** Seattle-based HomeStreet Bank's HMST.O shares climb ~6% to $11.62
** Lender agrees to sell nearly $990 million of its multifamily commercial real estate loans to Bank of America BAC.N
** BAC will pay $906 mln for the portfolio, about 92% of the total value of the loans
** Deal may set the stage for a return to profitability next year, HMST says
** HMST has risen 6.6% YTD as of last close
(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru)
((Niket.Nishant@thomsonreuters.com))
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