Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Community First Bancshares, Inc. in its Proposed Merger with ABB Financial Group, Inc.

August 21, 2019

On August 20, 2019, Community First Bancshares, Inc., Covington, Georgia (“Community First”), the holding company for Newton Federal Bank, and ABB Financial Group, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia (“ABB”), the holding company for Affinity Bank, announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which ABB will merge with and into Community First, with Community First as the resulting company.

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Luse Gorman Serves as Legal Counsel to Country Bank Holding Company, Inc. in its Proposed Merger with OceanFirst Financial Corp.

August 12, 2019

On August 9, 2019, Country Bank Holding Company, Inc., New York, New York (“CYHC”), the holding company for Country Bank, and OceanFirst Financial Corp., Red Bank, New Jersey, the holding company for OceanFirst Bank, N.A., announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which CYHC will merge with and into OceanFirst Financial, with OceanFirst Financial as the resulting company.

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