110
Valuation adjustment from acquisition accounting					899
Total					$	119,009

Federal Reserve Bank Advances [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt Instrument Activity For Year

The maximum, average outstanding and year-end balances and average interest rates on advances from the Federal Reserve Bank were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009:

		Years ended December 31,
		2011				2010				2009
		(dollars in thousands)
Balance at end of year		$	—			$	—			$	—
Average balance during the year		$	—			$	—			$	38,205
Maximum month-end balance during the year		$	—			$	—			$	100,000
Weighted average rate during the year		—		%		—		%		0.30		%
Weighted average rate at December 31		N/A				N/A				N/A

Schedule of Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral

Federal Reserve Bank advances are collateralized by the following:

		December 31,
		2011				2010
		(in thousands)
Fair value of investment securities		$	53,122			$	135,966
Recorded value of pledged commercial loans		351,322				313,452
Total		$	404,444			$	449,418
Federal Reserve Bank borrowing capacity		$	404,444			$	449,418

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