HomeStreet Inc

This Annual Report on Form 10-K ("Form 10-K") and the documents incorporated by reference contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”). Generally, forward-looking statements include the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” and “would” and similar expressions (or the negative of these terms) and include statements relating to achievement of profitability and timing of such achievement and expectations regarding reductions in short-term interest rates and their impact on the Company.

Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s expectations at the time such statements are made and speak only as of the date made. The Company does not assume any obligation or undertake to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this release as a result of new information, future events or developments, except as required by federal securities or other applicable laws, although the Company may do so from time to time. The Company does not endorse any projections regarding future performance that may be made by third parties. For all forward-looking statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Reform Act.

We caution readers that actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the Company’s forward-looking statements. Rather, more important factors could affect the Company’s future results, including but not limited to the following: (1) changes in the interest rate environment and in expectation of reduction in short-term interest rates; (2) changes in the U.S. and global economies, including business disruptions, reductions in employment, inflationary pressures and an increase in business failures, specifically among our customers; (3) our ability to control operating costs and expenses; (4) our ability to attract and retain key members of our senior management team; (5) changes in deposit flows, loan demand or real estate values may adversely affect our business; (6) there may be increases in competitive pressure among financial institutions or from non-financial institutions; (7) our ability to obtain regulatory approvals or non-objection to take various capital actions, including the payment of dividends by us or the Bank; (8) the timing and occurrence or non-occurrence of events may be subject to circumstances beyond our control; (9) our credit quality and the effect of credit quality on our credit losses expense and allowance for credit losses and impact the adequacy of our allowance for credit losses; (10) changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines may cause our financial condition to be perceived or interpreted differently; (11) legislative or regulatory changes that may adversely affect our business or financial condition, including, without limitation, changes in corporate and/or individual income tax laws and policies, changes in privacy laws, and changes in regulatory capital or other rules, and the availability of resources to address or respond to such changes; (12) general economic conditions, either nationally or locally in some or all areas in which we conduct business, or conditions in the securities markets or banking industry, may be less favorable than what we currently anticipate; (13) challenges our customers may face in meeting current underwriting standards may adversely impact all or a substantial portion of our rate-lock loan activity we recognize; (14) technological changes may be more difficult or more expensive than what we anticipate; (15) a failure in or breach of our operational or security systems or information technology infrastructure, or those of our third-party providers and vendors, including due to cyber-attacks; (16) success or consummation of new business initiatives may be more difficult or expensive than what we anticipate; (17) staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect our work force and potential associated charges; and (18) litigation, investigations or other matters before regulatory agencies, whether currently existing or commencing in the future, may delay the occurrence or non-occurrence of events longer than what we anticipate. We strongly recommend readers review those disclosures in conjunction with the discussions herein. A discussion of the factors, risks and uncertainties that could affect our financial results, business goals and operational and financial objectives discussed in our releases, public statements and/or filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is contained in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Form 10-K. We strongly recommend readers review those disclosures in conjunction with the discussions herein.

All future written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to above. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and factors that the Company currently deems immaterial may become material, and it is impossible for the Company to predict these events or how they may affect the Company.