SEC Company Response from HomeStreet, Inc. (HMST) (CIK 0001518715) (MCHB) — Feb 8, 2012
HomeStreet, Inc. (HMST) (CIK 0001518715)
Date: Feb. 8, 2012 · CIK: 0001518715 · Accession: 0001193125-12-047359
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File numbers found in text: 333-173980
Letter
Securities and Exchange Commission Attn: Division of Corporation Finance Form S-1 Registration Statement Registration No. 333-173980
Re: HomeStreet, Inc.
Dear Sir/Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, HomeStreet, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Company”), hereby requests that the effective date of the above-captioned registration statement be accelerated so that the registration statement will become effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 9, 2012, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
In addition, we confirm the following:
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should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;
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the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and
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the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
HomeStreet, Inc.
/S/ Godfrey Evans
Godfrey Evans, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Correspondence February 8, 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549 Attn: Division of Corporation Finance Re: HomeStreet, Inc. Form S-1 Registration Statement Registration No. 333-173980 Dear Sir/Madam: Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, HomeStreet, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Company”), hereby requests that the effective date of the above-captioned registration statement be accelerated so that the registration statement will become effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 9, 2012, or as soon thereafter as practicable. In addition, we confirm the following: • should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; • the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and • the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. HomeStreet, Inc. /S/ Godfrey Evans Godfrey Evans, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary