On January 31, 2026, Northfield Bancorp, Inc., Woodbridge, New Jersey, and Columbia Financial, Inc., Fair Lawn, New Jersey, entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which Northfield will merge with and into Columbia in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $597 million.
Read More...On February 1, 2026, First Savings Financial Group, Inc., Jeffersonville, Indiana, the holding company for First Savings Bank, completed its previously announced merger with First Merchants Corporation, Muncie, Indiana, the holding company for First Merchants Bank. As part of the all-stock transaction, First Savings Bank merged with and into First Merchants Bank.
Read More...Luse Gorman, PC is once again the number one legal advisor in the nation for credit union – bank acquisitions, based on number of transactions, as reported by S&P Global Market Intelligence. There were 15 acquisitions of banks by credit unions announced in 2025. Luse Gorman served as legal counsel in 9 of these transactions, which represented 60 percent of the transactions in 2025, covering a broad range of deal types and structures.
Read More...To Our Clients and Friends:
On January 14, 2026, the National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”) issued a letter outlining its annual supervisory priorities, including its updated examination procedures, and highlighting the areas it views as posing the highest risk to credit union members and the industry this year. Our Legal Update covering this letter is available here.
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Read More...Luse Gorman is once again the No. 1 legal advisor in the nation for common stock and subordinated debt offerings by financial institutions, based on the number of transactions, as reported by S&P Global Market Intelligence. We served as issuer’s counsel in connection with a range of equity and debt offerings, including firm commitment public offerings, best-efforts public offerings and private placements. It is the 4th year in a row that Luse Gorman has been the No. 1 legal advisor in the nation for common stock and subordinated debt offerings.
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