To our clients and friends:
The SEC recently approved amendments to Rule 10b5-1 regarding insider trading plans to revise the conditions that must be met for insiders to be able to use the 10b5-1 affirmative defense including, among other things, cooling-off periods, representations from plan participants and new periodic disclosure requirements for issuers and their insiders.
Our Alert regarding the new requirements is available here.
Read More...On January 6, 2022, Citizens Bank of Cape Vincent, Cape Vincent, New York, announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement with Cambray Mutual Holding Company, Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc. and Gouverneur Savings and Loan Association, Gouverneur, New York, pursuant to which Citizens Bank of Cape Vincent will merge with and into Gouverneur Savings and Loan Association in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $8.4 million.
Read More...On January 1, 2022, BayVanguard Bank, Edgemere, Maryland, completed its acquisition of North Arundel Savings Bank, Pasadena, Maryland. As part of the acquisition, BV Financial, Inc., the mid-tier holding company of BayVanguard Bank, issued 251,004 shares of its common stock to Bay-Vanguard, M.H.C., BayVanguard Bank’s mutual holding company parent.
Read More...On December 29, 2021, First Financial Credit Union, Skokie, Illinois completed a private placement of $2.0 million of its 4.25% fixed rate subordinated notes due January 1, 2032. The subordinated notes are intended to qualify as secondary capital under NCUA rules.
Read More...On December 31, 2020, First Federal Bank of Wisconsin, a federally chartered stock savings bank and the wholly owned banking subsidiary of FFBW, Inc., Brookfield, Wisconsin (Nasdaq: FFBW) completed its acquisition of Mitchell Bank, a Wisconsin commercial bank located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Luse Gorman served as legal counsel to First Federal Bank of Wisconsin in the transaction. The Luse Gorman team consisted of Kip Weissman, Steven Lanter and Max Seltzer.
Luse Gorman has served as counsel on more than 100 financial institution mergers and acquisitions during the past five years, which is more than any other legal advisor during that time period. To learn more about our mergers and acquisitions practice, please visit our website.
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