UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):		April 19, 2007

Sterling Financial Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Pennsylvania	0-16276	23-2449551
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

101 North Pointe Boulevard, Lancaster, Pennsylvania		17601-4133
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		717-581-6030

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 19, 2007, Sterling Financial Corporation (the "Corporation") issued a press release announcing the postponement of its first quarter earnings release, and the possible delay in filing its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter, as a result of an internal investigation that is being conducted as a result of management's receipt of information suggesting irregularities related to certain financing contracts in one of its financial services group companies, Equipment Finance, LLC. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	Sterling Financial Corporation

April 19, 2007	By:	J. Roger Moyer, Jr.

		Name: J. Roger Moyer, Jr.
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Sterling Financial Corporation press release dated April 19, 2007

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