Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Michigan State University Federal Credit Union in its Acquisitions of McHenry Savings Bank and Algonquin State Bank

September 5, 2024

On August 31, 2024, Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, East Lansing, Michigan (MSUFCU) completed its acquisitions of McHenry Savings Bank, McHenry, Illinois and Algonquin State Bank, Algonquin, Illinois. Following the completion of these acquisitions, MSUFCU has approximately $9.0 billion in assets.

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Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union in its Proposed Acquisition of Southwest Capital Bank

August 20, 2024

On August 16, 2024, U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union (“U.S. Eagle”), Albuquerque, New Mexico, announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets and assume substantially all the liabilities of Southwest Capital Bank, Albuquerque, New Mexico, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Las Vegas Bancorporation, Inc.

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Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Fifth District Savings Bank in its Conversion and Related $54.5 Million Stock Offering

August 1, 2024

On July 31, 2024, Fifth District Savings Bank, New Orleans, Louisiana, completed its conversion from the mutual to stock form of organization. Concurrently, Fifth District Bancorp, Inc., the newly formed holding company for Fifth District Savings Bank, completed its initial public offering by selling 5,459,473 shares of its common stock at $10.00 per share, and also issued 100,000 shares of its common stock to The Fifth District Community Foundation, Inc. Fifth District Bancorp’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “FDSB”.

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Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to PeoplesBank in its Proposed Strategic Partnership with Cornerstone Bank

June 24, 2024

On June 18, 2024, PeoplesBancorp, MHC, Holyoke, Massachusetts, and SSB Community Bancorp MHC, Spencer, Massachusetts, announced their agreement to form a strategic partnership through the merger of PeoplesBancorp, MHC and SSB Community Bancorp MHC. PeoplesBank and Cornerstone Bank, the bank subsidiaries of PeoplesBancorp, MHC and SSB Community Bancorp MHC, respectively, will remain independent entities under a mutual multi-bank holding company.

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