On September 16, 2022, Citizens Bank of Cape Vincent, a New York commercial bank, completed its merger with Gouverneur Savings and Loan Association, a New York savings and loan association, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gouverneur Bancorp. Inc., a federally chartered holding company, whose parent company is Cambray Mutual Holding Company, a federally chartered mutual holding company. The cash transaction was valued at approximately $8.5 million and the consolidated assets of the combined company are approximately $217.2 million.

Luse Gorman served as legal counsel to Citizens Bank of Cape Vincent in the transaction. The Luse Gorman team consisted of Jeffrey Cardone, Steve Lanter, Scott Brown, and Max Seltzer.

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