On September 29, 2018, Kent Krudys and Tom Hutton presented, together with professionals from S.R. Snodgrass, at the annual CEO Breakfast Session at the PACB Annual Convention. Luse Gorman has been a long-time presenter at the CEO Breakfast. Messrs. Krudys and Hutton led a discussion on current trends in community banking, including topics related to… Read more »
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Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. in its Proposed Merger with Independent Bank Corp.
On September 20, 2018, Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. (“Blue Hills”), Norwood, Massachusetts, the holding company for Blue Hills Bank, and Independent Bank Corp. (“Independent”), Rockland, Massachusetts, the holding company for Rockland Trust Company, announced a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Blue Hills will merge with and into Independent, with Independent as the resulting company…. Read more »
OCC Releases Proposed Rule to Allow Certain Federal Savings Associations to Elect to Operate with National Bank Powers
On September 10, 2018, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) issued a proposed rule implementing Section 206 of the Economic Growth, Relief and Consumer Protection Act, which permits federal savings associations with total consolidated assets of $20 billion or less as of December 31, 2017 to elect to operate with national… Read more »
Luse Gorman Serves as Legal Counsel to BayVanguard Bank in its Proposed Merger with Kopernik Bank
On August 29, 2018, BayVanguard Bank and its parent company BV Financial, Inc., each of Baltimore, Maryland, entered into a merger agreement with Kopernik Bank, Baltimore, Maryland, pursuant to which Kopernik Bank will merge with and into BayVanguard Bank. The merger is expected to increase BV Financial, Inc.’s consolidated assets from approximately $167.2 million at… Read more »
New Tax Law – What Every Credit Union Executive Needs to Know
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which became law on December 22, 2017, imposes a substantial new penalty tax on tax-exempt organizations, including federal and state-chartered credit unions, regarding certain types of “excessive” compensation paid to their covered employees. This new penalty tax is effective for the taxable years of the credit union beginning after… Read more »