On April 1, 2024, Financial Institutions, Inc., Warsaw, New York, the holding company for Five Star Bank, completed the sale of its insurance agency subsidiary, SDN Insurance Agency, LLC, to NFP Property & Casualty Services, Inc. (“NFP”).
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On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued final rules requiring registrants to disclose climate-related risks and data in certain filings. These final rules are now the subject of legal challenges in several different jurisdictions.
Our Alert regarding the climate-related disclosure rules is available here.
Read More...On March 21, 2024, Freedom of Maryland Federal Credit Union (“Freedom of Maryland FCU”), Bel Air, Maryland, announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement with Atlantic Financial Federal Credit Union (“Atlantic Financial FCU”), Hunt Valley, Maryland, pursuant to which Atlantic Financial FCU will merge into Freedom of Maryland FCU with Freedom of Maryland FCU as the surviving entity.
Read More...On March 22, 2024, Harborstone Credit Union, Lakewood, Washington, announced that it had entered into a purchase and assumption agreement to acquire substantially all the assets and assume substantially all the liabilities of SaviBank, Mount Vernon, Washington, and its parent holding company, Savi Financial Corporation, Inc. Following the completion of the acquisition, SaviBank will distribute the net transaction proceeds to stockholders of SaviFinancial Corporation, Inc., which is estimated to be between $16.00 and $17.00 per share of common stock.
Read More...On March 4, 2024, Berkshire Bank, Boston, Massachusetts, entered into three definitive agreements to sell ten of its Upstate and Eastern New York branches, subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. Under the agreements, Berkshire Bank will sell approximately $485.5 million in deposits, $60.5 million of related residential mortgage and consumer loans, and the branch premises and equipment. The sales exclude Berkshire Bank’s commercial banking businesses associated with the branches.
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