On March 6, 2020, Carroll Bancorp, Inc., Eldersburg, Maryland, the holding company for Carroll Community Bank, a Maryland-chartered bank, and Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc., Hampstead, Maryland, the holding company for Farmers and Merchants Bank, a Maryland-chartered bank, announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Carroll Bancorp will merge with and… Read more »
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Jeff Cardone presented at the Florida Bankers Association’s Asset Liability Management Conference
Jeff Cardone presented at the Florida Bankers Association’s Asset Liability Management Conference on January 31, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. The presentation titled “Capital Planning in 2020 – Key Considerations for Bank Executives” focused on best practices for community banks with respect to raising capital, including an update on the new community bank leverage ratio, strategic… Read more »
Alert – NCUA’s Proposed Bank Acquisition Rules
To our clients and friends: Acquisitions by credit unions of banks have become much more common over the last few years. As a result, the National Credit Union Administration (the “NCUA”) recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Proposed Rule”) to prescribe procedures for reviewing and approving bank acquisitions by federally-insured credit unions (“FICUs”)…. Read more »
Federal Reserve Bank Control Rules
To our clients and friends: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has adopted new rules regarding when an investor will be presumed to have, directly or indirectly, acquired control of a banking organization for purposes of the Bank Holding Company Act and the Home Owners’ Loan Act. The new rules, which clarify… Read more »
Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. in its $75.0 Million Public Offering of Preferred Stock
On February 5, 2020, Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (“Dime”) completed an underwritten public offering of $75.0 million of its 5.50% Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, par value $0.01 per share, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. Dime raised approximately $72.2 million in the offering, net of underwriting discounts and expenses. Luse… Read more »