Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Oconee Federal Savings and Loan Association in its Proposed Merger with Mutual Savings Bank

July 24, 2023

On July 19, 2023, Oconee Federal Savings and Loan Association ("Oconee Federal"), Seneca, South Carolina, entered into a merger agreement with Mutual Savings Bank, Hartsville, South Carolina. Pursuant to the merger agreement, Mutual Savings Bank will merge with and into Oconee Federal. At the closing of the merger, Oconee Federal’s holding company, Oconee Federal Financial Corp., will issue stock to its mutual holding company parent, Oconee Federal, MHC, in an amount equal to the appraised value of Mutual Savings Bank.

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Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Piedmont Federal Savings Bank in its Proposed Merger with Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc.

June 28, 2023

On June 27, 2023, Piedmont Federal Savings Bank, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, entered into a merger agreement with Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc., Wake Forest, North Carolina. Pursuant to the merger agreement, Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. will merge with and into Piedmont Federal Savings Bank’s mutual holding company parent, Piedmont Financial Holding Company, in an all-cash remutualization transaction valued at approximately $14.9 million.

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Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Dedham Institution for Savings in its Proposed Strategic Partnership with South Shore Bank

March 15, 2023

On March 14, 2023, 1831 Bancorp, MHC, Dedham, Massachusetts, and South Shore Bancorp, MHC, South Weymouth, Massachusetts, announced their agreement to form a strategic partnership through the merger of 1831 Bancorp, MHC and South Shore Bancorp, MHC. South Shore Bank and Dedham Institution for Savings, the bank subsidiaries of South Shore Bancorp, MHC and 1831 Bancorp, MHC, respectively, will remain independent entities under a mutual multi-bank holding company.

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