On January 31, 2026, Northfield Bancorp, Inc., Woodbridge, New Jersey, and Columbia Financial, Inc., Fair Lawn, New Jersey, entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which Northfield will merge with and into Columbia in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $597 million.
Read More...On February 1, 2026, First Savings Financial Group, Inc., Jeffersonville, Indiana, the holding company for First Savings Bank, completed its previously announced merger with First Merchants Corporation, Muncie, Indiana, the holding company for First Merchants Bank. As part of the all-stock transaction, First Savings Bank merged with and into First Merchants Bank.
Read More...Luse Gorman, PC is once again the number one legal advisor in the nation for credit union – bank acquisitions, based on number of transactions, as reported by S&P Global Market Intelligence. There were 15 acquisitions of banks by credit unions announced in 2025. Luse Gorman served as legal counsel in 9 of these transactions, which represented 60 percent of the transactions in 2025, covering a broad range of deal types and structures.
Read More...On January 31, 2025, Catskill Hudson Bank, Kingston, NY and its parent company, Catskill Hudson Bancorp, Inc., completed its merger with Hudson Valley Credit Union, Poughkeepsie, NY.
Read More...On February 1, 2025, Freedom of Maryland Federal Credit Union, Bel Air, Maryland, completed its merger with Atlantic Financial Federal Credit Union, Hunt Valley, Maryland. Freedom of Maryland FCU, as the continuing credit union, has approximately $573.4 million in assets on a combined basis following the merger.
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