Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Grand Island in its Conversion and Related $41.3 Million Stock Offering

October 23, 2023

On October 19, 2023, Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Grand Island, Grand Island, Nebraska, completed its conversion from the mutual to stock form of organization. Concurrently, Central Plains Bancshares, Inc., the newly formed holding company for Home Federal, completed its initial public offering by selling 4,130,815 shares of its common stock at $10.00 per share. Central Plains Bancshares’ common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "CPBI."

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Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Peru Federal Savings Bank in its Conversion and Related $17.3 Million Stock Offering

October 19, 2023

On October 17, 2023, Peru Federal Savings Bank, Peru, Illinois, completed its conversion from the mutual form of organization to the stock form of organization. Concurrently, PFS Bancorp, Inc., the newly formed holding company for Peru Federal, completed its initial public offering by selling 1,725,000 shares of its common stock at $10.00 per share. PFS Bancorp’s common stock is listed on the OTCQB Market under the trading symbol "PFSB."

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Alert – NCUA Board Approves Final Rule Designed to Facilitate Innovation and Fintech Partnerships

October 11, 2023

To our clients and friends:

On September 21, 2023, the National Credit Union Administration Board unanimously approved a final rule designed to give federally-insured credit unions additional flexibility to use advanced technologies and to partner with fintechs. Our Alert discusses the provisions of the new regulation and the legal and regulatory considerations relevant to credit unions’ fintech partnerships.

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Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Somerset Savings Bank in its Mutual-to-Stock Conversion, $90.6 Million Stock Offering and Acquisition of Regal Bank

October 10, 2023

On September 19, 2023, Somerset Savings Bank, SLA, Bound Brook, New Jersey, completed its conversion from the mutual to stock form of organization. Concurrently, SR Bancorp, Inc., the newly formed holding company for Somerset Savings Bank, completed its initial public offering by selling 9,055,172 shares of its common stock at $10.00 per share. SR Bancorp’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “SRBK.”

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Scott A. Brown presented at the Connecticut Bankers Association 2023 Annual Conference

October 9, 2023

On October 7, 2023, Scott A. Brown presented a federal regulatory update at the Connecticut Bankers Association 2023 Annual Conference in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The session focused on certain current federal matters impacting community banks, including a summary of the Supreme Court case analyzing the constitutionality of the CFPB, the current mergers and acquisitions landscape, proposed legislation regarding the clawback of executive compensation and the issuance of mutual capital certificates.

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