SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northwest Bancorporation, Inc. (OTC Pink:NBCT) (the "Company"), the holding company of Inland Northwest Bank ("INB" or the "Bank"), previously announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Bank of Fairfield's holding company, Fairfield Financial Holdings Corp. ("Fairfield"), will merge with and into the Company and Bank of Fairfield will merge with and into Inland Northwest Bank ("INB"), with the Company and INB surviving the mergers. Today, the Company announced it has received all required regulatory approvals of the proposed merger transaction from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Washington Department of Financial Institutions.
The transaction is expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2015, subject to approval of Fairfield's shareholders and other customary closing conditions. Upon completion of the merger transaction, the combined company is expected to have approximately $600 million in assets and sixteen branches in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.
About Northwest Bancorporation, Inc.
Northwest Bancorporation, Inc. is the parent company of Inland Northwest Bank, a state-chartered community bank which operates seven branches in Spokane County, Washington, and four branches in Kootenai County, Idaho. INB specializes in meeting the financial needs of individuals and small to medium-sized businesses, including professional corporations, by providing a full line of commercial, retail, mortgage and private banking products and services. More information about INB can be found on its website at www.inb.com.
About Fairfield Financial Holdings Corp.
Fairfield Financial Holdings Corp. is the parent company of Bank of Fairfield, a state-chartered community bank serving its communities through its eight locations in Spokane and the Palouse Region. Bank of Fairfield specializes in working with generations of family farms and the communities they support since 1908 by providing full service banking with top quality service. More information about Bank of Fairfield can be found at www.bankoffairfield.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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