Umpqua Bank Hires Bill Morris as Loan Officer for Salem Area

Morris has lived in Oregon for over 47 years, including the last 10 years in the Salem area.

Bill Morris

(SALEM) - Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: UMPQ), hired Bill Morris as a loan officer for Umpqua’s Home Lending Division serving the Salem area.

“Bill’s clients will benefit from his extensive mortgage knowledge and experience,” said Senior Vice President and Regional Manager Jered Helton. “We are glad to have him as part of our lending team to serve our customers there.”

Umpqua Bank Home Lending is a full service lender offering a wide variety of home loan options for purchase and refinance including first time homebuyer, investment, custom construction / remodel, high balance and government financing programs.

Morris has lived in Oregon for over 47 years, including the last 10 years in the Salem area. He has over four years of mortgage experience and is active in Toastmasters. He works in Umpqua’s office at 2595 Lancaster Dr. NE in Salem.

About Umpqua Bank

Umpqua Bank, headquartered in Roseburg, Ore., is a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation with locations between California’s Central Coast and the Puget Sound, along the Oregon and Northern California Coast, and in Central Oregon and Northern Nevada. Umpqua Bank has been recognized for its innovative customer experience and banking strategy by national publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Fast Company and CNBC. The company has been recognized for the past seven years in a row on FORTUNE magazine’s list of the country’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and was recently named by The Portland Business Journal, for the ninth consecutive year, Most Admired Financial Services Company in Oregon, and the state’s seventh-most admired company overall for 2013.

Umpqua Holdings also owns a retail brokerage subsidiary, Umpqua Investments, Inc., which offers services through Umpqua Bank stores and in dedicated offices throughout Oregon, and Financial Pacific Leasing, a nationally-recognized commercial finance company that provides equipment leases to small businesses. Umpqua’s Wealth Management Division serves high net worth individuals and nonprofits by providing customized financial solutions and offerings. Umpqua Holdings Corporation is headquartered in Portland, Ore. For more information, visit umpquabank.com.