On July 21, 2017, First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (“FSFG”), Clarksville, Indiana, and The First National Bank of Odon (“Odon”), Odon, Indiana, entered into an agreement pursuant to which FSFG will acquire Odon in an all-cash transaction through the merger of Odon with and into First Savings Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of FSFG, with First… Read more »

On June 30, 2017, Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc., Jericho, New York (“Esquire Financial”), the holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association, completed an initial public offering through a firm commitment underwritten sale of 2.4 million shares of common stock at a price of $14.00 per share.  Esquire Financial sold 1.8 million shares of common stock… Read more »

On June 13, 2017, Wolverine Bancorp, Inc. (“Wolverine”), Midland, Michigan, and Horizon Bancorp (“Horizon”), Michigan City, Indiana, entered into an agreement pursuant to which Wolverine will merge with and into Horizon, with Horizon as the resulting entity. The combined organization will have total assets of approximately $3.6 billion. Upon completion of the merger, Wolverine Bank,… Read more »

On June 13, 2017, Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., Brooklyn, New York, the holding company for Dime Community Bank, completed an underwritten public offering of $115.0 million principal amount of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2027 (the “Notes”). Dime Community Bancshares plans to use the proceeds from the offering to redeem its outstanding trust preferred securities… Read more »

On June 5, 2017, Chelten Hills Savings Bank (“Chelten Hills”), Abington, Pennsylvania, and Penn Community Bank (“Penn Community”), Doylestown, Pennsylvania, announced that Chelten Hills will merge with and into Penn Community, with Penn Community as the resulting institution. The combined institution will have total assets of approximately $1.9 billion. Luse Gorman served as legal counsel… Read more »