Heritage Bank named SBA's 2014 Washington State Community Lender of the Year

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May 12, 2015, 05:48 ET

OLYMPIA, Wash., May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: HFWA), the parent company of Heritage Bank, announced that Heritage Bank, was named the 2014 Washington State Small Business Administration ("SBA") Community Lender of the Year during the SBA Annual Small Business Awards Gala held on April 30, 2015.

Mr. Bryan McDonald, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer, commented, "We are pleased to be recognized for our SBA lending efforts because Heritage Bank focuses on promoting the profitability and prosperity of small businesses by providing a variety of SBA products, including the 7(a) loan program which offers long term business loans for a variety of purposes, and the low cost, fixed rate commercial real estate financing in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration. These lending programs provide our borrowers with enhanced financing options which ultimately benefit the communities in which we serve."

Heritage Bank also offers a full array of other products and services designed for small businesses.

About Heritage Financial
Heritage Financial Corporation is an Olympia-based bank holding company with Heritage Bank, a full-service commercial bank, as its sole wholly-owned banking subsidiary. Heritage Bank has a branching network of 66 banking offices in Washington and Oregon. Heritage Bank also does business under the Central Valley Bank name in the Yakima and Kittitas counties of Washington and under the Whidbey Island Bank name on Whidbey Island. Heritage's stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "HFWA". More information about Heritage Financial Corporation can be found on its website at www.hf-wa.com and more information about Heritage Bank can be found on its website at www.heritagebanknw.com.

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