Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001518715-25-000066
Chunk: 72

Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 72
---
 its responsibilities, the Audit Committee has:

• Reviewed and discussed the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over ﬁnancial reporting with management and Crowe;

• Reviewed and discussed the Company’s critical accounting policies, practices, and estimates with management and Crowe;

• Reviewed and discussed the Company’s audited ﬁnancial statements with management and Crowe;

• Discussed with Crowe matters required by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the SEC;

• Received and reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from the Crowe required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent accountant's communications with the audit committee concerning independence, and has discussed with Crowe the independent accountant's independence and;

• Received and reviewed written communications from Crowe regarding their internal quality control procedures including the results of internal and peer reviews and PCAOB inspections.

Based on its review and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the full Board that the audited consolidated ﬁnancial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 be included in the Company’s 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K ﬁled with the SEC.

Submitted by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of HomeStreet, Inc.

Jeffrey D. Green, Chair

Scott M. Boggs

Sandra A. Cavanaugh

James R. Mitchell, Jr.

The information contained in this report shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” to be “filed” with the SEC, or subject to Regulation 14A or Regulation 14C (other than as provided in Item 407 of Regulation S-K) or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in future filings with the SEC except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference into a document filed under the Exchange Act.

<div align='center'>56

PROPOSAL 3
ADVISORY (NON-BINDING) RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</div>

### Overview
The Audit Committee has selected Crowe as the Company’s independent registered public accounting ﬁrm to audit the consolidated ﬁnancial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the ﬁscal year ending December 31, 2025.

Shareholder ratiﬁcation of the appointment of Crowe is not required by our Bylaws or other applicable legal requirements. However, the Board considers it desirable for