On January 1, 2026, Zeal Credit Union, Livonia, Michigan, completed its purchase of substantially all assets and the assumption of substantially all liabilities of Gogebic Range Bank, Ironwood, Michigan, the wholly-owned subsidiary of West End Financial Corp. Following the completion of the transaction, Zeal Credit Union had over $1.0 billion in assets and 17 branch locations.

Luse Gorman served as legal counsel to Zeal Credit Union in the transaction.  The Luse Gorman team included Jeff Cardone, Michael Brown, and Babette Schwartz.

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