Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Arlo Financial Holdings, Inc. in its Proposed Acquisition of Systematic Savings Bank

April 19, 2024

On April 17, 2024, Arlo Financial Holdings, Inc., a Missouri corporation formed by an investor group of experienced bankers, and Systematic Savings Bank, Springfield, Missouri, announced their definitive agreement for Arlo Financial to acquire Systematic Savings Bank in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $14.0 million.

In connection with the transaction, Arlo Financial will become the bank holding company for Systematic Savings Bank.

Luse Gorman is serving as legal counsel to Arlo Financial in the transaction. The Luse Gorman team consists of Steven Lanter, Ben Azoff, Gregory Sobczak and Brendan Saxon.

Luse Gorman has acted as counsel on more than 100 bank M&A transactions during the past seven years and more bank 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.

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ARTICLE – Dear Credit Unions: Careful Planning is Essential to Successfully Executing a Merger with Another Credit Union

April 18, 2024

To our clients and friends:

Jeff Cardone, Partner at Luse Gorman, recently authored an article for CEO Advisory Group titled “Dear Credit Unions: In this Challenging Environment, Careful Planning is Essential to Successfully Executing a Merger with Another Credit Union.” The article discusses keys to a successful credit union merger, including being united on key cultural and operational matters, having a thorough letter of intent and comprehensive merger agreement, and adequately planning for the regulatory approval process and member vote.

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Alert – The Bankers’ Bulletin Vol. 4

April 8, 2024

To our clients and friends:

Today we published Volume 4 of The Bankers’ Bulletin. You can find a copy of this edition here.

This volume covers recent lawsuits at the federal and state level related to the Corporate Transparency Act and interest rate caps, the FDIC’s proposed revisions to its bank merger policy, federal and state regulations and guidance on overdraft and late fees, and other developments regarding bank regulator supervision and application processes.

If you have any questions related to any of the items covered in the Bulletin, please reach out to Brendan Clegg (bclegg@luselaw.com), Marc Levy (mlevy@luselaw.com), Agata Troy (atroy@luselaw.com), or your regular Firm contact. To learn more about our firm and services, please visit our website.

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