On April 7, 2026, Scott A. Brown presented on the M&A Landscape at the FMS Boston Chapter Meeting in Waltham, Massachusetts. The presentation focused on the current mergers and acquisitions environment, actions to take and items to consider in anticipation of and to prepare for a merger transaction and the merger and acquisition process.
Read More...Today we published Volume 28 of The Bankers’ Bulletin, which provides our insights into key banking industry developments from March 2026, including:
• The federal banking agencies’ proposed capital rule changes;
• The OCC’s streamlined community bank licensing requirements;
• State legislation regarding interest caps, interchange fees, and digital assets;
• Federal banking agency FAQs on capital treatment of tokenized securities;
• The executive order on mortgage-related regulatory relief;
and more.
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On April 1, 2026, Ballston Spa Bancorp, Inc. (“Ballston Spa Bancorp”), the holding company for Ballston Spa National Bank, and NBC Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for The National Bank of Coxsackie, completed their previously announced merger of equals, with Ballston Spa Bancorp as the surviving entity. In addition, The National Bank of Coxsackie merged with and into Ballston Spa National Bank, with Ballston Spa National Bank as the surviving bank. This all-stock transaction was valued at approximately $26.0 million.
Read More...On March 11, 2026, Esquire Financial Holdings Inc., Jericho, New York, and Signature Bancorporation, Inc., Rosemont, Illinois, entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which Esquire will acquire Signature in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $348 million.
Read More...On April 6, 2026, The Pittsfield Cooperative Bank, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and Adams Community Bank, Adams, Massachusetts, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Community Bancorp of the Berkshires, MHC and Community Bancorp of the Berkshires, Inc., entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which The Pittsfield Cooperative Bank will merge with and into Adams Community Bank. The combined mutual banking organization will have approximately $1.5 billion in assets and 15 full-service branches throughout Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
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