Alert – Volume 17 of the Bankers’ Bulletin

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To our clients and friends: Today we published Volume 17 of The Bankers’ Bulletin, providing our insights into key banking industry developments from April 2025, including: The FRB’s withdrawal of its crypto guidance for state member banks; The agencies’ move to stay the CRA litigation and rescind the 2023 rule; The CFPB’s shift in enforcement… Read more »

Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Frontier Credit Union in its Proposed Acquisition of First Citizens Bank of Butte

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On May 1, 2025, Frontier Credit Union (“Frontier”), Idaho Falls, Idaho, announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets and assume substantially all the liabilities of First Citizens Bank of Butte (“First Citizens”), Butte, Montana. Frontier has approximately $700 million in assets and operates 13 branches throughout the… Read more »

Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Mid-Southern Savings Bank, FSB in its Completed Acquisition by Beacon Credit Union

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On April 25, 2025, Mid-Southern Savings Bank, FSB, Salem, Indiana, and its parent company, Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc., completed a purchase and assumption transaction with Beacon Credit Union (“BCU”), Wabash, Indiana, in which BCU has acquired substantially all the assets and assumed substantially all the liabilities of Mid-Southern Bank in an all-cash transaction. Luse Gorman served… Read more »

Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to First Interstate Bank in the Proposed Sale of its Arizona and Kansas Banking Offices to Enterprise Bank & Trust

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On April 28, 2025, First Interstate Bank, Billings, Montana, entered into a definitive agreement to sell twelve branches – its ten Arizona branches and two Kansas branches – to Enterprise Bank & Trust, Clayton, Missouri. Under the agreement, First Interstate Bank will sell the branch facilities together with approximately $740 million in deposits and $200… Read more »