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Exhibit 99.1
 
 
   
Contact: Mark J. grescovich, 
                  President & CEO        
                  Lloyd W. Baker, CFO        
                 (509) 527-3636        
     News Release

Banner Corporation Announces First Quarter Results

Walla Walla, WA – April 27, 2011 - Banner Corporation (NASDAQ GSM: BANR), the parent company of Banner Bank and Islanders Bank, today reported that it had a net loss of $7.8 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2011, compared to a net loss of $12.7 million in the immediately preceding quarter and a net loss of $1.5 million in the first quarter a year ago.
 
“The first quarter provided further evidence of the progress we are making in implementing our strategies to strengthen the franchise through our super community bank model,” said Mark J. Grescovich, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “Additional margin expansion and increased net interest income, before provision for loan losses, compared to a year ago supported strong revenue generation during the first quarter, despite a decline in income from mortgage banking operations.  We have improved our core business by continuing to change the composition of our deposit portfolio, growing non-interest-bearing and other core deposit balances, while strengthening our on-balance-sheet liquidity and capital base and effectively managing controllable operating expenses.  The result has been meaningful improvement in our core operations and growth in recurring revenues compared to the same period a year earlier.
 
“In addition, Banner’s credit quality metrics improved during the first quarter, with non-performing loans, real estate owned and total non-performing asset levels all decreasing at March 31, 2011 compared to the prior quarter end,” Grescovich continued.  “However, the provision for loan losses and expenses related to real estate owned remained high, adversely affecting our operating results in the first quarter.  Although we made progress during the quarter in reducing non-performing loans and selling acquired real estate, significantly improving our asset quality remains the primary focus for Banner that will allow us to return to profitability.”
 
In the first quarter, Banner paid a $1.6 million dividend on the $124 million of senior preferred stock it issued to the U.S. Treasury in the fourth quarter of 2008 in connection with its participation in the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program.  In addition, Banner accrued $426,000 for related discount accretion.  Including the preferred stock dividend and related accretion, the net loss to common shareholders was $0.09 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, compared to a net loss to common shareholders of $0.13 per share in the fourth quarter of 2010 and $0.16 per share for the first quarter a year ago.
 
Credit Quality
 
 “Charge-offs and delinquencies as well as real estate expenses and valuation adjustments continued to be concentrated in loans for the construction of single-family homes and residential land development projects,” noted Grescovich.  “However, our exposure to one-to-four family residential construction and land development loans has continued to decline and at March 31, 2011 had been reduced to just 9.0% of total loans outstanding.  Although this percentage is slightly below our long-term target range under improved market conditions, we do expect the land development portion of this portfolio to continue to decline over the near term.
 
“Our impairment analysis and charge-off actions reflect current appraisals and valuation estimates and our reserve levels are substantial, resulting in increased coverage ratios relative to both non-performing loans and total loans at quarter end,” Grescovich continued.  “We will remain diligent in our efforts to reduce credit costs substantially in 2011 and beyond as further problem asset resolution occurs and the economy continues to recover.”
 
Banner recorded a $17.0 million provision for loan losses in the first quarter of 2011, compared to $20.0 million in the preceding quarter and $14.0 million in the first quarter of 2010.  The allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2011 totaled $97.6 million, representing 2.94% of total loans outstanding and 74% of non-performing loans.  Non-performing loans totaled $131.7 million at March 31, 2011, compared to $151.5 million in the preceding quarter and $196.0 million a year earlier.
 
Banner’s real estate owned and repossessed assets totaled $94.9 million at March 31, 2011, compared to $100.9 million three months earlier and $95.2 million a year earlier.  Net charge-offs in the first quarter of 2011 totaled $16.8 million, or 0.50% of average loans outstanding, compared to $19.0 million, or 0.55% of average loans outstanding for the fourth quarter of 2010 and $13.5 million, or 0.36% of average loans outstanding for the first quarter a year ago.  Non-performing assets totaled $228.6 million at March 31, 2011, compared to $254.3 million in the preceding quarter and $294.2 million a year earlier.  At March 31, 2011, Banner’s non-performing assets were 5.32% of total assets, compared to 5.77% at the end of the preceding quarter and 6.42% a year ago.
 
 
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One-to-four family residential construction, land and land development loans were $298.9 million, or only 9.0% of the total loan portfolio at March 31, 2011, compared to $470.0 million, or 12.8% of the total loan portfolio a year earlier.  The geographic distribution of these residential construction, land and land development loans was approximately $95.5 million, or 32%, in the greater Puget Sound market, $131.1 million, or 44%, in the greater Portland, Oregon market and $11.8 million, or 4%, in the greater Boise, Idaho market as of March 31, 2011.  The remaining $60.5 million, or 20%, was distributed in the various eastern Washington, eastern Oregon and northern Idaho markets served by Banner Bank.
 
Non-performing residential construction, land and land development loans and related real estate owned were $108.3 million, or 47% of non-performing assets at March 31, 2011.  The geographic distribution of non-performing construction, land and land development loans and related real estate owned included approximately $48.4 million, or 45%, in the greater Puget Sound market, $42.7 million, or 39%, in the greater Portland market and $9.2 million, or 9%, in the greater Boise market, with the remaining $8.0 million, or 7%, distributed in the various eastern Washington, eastern Oregon and northern Idaho markets served by Banner Bank.
 
Income Statement Review
 
“Further maturing of our expanded branch system and the realignment and refocusing of our delivery platforms has allowed Banner Bank to add customer relationships and grow core deposits.  That growth has enabled us to significantly reduce our cost of funds during the first quarter through changes in our deposit mix.  The reduced cost of funds made it possible for us to improve our net interest margin by 13 basis points compared to the immediately preceding quarter and to increase it by 33 basis points compared to the first quarter a year ago, despite significant downward pressure on asset yields,” said Grescovich.  Banner’s net interest margin was 3.94% for the first quarter of 2011, compared to 3.81% in the preceding quarter and 3.61% in the first quarter a year ago.
 
Funding costs for the first quarter decreased 13 basis points compared to the previous quarter and 73 basis points from the first quarter a year ago.  Deposit costs decreased by 14 basis points compared to the preceding quarter and 80 basis points compared to the first quarter a year earlier.  Asset yields were unchanged from the prior quarter and decreased 41 basis points from the first quarter a year ago.  Loan yields declined one basis point compared to the preceding quarter and decreased eight basis points from the first quarter a year ago.  Non-accruing loans reduced the margin by approximately 27 basis points in the first quarter of 2011 compared to approximately 33 basis points in the preceding quarter and approximately 34 basis points in the first quarter of 2010.
 
Net interest income, before the provision for loan losses, was $40.1 million in the first quarter of 2011, compared to $40.8 million in the preceding quarter and $38.2 million in the first quarter a year ago.  Revenues from core operations* (net interest income before the provision for loan losses plus total other operating income excluding fair value and other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) adjustments) were $47.0 million in the first quarter of 2011, compared to $49.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 and $45.2 million for the first quarter a year ago.  “While we had an expected seasonal decline in revenues compared to the immediately preceding quarter, the growth in core deposits and reduced funding costs and resulting improvement in net interest margin led to a solid increase in our revenues from core operations compared to the same quarter a year earlier,” said Grescovich.
 
Banner’s first quarter 2011 results also included a net gain of $256,000 ($256,000 after tax, with no measurable impact on earnings per share) for fair value adjustments as a result of changes in the valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value, compared to a net loss of $706,000 ($706,000 after tax, or $0.01 loss per share) in the fourth quarter of 2010 and a net gain of $1.9 million ($1.2 million after tax, or $0.06 earnings per share) in the first quarter a year ago.
 
Total other operating income, which includes the changes in the valuation of financial instruments noted above and OTTI adjustments, was $7.2 million in the first quarter of 2011, compared to $7.6 million in the preceding quarter and $7.7 million for the first quarter a year ago.  There were no OTTI charges during the current first quarter or during the preceding quarter.  OTTI charges during the first quarter of 2010 were $1.2 million.  Total other operating income from core operations* (other operating income excluding fair value and OTTI adjustments) for the current quarter was $7.0 million, compared to $8.3 million the preceding quarter, and $7.0 million for the first quarter a year ago.
 
Income from mortgage banking operations decreased to $962,000 in the first quarter, compared to $2.1 million in the immediately preceding quarter and was nearly unchanged from $948,000 in the first quarter of 2010.  Deposit fees and other service charges were $5.3 million in the first quarter of 2011 compared to $5.5 million in the preceding quarter and $5.2 million in the first quarter a year ago.
 
“Operating expenses decreased during the quarter compared to the preceding quarter, primarily due to a lower amount of valuation adjustments in the real estate owned portfolio than was recorded during the fourth quarter of 2010,” said Grescovich.  “Aside from the costs associated with real estate owned, our operating expenses were little changed from recent quarters.  While we are working diligently to control operating expenses, we expect collection expenses and costs associated with real estate owned to remain elevated in the short term as we continue our efforts to reduce our inventory of non-performing assets.”
 
Total other operating expenses, or non-interest expenses, were $38.1 million in the first quarter of 2011, compared to $41.0 million in the preceding quarter and $35.4 million in the first quarter a year ago.
 
 
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*Earnings information excluding fair value and OTTI adjustments (alternately referred to as total other operating income from core operation or revenues from core operations) represent non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial measures.  Management has presented these non-GAAP financial measures in this earnings release because it believes that they provide useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Company’s core operations reflected in the current quarter’s results.  Where applicable, the Company has also presented comparable earnings information using GAAP financial measures.
 
Balance Sheet Review
 
“We have continued to intentionally reduce our construction and land development loans as well as other non-performing loans during the past year, including additional reductions in the first quarter.  Further, loan demand remained modest for the quarter as both businesses and consumers continued to deleverage their balance sheets and remain very cautious in the current economic environment. We also experienced a normal seasonal decline in agricultural loan balances during the first quarter.  As a result, total loans declined further in the first quarter,” said Grescovich, “however, the aggressive calling efforts of our bankers are resulting in a stronger pipeline of new relationship and lending opportunities for Banner.”
 
Net loans were $3.23 billion at March 31, 2011, compared to $3.31 billion at December 31, 2010 and $3.59 billion a year ago.  At March 31, 2011, our one-to-four family construction loans totaled $151.0 million, a $62.4 million reduction over the past year and a reduction of $504.0 million from their peak quarter-end balance of $655.0 million at June 30, 2007.  Similarly, total construction, land and land development loans have declined by $864.3 million from their peak quarter-end balance of $1.24 billion at June 30, 2007.
 
Total assets were $4.30 billion at March 31, 2011, compared to $4.41 billion at the end of the preceding quarter and $4.58 billion a year ago.  Deposits totaled $3.54 billion at March 31, 2011, compared to $3.59 billion at the end of the preceding quarter and $3.85 billion a year ago.  Non-interest-bearing accounts totaled $622.8 million at March 31, 2011, compared to $600.5 million at the end of the preceding quarter and $549.3 million a year ago, a year-over-year increase of 13%.  At March 31, 2011, interest-bearing transaction and savings accounts were $1.46 billion, compared to $1.43 billion at the end of the preceding quarter and $1.40 billion a year ago, a year-over-year increase of 4%.
 
 “We have significantly reduced our reliance on higher cost certificates of deposit by emphasizing core deposit activity in non-interest-bearing and other transaction and savings deposit products.  This strategy continues to help improve our cost of funds and increase the opportunity for deposit fee revenue,” said Grescovich.  “Much lower rates on renewed and retained certificates of deposit also significantly contributed to the decline in the cost of deposits and are expected to provide a substantial benefit in future periods.”
 
At March 31, 2011, total stockholders’ equity was $504.7 million, including $119.4 million attributable to preferred stock and common stockholders’ equity was $385.3 million, or $3.35 per share.  During 2010, Banner completed a common stock offering, issuing a total of 85,639,000 shares in the offering, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $161.6 million.  At March 31, 2011, Banner had 114.9 million shares outstanding, compared to 22.9 million shares outstanding a year ago.  Tangible common stockholders’ equity, which excludes preferred stock and other intangibles, was $377.3 million at March 31, 2011, or 8.79% of tangible assets, compared to $383.9 million, or 8.73% of tangible assets at December 31, 2010 and $278.5 million, or 6.09% of tangible assets a year ago.  Tangible book value per common share was $3.28 at March 31, 2011.
 
Augmented by the stock offering and continued sales under its Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase and Sale Plan (DRIP), Banner Corporation and its subsidiary banks continue to maintain capital levels significantly in excess of the requirements to be categorized as “well-capitalized” under applicable regulatory standards.  Banner Corporation used a significant portion of the net proceeds from the offering to strengthen Banner Bank’s regulatory capital ratios while retaining the balance for general working capital purposes, including additional capital investments in its subsidiary banks if appropriate.  Through March 31, 2011, Banner Corporation had invested $110.0 million of the net proceeds as additional paid-in common equity in Banner Bank, although no additional equity investment was made during the most recent quarter.  Banner Corporation’s Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets ratio was 12.50% and its total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio was 17.14% at March 31, 2011.  Banner Bank’s Tier 1 leverage ratio improved to 11.03% at March 31, 2011, well in excess of the minimum level of 10% targeted in our Memorandum of Understanding agreed to with the FDIC and the Washington Department of Financial Institutions.
 
Conference Call
 
Banner will host a conference call on Thursday, April 28, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. PST, to discuss first quarter results.  The conference call can be accessed live by telephone at (480) 629-9723 to participate in the call.  To listen to the call online, go to the Company’s website at www.bannerbank.com.  A replay will be available for a week at (303) 590-3030, using access code 4429150.
 
About the Company
 
Banner Corporation is a $4.30 billion bank holding company operating two commercial banks in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.  Banner serves the Pacific Northwest region with a full range of deposit services and business, commercial real estate, construction, residential, agricultural and consumer loans.  Visit Banner Bank on the Web at www.bannerbank.com.
 
This press release contains statements that the Company believes are “forward-looking statements.” These statements relate to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance or business. You should not place undue reliance on these statements,
 
 
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as they are subject to risks and uncertainties. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind these risks and uncertainties, as well as any cautionary statements the Company may make. Moreover, you should treat these statements as speaking only as of the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to the Company. There are a number of important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from historical performance and these forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in our allowance for loan losses and provision for loan losses that may be impacted by deterioration in the housing and commercial real estate markets and may lead to increased losses and non-performing assets and may result in our allowance for loan losses not being adequate to cover actual losses; changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas; changes in the levels of general interest rates and the relative differences between short and long-term interest rates, deposit interest rates, our net interest margin and funding sources; fluctuations in the demand for loans, the number of unsold homes, land and other properties and fluctuations in real estate values in our market areas; secondary market conditions for loans and our ability to sell loans in the secondary market; results of examinations of us by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and of our bank subsidiaries by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banks or other regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, institute a formal or informal enforcement action against us or any of the Banks which could require us to increase our reserve for loan losses, write-down assets, change our regulatory capital position or affect our ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits, which could adversely affect our liquidity and earnings; our compliance with regulatory enforcement actions; the requirements and restrictions that have been imposed upon Banner and Banner Bank under the memoranda of understanding with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (in the case of Banner) and the FDIC and the Washington DFI (in the case of Banner Bank) and the possibility that Banner and Banner Bank will be unable to fully comply with the memoranda of understanding, which could result in the imposition of additional requirements or restrictions; legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business including changes in regulatory policies and principles, or the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules; our ability to attract and retain deposits; further increases in premiums for deposit insurance; our ability to control operating costs and expenses; the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain of our assets, which estimates may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuation; staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect our workforce and potential associated charges; the failure or security breach of computer systems on which we depend; our ability to retain key members of our senior management team; costs and effects of litigation, including settlements and judgments; our ability to implement our business strategies; our ability to successfully integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems, and management personnel we may acquire into our operations and our ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames and any goodwill charges related thereto; our ability to manage loan delinquency rates; increased competitive pressures among financial services companies; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules, or regulations or to respond to regulatory actions; our ability to pay dividends on our common and preferred stock and interest or principal payments on our junior subordinated debentures; adverse changes in the securities markets; inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us; changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the financial institution regulatory agencies or the Financial Accounting Standards Board including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new accounting methods; the economic impact of war or terrorist activities; other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services; future legislative changes in the United States Department of Treasury  Troubled Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase Program; and other risks detailed in Banner’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. We do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. These risks could cause our actual results for 2011 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements by, or on behalf of, us, and could negatively affect our operating and stock price performance.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
   
Quarters Ended
   
(in thousands except shares and per share data)
 
Mar 31, 2011
   
Dec 31, 2010
   
Mar 31, 2010
 
                   
INTEREST INCOME:
                 
Loans receivable
  $ 46,755     $ 49,390     $ 52,759  
Mortgage-backed securities
    875       902       1,126  
Securities and cash equivalents
    2,033       1,936       2,085  
      49,663       52,228       55,970  
                         
INTEREST EXPENSE:
                       
Deposits
    7,812       9,521       15,798  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    178       314       361  
Other borrowings
    579       584       634  
Junior subordinated debentures
    1,038       1,052       1,027  
      9,607       11,471       17,820  
Net interest income before provision for loan losses
    40,056       40,757       38,150  
                         
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
    17,000       20,000       14,000  
Net interest income
    23,056       20,757       24,150  
                         
OTHER OPERATING INCOME:
                       
Deposit fees and other service charges
    5,279       5,515       5,169  
Mortgage banking operations
    962       2,086       948  
Loan servicing fees
    256       177       313  
Miscellaneous
    493       514       617  
      6,990       8,292       7,047  
Other-than-temporary impairment losses
    - -       - -       (1,231 )
Net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value
    256       (706 )     1,908  
Total other operating income
    7,246       7,586       7,724  
                         
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE:
                       
Salary and employee benefits
    17,255       17,045       16,559  
Less capitalized loan origination costs
    (1,720 )     (2,123 )     (1,605 )
Occupancy and equipment
    5,394       5,501       5,604  
Information / computer data services
    1,567       1,531       1,506  
Payment and card processing services
    1,647       1,942       1,424  
Professional services
    1,672       1,740       1,287  
Advertising and marketing
    1,740       1,740       1,950  
Deposit insurance
    1,969       1,999       2,132  
State/municipal business and use taxes
    494       616       480  
Real estate operations
    4,631       7,044       3,058  
Amortization of core deposit intangibles
    597       600       644  
Miscellaneous
    2,898       3,399       2,376  
Total other operating expense
    38,144       41,034       35,415  
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes
    (7,842 )     (12,691 )     (3,541 )
                         
PROVISION FOR  (BENEFIT FROM ) INCOME TAXES
    - -       - -       (2,024 )
NET INCOME (LOSS)
    (7,842 )     (12,691 )     (1,517 )
                         
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND AND DISCOUNT ACCRETION:
                       
Preferred stock dividend
    1,550       1,550       1,550  
Preferred stock discount accretion
    426       398       398  
                         
NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
  $ (9,818 )   $ (14,639 )   $ (3,465 )
Earnings (loss) per share available to common shareholder                         
Basic
  $ (0.09 )   $ (0.13 )   $ (0.16 )
Diluted
  $ (0.09 )   $ (0.13 )   $ (0.16 )
                         
Cumulative dividends declared per common share
  $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01  
                         
Weighted average common shares outstanding
                       
Basic
    113,901,348       112,059,269       22,131,671  
Diluted
    113,901,348       112,059,269       22,131,671  
                         
Common shares issued in connection with exercise of stock options or DRIP
    1,952,577       1,691,572       1,561,559  


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FINANCIAL  CONDITION
                 
(in thousands except shares and per share data)
 
Mar 31, 2011
   
Dec 31, 2010
   
Mar 31, 2010
 
ASSETS
                 
Cash and due from banks
  $ 44,381     $ 39,756     $ 41,123  
Federal funds and interest-bearing deposits
    271,924       321,896       236,629  
Securities - at fair value
    90,881       95,379       138,659  
Securities - available for sale
    240,968       200,227       96,718  
Securities - held to maturity
    75,114       72,087       73,555  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    37,371       37,371       37,371  
Loans receivable:
                       
 
Held for sale
    1,493       3,492       4,398  
 
Held for portfolio
    3,324,587       3,399,625       3,684,459  
 
Allowance for loan losses
    (97,632 )     (97,401 )     (95,733 )
        3,228,448       3,305,716       3,593,124  
                           
Accrued interest receivable
    16,503       15,927       18,501  
Real estate owned held for sale, net
    94,945       100,872       95,074  
Property and equipment, net
    94,743       96,502       101,541  
Other intangibles, net
    8,011       8,609       10,426  
Bank-owned life insurance
    57,123       56,653       55,125  
Other assets
    39,291       55,087       83,865  
      $ 4,299,703     $ 4,406,082     $ 4,581,711  
                           
LIABILITIES
                       
Deposits:
                       
 
Non-interest-bearing
  $ 622,759     $ 600,457     $ 549,291  
 
Interest-bearing transaction and savings accounts
    1,459,895       1,433,248       1,404,301  
 
Interest-bearing certificates
    1,457,994       1,557,493       1,896,186  
        3,540,648       3,591,198       3,849,778  
                           
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank at fair value
    10,567       43,523       62,108  
Customer repurchase agreements and other borrowings
    159,902       175,813       177,244  
                           
Junior subordinated debentures at fair value
    48,395       48,425       48,147  
                           
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    20,958       21,048       24,049  
Deferred compensation
    14,489       14,603       13,661  
        3,794,959       3,894,610       4,174,987  
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       
                           
Preferred stock - Series A
    119,426       119,000       117,805  
Common stock
    513,950       509,457       335,877  
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
    (126,318 )     (115,348 )     (45,775 )
Other components of stockholders' equity
    (2,314 )     (1,637 )     (1,183 )
        504,744       511,472       406,724  
      $ 4,299,703     $ 4,406,082     $ 4,581,711  
                           
Common Shares Issued:
                       
Shares outstanding at end of period
    115,106,042       113,153,465       23,101,149  
 
Less unearned ESOP shares at end of period
    240,381       240,381       240,381  
Shares outstanding at end of period excluding unearned ESOP shares
    114,865,661       112,913,084       22,860,768  
                           
Common stockholders' equity per share (1)
  $ 3.35     $ 3.48     $ 12.64  
Common stockholders' tangible equity per share (1) (2)
  $ 3.28     $ 3.40     $ 12.18  
Tangible common stockholders' equity to tangible assets
    8.79 %     8.73 %     6.09 %
Consolidated Tier 1 leverage capital ratio
    12.50 %     12.24 %     9.76 %
                           
(1)
- Calculation is based on number of common shares outstanding at the end of the period rather than weighted average shares
 
 
 outstanding and excludes unallocated shares in the ESOP.
                       
(2)
- Tangible common equity excludes preferred stock, goodwill, core deposit and other intangibles.
                 

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ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                 
(dollars in thousands)
                 
                   
   
Mar 31, 2011
   
Dec 31, 2010
   
Mar 31, 2010
 
LOANS (including loans held for sale):
                 
Commercial real estate
                 
Owner occupied
  $ 521,823     $ 515,093     $ 515,542  
Investment properties
    564,337       550,610       557,134  
Multifamily real estate
    147,569       134,634       147,659  
Commercial construction
    26,580       62,707       83,879  
Multifamily construction
    19,694       27,394       61,924  
One- to four-family construction
    151,015       153,383       213,438  
Land and land development
                       
Residential
    147,913       167,764       256,607  
Commercial
    30,539       32,386       48,194  
Commercial business
    577,128       585,457       616,396  
Agricultural business including secured by farmland
    188,756       204,968       187,207  
One- to four-family real estate
    665,396       682,924       697,565  
Consumer
    104,129       99,761       109,092  
Consumer secured by one- to four-family real estate
    181,201       186,036       194,220  
Total loans outstanding
  $ 3,326,080     $ 3,403,117     $ 3,688,857  
                         
Restructured loans performing under their restructured terms
  $ 60,968     $ 60,115     $ 45,471  
                         
Loans 30 - 89 days past due and on accrual
  $ 16,587     $ 28,847     $ 51,328  
                         
Total delinquent loans (including loans on non-accrual)
  $ 148,285     $ 180,336     $ 247,338  
                         
Total delinquent loans  /  Total loans outstanding
    4.46 %     5.30 %     6.71 %
 
GEOGRAPHIC CONCENTRATION OF LOANS AT
                             
March 31, 2011
 
Washington
   
Oregon
   
Idaho
   
Other
   
Total
 
                               
Commercial real estate
                             
Owner occupied
  $ 401,610     $ 65,803     $ 51,014     $ 3,396     $ 521,823  
Investment properties
    412,223       103,692       42,377       6,045       564,337  
Multifamily real estate
    119,984       17,308       9,788       489       147,569  
Commercial construction
    16,253       1,152       9,175       - -       26,580  
Multifamily construction
    11,652       8,042       - -       - -       19,694  
One- to four-family construction
    74,942       72,533       3,540       - -       151,015  
Land and land development
                                       
Residential
    79,627       57,137       11,149       - -       147,913  
Commercial
    26,176       1,356       3,007       - -       30,539  
Commercial business
    390,439       108,587       64,624       13,478       577,128  
Agricultural business including secured by farmland
    100,560       36,410       51,778       8       188,756  
One- to four-family real estate
    426,549       207,273       29,235       2,339       665,396  
Consumer
    75,562       22,534       6,033       - -       104,129  
Consumer secured by one- to four-family real estate
    125,231       43,001       12,471       498       181,201  
Total loans outstanding
  $ 2,260,808     $ 744,828     $ 294,191     $ 26,253     $ 3,326,080  
                                         
Percent of total loans
    68.0 %     22.4 %     8.8 %     0.8 %     100.0 %
 
DETAIL OF LAND AND LAND DEVELOPMENT LOANS AT
                             
March 31, 2011
 
Washington
   
Oregon
   
Idaho
   
Other
   
Total
 
                               
Residential
                             
Acquisition & development
  $ 37,910     $ 33,985     $ 4,235     $ - -     $ 76,130  
Improved lots
    26,775       17,334       950       - -       45,059  
Unimproved land
    14,942       5,818       5,964       - -       26,724  
Total residential land and development
  $ 79,627     $ 57,137     $ 11,149     $ - -     $ 147,913  
                                         
Commercial & industrial
                                       
Acquisition & development
  $ 4,402     $ - -     $ 560     $ - -     $ 4,962  
Improved land
    9,456       - -       - -       - -       9,456  
Unimproved land
    12,318       1,356       2,447       - -       16,121  
Total commercial land and development
  $ 26,176     $ 1,356     $ 3,007     $ - -     $ 30,539  

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    Quarters Ended  
CHANGE IN THE
 
Mar 31, 2011
   
Dec 31, 2010
   
Mar 31, 2010
 
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
                 
                   
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 97,401     $ 96,435     $ 95,269  
Acquisitions / (divestitures)
    - -       - -       - -  
                         
Provision
    17,000       20,000       14,000  
                         
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
                       
Commercial real estate
    - -       - -       - -  
Multifamily real estate
    - -       - -       - -  
Construction and land
    35       112       37  
   One- to four-family real estate
    52       11       350  
Commercial business
    81       776       1,290  
      Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
    - -       36       - -  
Consumer
    78       79       59  
      246       1,014       1,736  
Loans charged off:
                       
Commercial real estate
    (989 )     (1,575 )     (92 )
Multifamily real estate
    (427 )     - -       - -  
Construction and land
    (10,537 )     (11,811 )     (7,724 )
   One- to four-family real estate
    (2,209 )     (2,483 )     (2,115 )
Commercial business
    (2,368 )     (3,211 )     (4,784 )
      Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
    (123 )     (460 )     (2 )
Consumer
    (362 )     (508 )     (555 )
      (17,015 )     (20,048 )     (15,272 )
Net charge-offs
    (16,769 )     (19,034 )     (13,536 )
                         
Balance, end of period
  $ 97,632     $ 97,401     $ 95,733  
                         
Net charge-offs / Average loans outstanding
    0.50 %     0.55 %     0.36 %

ALLOCATION OF
                 
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
 
Mar 31, 2011
   
Dec 31, 2010
   
Mar 31, 2010
 
Specific or allocated loss allowance
                 
           Commercial real estate
  $ 11,871     $ 11,779     $ 8,279  
           Multifamily real estate
    6,055       3,963       2,072  
           Construction and land
    30,346       33,121       44,078  
           Commercial business
    22,054       24,545       24,530  
           Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
    1,441       1,846       949  
           One- to four-family real estate
    8,149       5,829       3,093  
           Consumer
    1,452       1,794       1,898  
       Total allocated
    81,368       82,877       84,899  
                         
           Estimated allowance for undisbursed commitments
    1,158       1,426       1,161  
           Unallocated
    15,106       13,098       9,673  
           Total allowance for loan losses
  $ 97,632     $ 97,401     $ 95,733  
                         
Allowance for loan losses / Total loans outstanding
    2.94 %     2.86 %     2.60 %
                         
Allowance for loan losses / Non-performing loans
    74 %     64 %     49 %

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ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                 
(dollars in thousands)
                 
                   
   
Mar 31, 2011
   
Dec 31, 2010
   
Mar 31, 2010
 
NON-PERFORMING ASSETS
                 
                   
Loans on non-accrual status
                 
Secured by real estate:
                 
Commercial
  $ 23,443     $ 24,727     $ 6,801  
Multifamily
    1,361       1,889       373  
Construction and land
    67,163       75,734       138,245  
One- to four-family
    16,571       16,869       19,777  
Commercial business
    15,904       21,100       19,353  
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
    1,984       5,853       8,013  
Consumer
    4,655       2,332       3,387  
      131,081       148,504       195,949  
                         
Loans more than 90 days delinquent, still on accrual
                       
Secured by real estate:
                       
Commercial
    - -       - -       - -  
Multifamily
    - -       - -       - -  
Construction and land
    - -       - -       - -  
One- to four-family
    561       2,955       - -  
Commercial business
    14       - -       - -  
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
    - -       - -       - -  
Consumer
    42       30       61  
      617       2,985       61  
Total non-performing loans
    131,698       151,489       196,010  
Securities on non-accrual
    1,904       1,896       3,000  
Real estate owned (REO) and repossessed assets
    94,969       100,945       95,167  
Total non-performing assets
  $ 228,571     $ 254,330     $ 294,177  
                         
Total non-performing assets  /  Total assets
    5.32 %     5.77 %     6.42 %


DETAIL & GEOGRAPHIC CONCENTRATION OF
                             
NON-PERFORMING ASSETS AT
                             
March 31, 2011
 
Washington
   
Oregon
   
Idaho
   
Other
   
Total
 
Secured by real estate:
                             
Commercial
  $ 18,781     $ 495     $ 4,167     $ - -     $ 23,443  
Multifamily
    1,361       - -       - -       - -       1,361  
Construction and land
                                       
One- to four-family construction
    8,202       4,314       1,075       - -       13,591  
Commercial construction
    1,521       - -       - -       - -       1,521  
Multifamily construction
    - -       651       - -       - -       651  
Residential land acquisition & development
    21,496       10,203       1,748       - -       33,447  
Residential land improved lots
    3,530       3,903       131       - -       7,564  
Residential land unimproved
    3,619       1,090       3,428       - -       8,137  
Commercial land acquisition & development
    - -       - -       - -       - -       - -  
Commercial land improved
    1,956       - -       - -       - -       1,956  
Commercial land unimproved
    296       - -       - -       - -       296  
Total construction and land
    40,620       20,161       6,382       - -       67,163  
                                         
One- to four-family
    11,532       4,279       1,321       - -       17,132  
Commercial business
    14,157       591       1,020       150       15,918  
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland
    754       - -       1,230       - -       1,984  
Consumer
    2,723       1,750       224       - -       4,697  
                                         
Total non-performing loans
    89,928       27,276       14,344       150       131,698  
Securities on non-accrual
    - -       - -       500       1,404       1,904  
Real estate owned (REO) and repossessed assets
    48,259       35,562       11,148       - -       94,969  
                                         
Total  non-performing assets at end of the period
  $ 138,187     $ 62,838     $ 25,992     $ 1,554     $ 228,571  


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ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     
(dollars in thousands)
         
           
    Quarters Ended  
REAL ESTATE OWNED
 
Mar 31, 2011
 
Mar 31, 2010
 
           
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 100,872   $ 77,743  
Additions from loan foreclosures
    14,916     27,327  
Additions from capitalized costs
    1,615     1,136  
Dispositions of REO
    (18,894 )   (9,879 )
Transfers to property and equipment
    - -     - -  
Gain (loss) on sale of REO
    (537 )   (737 )
Valuation adjustments in the period
    (3,027 )   (516 )
               
Balance, end of period
  $ 94,945   $ 95,074  


   
Quarters Ended
 
REAL ESTATE OWNED- FIVE COMPARATIVE QUARTERS
 
Mar 31, 2011
   
Dec 31, 2010
   
Sep 30, 2010
   
Jun 30, 2010
   
Mar 31, 2010
 
                               
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 100,872     $ 107,159     $ 101,485     $ 95,074     $ 77,743  
Additions from loan foreclosures
    14,916       16,855       25,694       17,885       27,327  
Additions from capitalized costs
    1,615       1,650       841       380       1,136  
 Dispositions of REO
    (18,894 )     (19,095 )     (12,145 )     (10,532 )     (9,879 )
Gain (loss) on sale of REO
    (537 )     (524 )     (133 )     (498 )     (737 )
Valuation adjustments in the period
    (3,027 )     (5,173 )     (8,583 )     (824 )     (516 )
                                         
Balance, end of period
  $ 94,945     $ 100,872     $ 107,159     $ 101,485     $ 95,074  

 
REAL ESTATE OWNED- BY TYPE AND STATE
 
Washington
   
Oregon
   
Idaho
   
Total
 
                         
Commercial real estate
  $ 15,182     $ - -     $ 477     $ 15,659  
One- to four-family construction
    472       2,088       - -       2,560  
Land development- commercial
    3,875       6,065       200       10,140  
Land development- residential
    18,591       19,141       5,241       42,973  
Agricultural land
    - -       256       1,205       1,461  
One- to four-family real estate
    10,115       8,012       4,025       22,152  
                                 
Total
  $ 48,235     $ 35,562     $ 11,148     $ 94,945  


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ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                 
(dollars in thousands)
                 
                   
                   
DEPOSITS & OTHER BORROWINGS
                 
   
Mar 31, 2011
   
Dec 31, 2010
   
Mar 31, 2010
 
     DEPOSIT COMPOSITION
                 
                   
     Non-interest-bearing
  $ 622,759     $ 600,457     $ 549,291  
                         
     Interest-bearing checking
    361,430       357,702       366,786  
     Regular savings accounts
    648,520       616,512       577,704  
     Money market accounts
    449,945       459,034       459,811  
                         
     Interest-bearing transaction & savings accounts
    1,459,895       1,433,248       1,404,301  
                         
     Interest-bearing certificates
    1,457,994       1,557,493       1,896,186  
                         
     Total deposits
  $ 3,540,648     $ 3,591,198     $ 3,849,778  
                         
                         
     INCLUDED IN TOTAL DEPOSITS
                       
                         
     Public transaction accounts
  $ 62,873     $ 64,482     $ 80,942  
     Public interest-bearing certificates
    67,527       81,809       82,362  
                         
     Total public deposits
  $ 130,400     $ 146,291     $ 163,304  
                         
                         
     Total brokered deposits
  $ 92,940     $ 102,984     $ 150,577  
                         
                         
     INCLUDED IN OTHER BORROWINGS
                       
     Customer repurchase agreements / "Sweep accounts"
  $ 109,227     $ 125,140     $ 126,954  

 
GEOGRAPHIC CONCENTRATION OF DEPOSITS AT
                       
March 31, 2011
 
Washington
   
Oregon
   
Idaho
   
Total
 
                         
    $ 2,699,341     $ 610,340     $ 230,967     $ 3,540,648  


                         
               
Minimum for Capital Adequacy
 
REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS AT
  Actual    
or "Well Capitalized"
 
March 31, 2011
 
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
 
                         
Banner Corporation-consolidated
                       
Total capital to risk-weighted assets
  $ 587,594       17.14 %   $ 274,302       8.00 %
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
    544,058       15.87 %     137,151       4.00 %
Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets
    544,058       12.50 %     174,063       4.00 %
                                 
Banner Bank
                               
Total capital to risk-weighted assets
    494,814       15.24 %     324,612       10.00 %
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
    453,567       13.97 %     194,767       6.00 %
Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets
    453,567       11.03 %     205,589       5.00 %
                                 
Islanders Bank
                               
Total capital to risk-weighted assets
    29,829       14.46 %     20,635       10.00 %
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
    27,248       13.20 %     12,381       6.00 %
Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets
    27,248       11.53 %     11,815       5.00 %


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ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                 
(dollars in thousands)
                 
(rates / ratios annualized)
                 
       
Quarters Ended
   
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
 
Mar 31, 2011
   
Dec 31, 2010
   
Mar 31, 2010
 
                     
Average loans
  $ 3,349,978     $ 3,458,400     $ 3,726,243  
Average securities
    465,017       418,647       391,992  
Average interest earning cash
    308,575       368,194       171,570  
Average non-interest-earning assets
    233,365       254,242       258,060  
                           
 
Total average assets
  $ 4,356,935     $ 4,499,483     $ 4,547,865  
                           
Average deposits
  $ 3,561,020     $ 3,669,442     $ 3,800,888  
Average borrowings
    322,261       344,906       373,192  
Average non-interest-bearing liabilities
    (39,755 )     (38,355 )     (36,459 )
                           
 
Total average liabilities
    3,843,526       3,975,993       4,137,621  
                           
Total average stockholders' equity
    513,409       523,490       410,244  
     
`
                 
 
Total average liabilities and equity
  $ 4,356,935     $ 4,499,483     $ 4,547,865  
                           
Interest rate yield on loans
    5.66 %     5.67 %     5.74 %
Interest rate yield on securities
    2.38 %     2.46 %     3.22 %
Interest rate yield on cash
    0.23 %     0.26 %     0.23 %
                           
 
Interest rate yield on interest-earning assets
    4.88 %     4.88 %     5.29 %
                           
Interest rate expense on deposits
    0.89 %     1.03 %     1.69 %
Interest rate expense on borrowings
    2.26 %     2.24 %     2.20 %
                           
 
Interest rate expense on interest-bearing liabilities
    1.00 %     1.13 %     1.73 %
                           
Interest rate spread
    3.88 %     3.75 %     3.56 %
                           
Net interest margin
    3.94 %     3.81 %     3.61 %
                           
Other operating income / Average assets
    0.67 %     0.67 %     0.69 %
                           
Other operating income EXCLUDING change in valuation of
                       
 
financial instruments carried at fair value / Average assets (1)
    0.65 %     0.73 %     0.52 %
                           
Other operating expense / Average assets
    3.55 %     3.62 %     3.16 %
                           
Efficiency ratio (other operating expense / revenue)
    80.64 %     84.88 %     77.20 %
                           
Return (Loss) on average assets
    (0.73 %)     (1.12 %)     (0.14 %)
                           
Return (Loss) on average equity
    (6.19 %)     (9.62 %)     (1.50 %)
                           
Return (Loss) on average tangible equity (2)
    (6.30 %)     (9.78 %)     (1.54 %)
                           
Average equity  /  Average assets
    11.78 %     11.63 %     9.02 %
                           
(1)
- Earnings information excluding the fair value adjustments and goodwill impairment charge (alternately referred to as operating
 
 
income (loss) from core operations and expenses from core operations) represent non-GAAP (Generally Accepted
 
 
Accounting Principles) financial measures.
                       
                           
(2)
- Average tangible equity excludes goodwill, core deposit and other intangibles.