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Overview

$2.1 billion single-bank holding company

based in Spokane, Washington

Traded on NASDAQ Global Select Market

under symbol “AWBC”

Market Capitalization of $73 million as of

April 28, 2008

Operates 64 full-service financial centers

offices throughout Eastern/Central

Washington, Northern Idaho and Utah

Unique Inner Mountain region community bank

franchise

Market opportunities

Many key AWBC markets have excellent

long-term growth prospects that will

provide a foundation for future growth

despite current cyclical challenges

MSA

# Branches

2000 - 2007

2007 - 2012

Provo-Orem, UT

8

29.9%

21.1%

Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA

4

22.8%

16.4%

Moses Lake, WA

2

10.9%

7.4%

Spokane, WA

10

8.6%

5.1%

Coeur d'Alene, ID

2

26.1%

20.3%

Salt Lake City, UT

3

10.8%

7.4%

Weighted average MSA (13)

49

15.1%

9.7%

National average

8.9%

6.3%

Source:  SNL Financial

Population Growth %

Markets –

Utah Expansion

Niche opportunity for a larger service focused community bank

given current competitive composition in Utah banking market

New financial center opened in Salt Lake City financial district

in Q4 2007

Utah Deposits as of June 30, 2007

*

Deposits in millions

Number

of Banks

Total

Deposits

Deposit

%

Average

Deposits

National/Regional

8

36,505

82%

4,563

Community

42

7,889

18%

187

50

44,394

100%

*

Excludes $137 billion of brokerage/specialty deposits. Source: FDIC.

Strategic Initiatives –

Mortgage Lending

Recent results include:

Q1 2008 mortgage revenue of $862,000 comparable

to Q4 2007 and 150% above Q1 2007 level

145% increase in mortgage lending staff since Q1 2007

April mortgage revenues over $500,000

12 lenders hired in past 90 days, with 8+ average years of

experience

Consumer construction loan product with secondary

market take-out are fully underwritten to secondary

market standards

Substantially all permanent mortgage loans sold on a

servicing-released basis

Only 3 of 144 loans on non-accrual status as of

March 31, with no delinquent loans

Strategic Initiatives –

SBA/C&I Lending

SBA lending group formed in Q2 2007

Over 90% of 2007 volume produced in Q3-4

Q1 2008 production was 40% of full-year 2007 level

New SBA Lending Manager hired in April 2008,

with over 20 years of experience

Bank-wide referral incentive program

Salt Lake City C&I lending group formed in Q1

2007 with opening of Walker Center LPO

Over $40MM of C&I loan production generated by the

Walker

Center

and

South

Jordan

LPOs

in

2007

Total annualized C&I loan growth rate of 19% for the

second half of 2007

Strategic Initiatives Corporate Cash Management and Deposit Service

New Director of Cash Management Services hired in

Q4 2007 with over 20 years of experience.

14 new cash management clients added in Q1 2008

28 new client remote deposit capture installations in

Q1 2008, up 33% over Q4 2007

Analysis fee revenue for April 2008 of $85,000, up 95%

over year ago level

1,800 new debit cards added in Q1 2008, increasing

penetration rate to 53%

April debit card revenue up $47,000, or 21% over

prior year level

Tactical Focus –

Expense Control

Recently initiated expense management initiatives

include:

Consolidation of lending support functions completed in

January 2008, resulting in net annualized staff savings of

$450,000

Utilization of new financial center staffing models

expected to reduce FTE count by 35 during Q2, or $1MM

in pre-tax savings (excluding severance costs)

Targeted other staff reduction annualized savings of

$1MM  (excluding severance costs) to be identified by end

of Q2 2008

Evaluation of financial centers is ongoing and has resulted

in the decision to close an under-performing financial

center in Walla Walla, WA

Evaluating the sale/leaseback and consolidation of excess

and administrative support office space

Tactical Focus –

Asset Quality and Loan Workouts

AWBC has had a dedicated special assets group

since 2004 and has a demonstrated ability resolve

and/or liquidate problem credits

Additional experienced staff recently reassigned to unit

Conservative approach to classifying problem

credits, focused on cash flow and primary

repayment sources

Interest reserves and guarantees do not warrant 

continuance of accrual on weak projects

No interest in holding projects on a speculative basis

Executive management meets with special assets

staff weekly to review the status of all significant

non-performing loans

Executive Management Team

Joined

Years in

Prior Industry

Name

Title

Age

AWBC

Industry

Experience

Robert M. Daugherty

President & CEO

54

Sep-04

30

Humboldt Bancorp, Draper

Bank & Trust, US Bank

Patrick J. Rusnak

EVP/COO/CFO

44

Sep-06

20

Western Sierra Bancorp,

Humboldt Bancorp,  United

Community Banks, Inc.

Rick E. Shamberger

EVP/CCO

46

Oct-03

20

US Bank

Nicole Sherman

EVP/Retail Banking

37

Dec-04

16

Zions Bank

Robert M. Bowen

EVP/Director of 

Commercial Lending

Utah

54

May-06

30

US Bank

Robert A. Harris

EVP/Director of

Commercial Lending

WA/ID

45

Mar-05

21

US Bank