Regulatory Capital

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Banking and Thrift [Abstract]

Regulatory Capital

Regulatory Capital:

The following table sets forth the respective regulatory capital positions for Sterling and Sterling Bank as of September 30, 2013:

	Actual				Adequately Capitalized				Well-Capitalized
	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
	(in thousands)
Tier 1 leverage ratio
Sterling	$	1,134,493	11.8	%	$	384,630	4.0	%	$	480,787	5.0	%
Sterling Bank	1,111,164		11.6	%	384,647		4.0	%	480,809		5.0	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
Sterling	1,134,493		15.4	%	294,609		4.0	%	441,914		6.0	%
Sterling Bank	1,111,164		15.1	%	294,691		4.0	%	442,036		6.0	%
Total risk-based capital ratio
Sterling	1,227,264		16.7	%	589,219		8.0	%	736,523		10.0	%
Sterling Bank	1,204,091		16.3	%	589,381		8.0	%	736,727		10.0	%