SEC Comment Letter for HomeStreet, Inc. (HMST) (CIK 0001518715) (MCHB) — May 15, 2018

HomeStreet, Inc. (HMST) (CIK 0001518715)
Date: May 15, 2018 · CIK: 0001518715 · Accession: 0000000000-18-015079

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May 14, 2018

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Special Counsel

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Company

HomeStreet, Inc. (HMST) (CIK 0001518715)

Letter

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 DIVISION OF CORPORATION FINANCE May 15 , 2018 Kai Haakon E. Liekefett , Esq. Sidley Austin LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019

Re: HomeStreet, Inc. Additional Definitive Soliciting Material filed by HomeStreet, Inc. Filed May 14, 2018 File No. 1 -35424

Dear Mr. Liekefett :

We have reviewed the above -captioned filing, and have the following comment s. In our comment s, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand the disclosure.

Exhib it 1 1. We note the disclosure on slides 4 through 6 . Please provide us with t he legal basis for your conclusion that HomeStreet “properly” disclosed information about all loans, with a focus on federal securities law requirements . 2. Please provide us with sup port for the assertion on slide 7 that Mr. Mason was “incredibly successful” in conducting the Fidelity Federal Bank turnaround .

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Please contact David Plattner, Special Counsel, at (202) 551 -8094, or me, at (202) 551-3619, if you have any questions regarding our comment s.

Sincerely,
/s/ Daniel F. Duchovny
Daniel F. Duchovny
Special Counsel
Office of Mergers and Acquisitions

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

       DIVISION OF
CORPORATION FINANCE

 May 15 , 2018

Kai Haakon E. Liekefett , Esq.
Sidley Austin LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019

Re: HomeStreet, Inc.
 Additional Definitive Soliciting Material filed by  HomeStreet, Inc.
Filed May 14, 2018
File No. 1 -35424

Dear Mr. Liekefett :

  We have reviewed the above -captioned filing, and have the following comment s.
In our comment s, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better
understand the disclosure.

Exhib it 1
1. We note the disclosure on slides 4 through 6 .  Please provide us with t he legal basis
for your  conclusion that HomeStreet “properly” disclosed information about all loans,
with a focus on federal securities law requirements .
2. Please provide us with sup port for the assertion on slide 7 that Mr. Mason was
“incredibly successful” in conducting the Fidelity Federal Bank turnaround .

* * *

Please contact David Plattner, Special Counsel, at (202) 551 -8094, or me, at (202)
551-3619, if you have any questions regarding our comment s.

Sincerely,

/s/ Daniel F. Duchovny
Daniel F. Duchovny
Special Counsel
Office of Mergers and Acquisitions

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