SEC Company Response from HomeStreet, Inc. (HMST) (CIK 0001518715) (MCHB) — Jun 20, 2017
HomeStreet, Inc. (HMST) (CIK 0001518715)
Date: June 20, 2017 · CIK: 0001518715 · Accession: 0001518715-17-000157
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File numbers found in text: 333-218390
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Document 601 Union Street, Suite 2000 Seattle, WA 98101 June 20, 2017 VIA EDGAR SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Division of Corporate Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 Attention: Christopher Dunham Dear Sirs/Mesdames: Re: HomeStreet, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No.: 333-218390 Request for Acceleration Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned registrant, HomeStreet, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Registrant”), hereby requests that the above-referenced Registration Statement (as amended) be declared effective at 5:30 p.m., New York City time, on June 23, 2017, or as soon as practicable thereafter. The Registrant hereby acknowledges that: (i) should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement; (ii) the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and (iii) the Registrant 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. Yours truly, HOMESTREET, INC. /s/ Donna M. Cochener Donna M. Cochener SVP, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Corporate Secretary HomeStreet, Inc.