Luse Gorman, PC is pleased to announce that in 2019 we were the No. 1 legal advisor in the nation for common stock offerings by financial institutions, as reported by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Luse Gorman completed almost one-third of all stock offerings by financial institutions in 2019, three times more than any other legal… Read more »

To our clients and friends: Last week, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) resumed processing loan applications through its Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) previously established by the CARES Act due to the additional $310 billion in PPP funding authorized by Congress. Our Alert provides an update on the PPP based upon a Frequently Asked… Read more »

On April 24, 2020, Northwest Bancshares, Inc., Warren, Pennsylvania, the holding company for Northwest Bank, successfully completed its acquisition of MutualFirst Financial, Inc., Muncie, Indiana, the holding company for MutualBank. With $2.1 billion in assets, MutualBank operated 36 full-service offices in Indiana. Under the terms of the merger agreement, each share of common stock of… Read more »

We are pleased to announce that Luse Gorman, PC has again received the No. 1 National Ranking as legal counsel for mutual-to-stock conversions and mutual holding company transactions, as reported by S&P Global Market Intelligence, for transactions completed in 2019. Luse Gorman has been the No. 1 ranked law firm for mutual-to-stock conversions and mutual… Read more »

To our clients and friends: On April 23, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (the “PPP Enhancement Act”) was signed into law, which provides $310 billion in additional funding to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) previously established by the CARES Act.  As a result, the… Read more »