February 11, 2026
Today we published Volume 26 of The Bankers’ Bulletin, which provides our insights into key banking industry developments from January 2026, including:
• The OCC’s proposed rule on national trust bank authority;
• The FDIC’s final revisions to its appeals process;
• The progress of community bank reform legislation in the House;
• The withdrawal of a joint statement on ECOA by DOJ/CFPB;
• The Comptroller’s call for changes to resolution planning;
and more.
A link to the latest edition of the Bulletin is available here. If you have any questions related to any of the items covered in this edition of the Bulletin, please reach out to Brendan Clegg (bclegg@luselaw.com), Marc Levy (mlevy@luselaw.com), Scott Brown (sbrown@luselaw.com), Keeler Fina (kfina@luselaw.com), or your regular Firm contact. To learn more about Luse Gorman, please visit our website.
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February 4, 2026
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.
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February 3, 2026
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.
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February 2, 2026
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.
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January 26, 2026
To Our Clients and Friends:
On January 14, 2026, the National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”) issued a letter outlining its annual supervisory priorities, including its updated examination procedures, and highlighting the areas it views as posing the highest risk to credit union members and the industry this year. Our Legal Update covering this letter is available here.
Luse Gorman routinely advises credit unions on compliance issues and regulatory questions, and counsels those institutions on the impacts of new developments at the federal and state level. If you have any questions related to this Client Alert, please reach out to the authors of the alert or to your regular Firm contact. To learn more about our firm and services, please visit our website.
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