Alert – Volume 16 of The Bankers’ Bulletin

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To our clients and friends: Today we published Volume 16 of The Bankers’ Bulletin, providing our insights into key banking industry developments from March 2025, including: The FDIC’s withdrawal of its proposed brokered deposit and corporate governance regulations;; Revisions by the OCC and the FDIC to prior guidance related to engaging in crypto activities; Removal… Read more »

Article – Credit Unions Converting to Mutual Banks – A New Paradigm?

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To our clients and friends: Jeff Cardone, Partner at Luse Gorman, recently authored an article for Tyfone, Inc.’s News & Resource titled “Credit Unions Converting to Mutual Banks – A New Paradigm?” With the threat of taxation, along with calls to consolidate the NCUA with other bank regulators, credit unions are now considering the once… Read more »

Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to MountainOne Bank in its Proposed Strategic Partnership with Mechanics Bank

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On March 25, 2025, MountainOne Financial, MHC, North Adams, Massachusetts, and Mechanics Bancorp, MHC, Taunton, Massachusetts, announced their agreement to form a strategic partnership through the merger of MountainOne Financial, MHC and Mechanics Bancorp, MHC. MountainOne Bank and Mechanics Bank, the bank subsidiaries of MountainOne Financial, MHC and Mechanics Bancorp, MHC, respectively, will remain independent… Read more »

Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to NuMark Credit Union in its Proposed Acquisition of The Lemont National Bank

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On March 12, 2025, NuMark Credit Union (“NuMark”), Joliet, Illinois, announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets and assume substantially all the liabilities of The Lemont National Bank (“Lemont”), Lemont, Illinois. NuMark has approximately $850 million in assets and operates 13 branches throughout Northeastern Illinois and Chicagoland…. Read more »