BANR-12.31.2013-EX23.1

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-10819, 333-71625, 333-67168 and 333-187256 of Banner Corporation and subsidiaries on Form S-8 and Registration Statement 333-180925 on Form S-3 of our report dated March 4, 2014, with respect to the consolidated statements of financial condition of Banner Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, which report appears in the December 31, 2013 annual report on Form 10-K of Banner Corporation.