On January 1, 2026, Zeal Credit Union, Livonia, Michigan, completed its purchase of substantially all assets and the assumption of substantially all liabilities of Gogebic Range Bank, Ironwood, Michigan, the wholly-owned subsidiary of West End Financial Corp. Following the completion of the transaction, Zeal Credit Union had over $1.0 billion in assets and 17 branch locations.
Read More...On January 14, 2026, Community Bank, N.A. (“Community Bank”), a subsidiary of Community Financial System, Inc., entered into an agreement to acquire ClearPoint Federal Bank & Trust (“ClearPoint”) in an all-cash transaction valued at $40 million, subject to a potential purchase price adjustment.
Read More...Today we published Volume 25 of The Bankers’ Bulletin, which provides our insights into key banking industry developments from December 2025, including:
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Banks that allow employees to purchase employer stock through incentive stock options (“ISOs”) or an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) should be aware of the upcoming February 2, 2026 deadline for employers to deliver a completed Form 3921 or 3922 to employees, setting forth the details of the employee’s 2025 exercise of ISOs or purchase of shares through an ESPP, respectively. Shortly thereafter, the employer must also file the IRS Form 3921 or 3922 with the IRS. Our Legal Update covering these requirements is available here.
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Read More...On December 30, 2025, First Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), Lakewood, New Jersey, the holding company for First Commerce Bank, completed a private issuance of $40.0 million of 7.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2035.
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