On November 21, 2025, OneAZ Credit Union (“OneAZ”), Phoenix, Arizona, completed its purchase of substantially all assets and the assumption of substantially all liabilities of 1st Bank Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Western Arizona Bancorp, Inc. Following the completion of the transaction, OneAZ has approximately $4.2 billion in assets and 26 banking locations across Arizona.

Luse Gorman served as legal counsel to OneAZ in the transaction. The Luse Gorman team consisted of Jeff Cardone, Michael Brown, Brendan Clegg, Ellie Cook and Keeler Fina.

Luse Gorman has acted as counsel on more than 150 bank and credit union merger transactions during the past ten years and on more bank and credit union merger transactions than any other law firm in the nation over the past 20 years. To learn more about our credit union services and mergers and acquisitions practice, please visit our website.